Facing criticism for it tonight. A palo alto couple is returning home after an exhaustive search, leaving after a week of being stranded, forced to drink from puddles and making fruitless attempts to find help. We spoke to the neighbors that were welcoming them home. Reporter we are here at the home where they are getting ready for one heck of a welcome home party. Casey remembers the moment he got word that ian and carol were found alive. Just like that his instincts kicked in. Basically it was time to start planning a portal party. Reporter they would arrive home to a tightknit neighborhood where they had been for decades. Have to do is wait. One of the things i had thought about, carol and ian are gone and i never got a chance to say goodbye. Now i get a chance. Quite a gift for you today. The greatest gift i could ever get. There physically fit and have their love to keep them going. The relationship is really the reason that they get through this together. We realize that these ar