I guess this is where the wheat is separated from the chaff. Or from the porridge.
Some think it's all just stupid, others love Jamie and Claire, the journey through the stones and all the enchanting books by Diana Gabaldon. Yes, dear ones, before the series there were the books.
That was the time when I devoured books in the tram, on the train, even walking on the street. I desperately wanted to know what happened next and only stopped when the last page was turned.
Years later, I'm now standing in Scotland at a stone circle called Callanish, which is far cooler (and almost visitor-empty!) than the Stonehenge thing. Thinking about what to do: Should I touch the stones? Alone or with Gerd? What if this really works and I end up in a time without GoogleMaps, water level indicator in Felix and Family-Facetime?
Or what if I end up in the future? Do I want to see what we are screwing up so badly right now? Do I want to destroy my own hope for the good in people?
I make a mini plan: I watch other visitors. They lean casually against the stones, selfie and leave. No time travel. Phew, somehow I'm reassured. So I sneak into the stone circle (which is actually a stone egg), carefully touch first one, then others. Nothing.
And once again I realise that the magic inherent in the imagination is clearly more powerful than reality. Gerd, who doesn't like all the magic (or hocus-pocus, as he says), snaps a few photos and then asks in his characteristic calm: "What are we doing for zNacht?"
I am happy to be here. With him. With Felix. And Facetime, GoogleMaps and water gauge.
#callanish #outlander #lewis
Merci for "travelling with us
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