I've had trouble navigating the Monastery too. There are so many permanent nodes to explore, even just from the Monastery Gates, that unless you're hardworking, patient, and humble, you'll overlook things a few times before discovering them. Using the search box and then navigating backward, I often find that I've been tearing my hair out trying to find a node that's only a few clicks away. I can't fault the site design for that. My only complaint (currently :-) is that some information that seems to naturally belong together is scattered across several locations. I found so much useful information just lying around that I didn't realize that the Perl Monks FAQ was the primary documentation for Perl Monks until I asked a question and was directed there.

Too much documentation -- I think I'll die from the stress!
:-)

All exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation.
-- Bertrand Russell