Wrong Airport, Safe Landing

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My first view of Hershey, PA, was from the air. I was flying a Cessna C-172 from Toronto Island Airport along with three other pilots, all but one newly licensed. Our lone female pilot had flown the plane from Toronto to Buffalo, where we were required to check in with customs before continuing. My turn came next; an amateur nervously negotiating the multiple taxiways of a busy international airport he'd never seen before. The Hershey leg was pleasant enough but I was relying on an experienced pilot in the right seat who was handling the navigation chores. He forgot to explain that there ………