I recently had a trip to Toronto, way into the heart on Lakeshore Boulevard this of course requires the congested trek along the Don Valley and Gardiner that can easily be stop and go. The GPS of choice was telling us that we could save time by exiting and moving through Toronto Streets, then merging back on. We did it, changing lanes to exit, navigating the busy streets and bike lanes and pedestrians and unfamiliar turns. Then made the challenging merge back onto the big arterial roads. Funny thing was that after all that our estimated destination time remained unchanged. Upon reflection, we had to decide if the adventure and the fact that we stayed in motion was preferable to the reality of being stopped for long periods on the bigger roads. Did we enjoy seeing parts of the city otherwise missed? Had the endeavor been worth our while? I am not sure we decided as we continued our journey, but I did reflect after at how there are lots of times that we have to contemplate changing lanes, trying something different, risking things and stepping out of the comfort of what we know really well. Sometimes it works perfectly and sometimes we end up in a similar place to where we started. In either case we gained something in the adventure to take to the next part of the road ahead.
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