CHINOOK
Pulse1.
We do not of course know what the crew could see ahead of them, but the reports we have make it clear that there was cloud/mist/fog (take your pick) over some or all of those hilltops. I do know those hills, and I simply say that I myself would have turned away, especially since, having just made a sea crossing, I could not have known without any doubt whatever that I knew precisely where I was. Perhaps you would have made a different decision, in which case good luck to you.
I am sorry if this is not clear enough for you.
JP