In 1956, Swedish sailor Ake Viking sent a bottled message “To Someone Beautiful and Far Away” that reached a 17-year-old Sicilian girl named Paolina, sparking a correspondence that culminated in their marriage in 1958. While this is certainly one of the more romantic tales, lore, myth and intrigue have surrounded messages in bottles for many centuries. Dickens and Poe are just two writers to have used it their stories.
On November 24th, while taking a walk in the marsh behind his house, Thornton Tayloe found a bottle poking up out of the muck. Pulling it out, and then wiping off the mud, Tayloe noticed something inside–there was an actual note from March 10, 1979 in there.
About the Author
This is a wonderful; but incomplete, story. What happened to the writer of the note? Were there any efforts to locate her?
Inquiring minds want to know!!!!!
Note: Yes, she has been contacted by the folks that found the bottle. The Mirror is also in the process of following up…more to come??? Maybe? We purposely left the story a little empty, hoping the community would fill in the blanks.