While we were at the beach last week during our time off for the 4th, the Mr. noticed something floating in the water not too far out. He tried to get Nola to swim and get it, but she just looked at him like “You want me to go where?” Nola loves to be in the water, but she doesn’t really swim unless someone goes in with her. So, I took off my shoes and rolled up my pants to try to coax her to go retrieve the mystery object. Once I got in to about mid-thigh she swam out, grabbed it, and swam back to shore. It was a message in a bottle!
As Nola investigated the bottle, I couldn’t help but think of what the message would say. Would it be a love note from someone searching for their long lost love? Would it be an SOS message from someone on a deserted island? Would it be from somewhere far away? My mind was filled with romantic and whimsical possibilities.
We opened the bottle once we got home, and this is what it said:
Date: June 29, 2013
This bottle was dropped off near Prout’s Neck, Maine in the United States. If you find this bottle please send me a letter stating where and when this bottle was found. This is a science project that I came up with for school to study the ocean currents so that you for your help.
It certainly wasn’t any of my romantic fantasies, but instead was just a science project. Turns out, we found the bottle only one day after it was dropped off. Prout’s Neck is the name of a peninsula in Scarborough, Maine. We were at Ferry Beach on the left side of the map (where is says beach) when we discovered the bottle. So it seems it didn’t travel too far before we found it.
It was still a cool thing to find, and it made our day feel a little more adventurous. When I send a response back I am going to include a photo of Nola and a note letting him know that she was the one who discovered the bottle.
Mr. & Mrs. & Nola Kisses 
It may not be whimsical or romantic, but it’s still cool
Even though it wasn’t a romantic note or from someone on an island it’s still pretty cool! And, I think it’s a great idea to include a photo of Nola to send back with your response. I wonder if you’ll hear anything else about the project?
Even if it wasn’t romantic, it’s still pretty cool!
That sucks it wasn’t a super romantic message, but it’s still super cool that you found it and will be able to correspond with its owner!
Still very cool…love the pics with all the paw prints in the sand!!!!
That’s so cool! I’m sure that kid is going to be so excited to hear from you!