Posts Tagged ‘beach’

This weekend on the Sunshine Coast we stumbled upon a message in a bottle on the beach!  It was evocative and exciting, a romantic notion lived out.  I was surprised when one person became anxious: “what if someone wrote it as their boat was sinking?”  For others it was a minor novelty, and when we gathered to open it, there was little attention accorded to the ceremony.

Upon opening the bottle the strong smell of liquor wafted out, the bottle had not been rinsed before the message was inserted.  We carefully pulled the damp paper from the bottle, fearing to destroy some integral part of the message.  The message read:

Dear Friend(s),

We hope that your journey has been
as long and beautiful as ours.
“There is no key to happiness
the door is always open”
Many Blessings
Sweet Vibrations

Our first thoughts of “what a nice thing to say,” quickly turned into “where did it come from?”  Did it travel for miles, or only a couple hundred meters?  We are left with a mystery in the form of a pleasant note, adding a touch of romance to a day at the beach.