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John E. Freeland Leaves His Card Part Two: Phone Calls, Almost-Friends, and Crazy Dances

03 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, archives of the sea, Friendship, How to make a message in a bottle, message in a bottle, ocean currents, Romance, Science

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adventure, Asheville, beachcombing, business card in a bottle, Clint Buffington, Cocoa Beach, cypress gardens, Grenelefe, illustration, John E Freeland, Long Island, message in a bottle, message in a bottle hunter, ocean currents, Phil Freeland, romance, stick figure, travel, winter haven

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.

I Love Coffee!

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The Speed of Glass!

24 Monday Oct 2011

Posted by Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, Breaking a bottle, message in a bottle, Science

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Here’s a random fact: cracks don’t form instantaneously in glass as it shatters, despite what it looks like.

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A Guinness Record?

07 Friday Oct 2011

Posted by Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, archives of the sea, message in a bottle, Romance, Travel, weird news

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adventure, beachcombing, Caribbean, Clint Buffington, Godzilla, Guinness, history, humor, illustration, Inspiration, message in a bottle, Neptune, Ovaltine, scroll, stick figure, travel

In 1959, something bizarre and completely unprecedented happened in the Atlantic ocean.

I know what you’re thinking: Godzilla sighting…

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Patience

07 Wednesday Sep 2011

Posted by Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, archives of the sea, Breaking a bottle, Love, message in a bottle, Romance, Travel

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Finding a message in a bottle is fun!

It’s also extremely addicting.  And when I’m landlocked and working, and my mind wanders back to the beach, and to bottles shining in sunlight–

I start getting a little batty!  The unopened bottles in my home become the tell-tale hearts of my life, always pulsing in their cardboard box, hijacking my concentration.  I stare at them and want to open them and yes, yes, their time will come!

But I have to be extremely careful.  The papers inside are the only links I have to the senders, soon to be (hopefully!) my friends.  Each one is priceless, each brittle paper.  So I wait until the time is right for each bottle, wait till I have time and a quiet day stretching out before me, when I can gather the tools and supplies I need.  And then, the bottles know: there is no escape!

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Transubstantiation

09 Tuesday Aug 2011

Posted by Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, Love, message in a bottle, Pollution, Romance, Travel

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Mystery Messages!

01 Monday Aug 2011

Posted by Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, message in a bottle, Mystery Message, News, Romance, Travel

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adventure, beachcombing, Caribbean, Clint Buffington, illustration, message in a bottle, Philippines, stick figure

Every now and then, I will be posting “mystery messages”. These are messages in bottles whose senders I cannot find—and I need your help!

Sometimes, mystery messages do not contain enough information. For example, Ed and Carol Meyers’ message, which only included their names—no contact info. Luckily, Cathy Dyson was able to unite us!

Other times, mystery messages are simply inscrutable—that is, they are totally, completely confusing:

What does this message say?! Baaahhh!!!

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