A lost Australian man drove for nine hours in the wrong direction before asking for help.
The 81-year-old - who had only popped out to get a newspaper - said he failed to stop because he "liked to drive", but ended up 370 miles away from home.
Eric Steward claimed he took a wrong turn on the highway and then just hoped for the best.
He said: "I didn't know where I was going but I knew it was somewhere, and with a bit of luck I would eventually find my wife again."
Eric eventually gave up and asked the police for help, much to his wife Clare's relief.
She said: "He's a good driver. Very focused, I knew that much."
Eric rejected a suggestion to get a satellite navigation system.
He said: "Why would you want one of those? You can't get lost. There is no fun in that."
