Sometimes, being quiet and to commune with nature is better than being with people with differences in looking at things the way you look at it. Here, you just have to feel and see the most wonderful things on earth.
When a door of opportunity closes, it doesn't mean it won't open again. At its right time, it will open for opportunities of more than what it has when it was opened the first time. On the other hand, while it is closed, the windows are there, open for you to see and look at far and visualized what it's look like if you would have grabbed right away that supposed opportunity without any preparation.
Crossing over to a journey without the full preparation and tools is like risking your life. To take risk is not actually bad, as a matter of fact, it's part of life. It is one way of knowing in the end if it is worth taking for. Otherwise, if it's not, at least you've tried.