When one must mak e decisions based on sometimes insufficient information and depend on direction given by people whose knowledge of compass points, visual recall, ability to tell left from right, and basic intelligence are unknown, one can expect occasionally to have unforeseen adventures when traveling. The ability to laugh at the absurd is indispensable. One must also get past the feeling that getting lost or taking the long way around is somehow a matter for apology.
Nothing gives perspective like lots of travel experience and having adventures like the following.
Any blind person who gets out and about will identify with Jennifer Dunnam and Judy Sanders. Both women are leaders in the NFB of Minnesota and experienced cane travelers. While their adventure was happening, they probably found very little to laugh about. It isn't amusing to walk a long distance at night with no guarantee that the searched-for bus stop will appear. But their ability to solve their problems, put the adventure into proper perspective, and see the humor in the experience provides an excellent example to all new or uncertain cane-users.