Message in a Bottle

 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

As we cruise the globe, we will randomly drop messages in a bottle overboard (usually in the open water while in-transit to our next country).  We are curious when/if these bottles will be found and if found, how far had the bottle traveled? 
 

Detailed Log

 
Bottle #
Type
Lat/Long
Date
Time
Comments
1
Plastic
N25 36.795/W79 53.460
03/05/13
7:40 AM
Crossing the Gulf Stream
2
Glass
N25 36.795/W79 53.460
03/05/13
7:40 AM
Crossing the Gulf Stream
3
Glass
N25 35.396/W79 46.002
03/05/13
9:00 AM
Crossing the Gulf Stream
4
Glass
N21 54.884/W72 35.625
04/03/13
5:30 AM
On to Turks & Caicos
5
Glass
N21 54.884/W72 35.625
04/03/13
5:30 AM
On to Turks & Caicos
6
Plastic
N20 35.062/W71 08.261
04/06/13
12:00 AM
On to Dominican Republic
7
Glass
N20 35.050/W71 08.293
04/06/13
12:00 AM
On to Dominican Republic
8
Glass
N18 32.461/W67 43.281
04/17/13
4:20 PM
Mona Passage
9
Plastic
N18 32.461/W67 43.281
04/17/13
4:20 PM
Mona Passage
10
Plastic
N18 09.206/W63 10.779
06/02/13
10:20 AM
Off NW tip of Anquilla
11
Glass
N18 09.206/W63 10.779
06/02/13
10:20 AM
Off NW tip of Anquilla

 Found Bottles

Bottle #
Type
Order
Found
Distance
Traveled
Comments/Status
1
Plastic
 
 
 
2
Glass
 
 
 
3
Glass
 
 
 
4
Glass
 
 
 
5
Glass
 
 
 
6
Plastic
 
 
 
7
Glass
2
395 Miles
Found - Nuevitas, Cuba
8
Glass
1
45 Miles
Found - Punta Cana, DR (by Russians)
9
Plastic
 
 
 
10
Plastic
 
 
 
11
Glass
 
 
 

 
Email/Correspondence from those who found them

Bottle #8

Dear all, hello.
 
Our names are Elena and Alex.
We are from Russia.
Today (21.04.2013 - 6.30 a.m.) we found a bottle of number 8.
We sent you a postcard to your address.
Sorry. Now we can not send you your letter. We will send a your letter from
Moscow.
Today is our last day of vacation in the Dominican Republic. We do not have time
to buy envelopes and mark.
We like adventure very much. If you email us the answer, we will be very happy.
Sorry for mistakes. We have just started to learn English.
Bye! Bye! Bye!
With the Best Regards,
Alex and Elena
_______________________________________________________________________


Bottle #7

Bottle #7 – found in Nuevitas, Cuba

From Kenita

hello i´m a cuban girl i´m find a bottle in the beach

we find this mail address inside the bottle and we are helping people in the craft  
the cordenadas qe gives they are these 
n 20.35.050 w71.08.2.93 
having the cheats of our life wish yu were here miss already 
fondly, larry & tracy lambert (sv soulmaltie)

 

From Kenisbel

To my house a friend came and it counted me that that bottle where the message was I saturate in the sacred beach it shone of nuevitas in the county of camaguey vat the he didn't understand it and a days he saw me and express writes to the addresses that there put I am glad to know that they are well thanks to god. my name is Marisbel Olazabal and I live in nuevitas thank you to warn that they are safe, and you of where they are we try to look for the coordinates in the googleeart but the one that we have is very old and he/she doesn't meet with accuracy that god protects them
 
_______________________________________________________________________

1 comment:

  1. What a good idea! We're leaving in a couple years and are now thinking of doing this as well.

    We're curious though, why did you choose to intentionally throw four PLASTIC bottles in the ocean? As sailors who, among countless others, try avoid dumping plastic at all costs, we don't get it. Hopefully it will make its way into someone's arms and not to the Pacific or Atlantic gyres.

    Regardless, best wishes and good luck on your adventures! You are living the dream!

    -Claire and Ron

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