What was the deal with the path? And why wasn't Yestertide on any map? Was I lured here somehow?
Those are all very good questions. Did the aliens control the tides covering the path to trap you, or has the island itself been controlling the aliens all along? Were they the ones trapped, by our own "alien" physics? And why wasn't the town on any maps? Did it ever really exist, or is its existence subject to the same quantum mechanics governing the bubble? Hope these answers help clear things up. As for being lured here, that's something you have to answer for yourself.