this wasn't supposed to happen again.

Never would have thought.

Let's say you're paddling down a creek. Up ahead, you see a branching-off of the creek. The other way looks more lush and promising, with beautiful scenery. You think, okay. I'll try it out. The branch-off of the creek is a little bit angled, so you're not going the same way you were.

Then you realize, as you paddle further along, that while this second creek seemed so scenic and tranquil at the fork, the beauty is actually tainted with buzzing wasps and mosquitoes. You grimly continue on, hoping you'll emerge out of the cloud of insects. After all, you don't know how much longer they'll endure. But that's the problem; they could stay for a couple of minutes more, or even the duration of the trip. You just don't know. And sometimes they'll fluctuate; you'll break into an area clear of the insects and breathe easily thinking that the worst of them are gone, but then there'll be another buzzing cloud just around the next bend. And then it hits you: the environment of this creek is actually what's drawing the wasps and mosquitoes.

So, what to do? Backtrack? Waste all that time and energy you just spent paddling down this beautiful creek that you YOURSELF chose? Is it worth it?

Would your original creek actually have been the right choice? Or would it just finish off in the middle of nowhere?