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Old 22-06-2009, 21:56   #53
First Mate
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Central Florida for a short time
Boat: shopping for a bluewater cruiser
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my hubby and I found a bottle while beach combing on a Florida Key.

Had a note - must have been a rum bottle by its shape.

Read note, had address and gave coordinates of North Sea where dropped and the date dropped. Wow! were we excited.

We sent a letter to the address in England.

A few months later, the postman returned the letter (from England!) and it was stamped by the post office in England as undeliverable because: the recipient was "gone away"...... I hope that means he moved...not died......

We kept the bottle for about 10 years as a curio in the living room/dining room area. When we sold all our stuff to move onto a boat...sadly....we pitched it.....
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