Today and for the next few days we are walking over the "mesetta". Not sure of the spelling but this is a reasonably flat region of endless green wheat fields. After walking for an hour we stopped for breakfast at 8:00 and then had to decide whether to take the short route along the road or the longer route that tracked alongside a river. We chose the river route even though it was longer but it provided shade, a cool breeze from the river and paths that were soft under foot. When we started out we couldn´t tell if it was the right track because we couldn´t see footprints and it wasn´t well marked - a bit like the "road less travelled". The shorter route was along a busy road, no shelter from the sun and hard under foot.
Question: Is the seemingly faster route always the best route to travel?
PS We are staying in a parish hostel run by nuns and in the background as I type there is a hub-bub of chatter and people eating together. Everyone has provided food and one of the nuns cooked it. Amazing hospitality!
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