May 21st 2011 was a great day. I got to do some beachcombing with my awesome mom, and I found this message in a bottle!
Message in a Bottle Found: Searching for Sabine!
07 Friday Aug 2015
Category Archives: ocean currents
John E. Freeland Leaves His Card Part Two: Phone Calls, Almost-Friends, and Crazy Dances
03 Tuesday Dec 2013
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No one answered my phone call. I was jittery before I tried the number—I always get a little shaky when I’m on the verge of finding a sender.
Maybe it’s the coffee. I am, admittedly, an addict.
The Path of a Bottle in the Atlantic
30 Saturday Jul 2011
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I’ve made a video to clarify the likely route of messages in bottles in the Atlantic Ocean. Check it out:
Sorry it’s so dark! But compare my map with the one depicted in this CBS Early Show segment.
I know it seems crazy to think that these messages in bottles travel in a big circle around the Atlantic, but it really is the most likely explanation. You can google around and find better maps of the currents–but they all say basically the same thing: stuff in the Atlantic circles clockwise.