If their goal was to try, I think they already succeeded... You mean, like a terrorist attack? [boy he sure hopes he doesn't get caught in one of those! Especially with the political tensions back home, now that she's mentioned 'goons with guns'.]

I've never seen fog this thick, visibility may not improve even with higher ground. [He squints towards the lighthouse, now that she's pointed it out.] Looks like it, but this place isn't much of a port town. We may be in an abandoned coastal village, possibly an island?