Well, maybe in some families, but my dad was a superb navigator. I don't think I have ever seen him get lost....certainly not during any of the times I was riding along. I think this was in part due to the fact that during the Depression, he and his brother had a motorcycle, and traveled WIDELY looking for work. I know they did the run from upstate NY to Florida several times.
I, too, have never been lost.
But I have taken many sightseeing trips spontaneously on occasion.