oh dear.... yup, have met several people that can get lost going around the block. and lots that have no idea which way north, south, east or west is in relation to their home or major streets in their area. friends of mine, he is a pilot, good sense of direction, she was learning to fly, but horrible sense of direction, got lost trying to get back to the airport from a short training flight. she loves her gps, he programs it for her when she has to go somewhere out of town, or new.
i am blessed with a good sense of direction. i can be in a new place, and somehow know which was is north south east west, and be able to navigate away from and back to the airport (like for lunch, or go sightseeing) without great difficulty. the only time i got "lost" was inside a large exhibition hall, full of travel trailers, i had a really hard time figuring out (without simply walking around the perimeter of the building) how to get back to the entrance i had come in. it was like a huge maze, where id been plopped down in the middle with no idea where "out" was. it wasnt a pleasant feeling, i can only imagine someone being really and truely lost how they must feel