Time Travel

Have you ever thought about taking a trip into the past? If so, which era would you choose to land in first?

How about the days of Robin Hood with his merry men and the evil sherrif of Nottingham? You could find out for sure if there really was a Robin Hood. How about King Arthur and the knights of the round table with all the pretty maidens and Knights in shining armor jousting around and quaffing ale (or what ever they quaffed)? Again, you could settle the question for certain that King Arthur was a real guy and did have a fairly round table. Or maybe ride along with Marco Polo as he went traipsing across the world of his day. It would be fun, or at least very interesting.

Or how about this, for those who love the sea... Would you have shipped out with Columbus on one of those tiny boats into the unknown? Or wouldn't it have been great to have been on board one of Lord Nelson's war ships when they met the Spanish Armada? Maybe you could drop in on ole Dan'el Boone and go 'splorin' through early America, with only a flint lock rifle and a good knife fer pertection against Indians and barrs and stuff.

Or maybe you would like to step back into the middle 1800's and live on a plantation and go to a really fancy ball and possibly meet Scarlet O'Hara. Well, we can't do time travel yet, but we can come close at times.

That is the main motivation of reenactors of history. We can recreate, at least for a weekend, some of the atmosphere of a past era. We can let our imagination run wild and sometimes for just a few moments we can make ourselves believe we have actually turned the clock back. What a wonderful feeling that is even if it lasts just a few moments. We Confederate reenactors call this "a Confederate moment."

When one is surrounded with the sights and sounds and smells of that bygone day, it makes it come to life and it is nice while it lasts. Try it some time. If you have entertained thoughts of slipping the surly bonds of time you will find a wonderful kinship with those of us who participate in this hobby.