The romance and mystery of messages in bottles have captured our imaginations for centuries. These floating time capsules have been used to send distress calls, express undying love, or even reach out for companionship. Let’s journey through some of the most captivating tales and tidbits associated with these bottled messages. Ancient Echoes: The oldest message … Continue reading 10 Fascinating Tales of Messages in Bottles
A Kid in the U.S. Got a Response to a Message in a Bottle from Someone in France 9 Years Later
I’ve never thrown a message in a bottle into a body of water, but if I ever did, I would hope the story would end like this one did.
When Max Vredenburgh was 10 years old, he threw a bottle with a message in it into the ocean by Rockport, Massachusetts. This was back in August 2010. The letter read, “Hello my name is Max, whoever is reading this letter, please write back… I”ll tell you a little bit about myself. I’m 1o years old, I like apples, I like the beach, my favorite colors blue, I like animals, I like cars, and I like outer space. Please write back. Sincerely, Max Vredenburgh.”
Fast forward nine years later and the letter was found on a beach in France in October 2019.
On August 21, 2010 I threw a message in a bottle into the ocean from a beach in Rockport, MA. On October 10, 2019 that letter was found on the beach in France. I am mind blown. 9 years. pic.twitter.com/Af2tEwoQtq
— māx (@VredenburghMax) November 8, 2019
The return letter from France reads as follows: “Hello. I found your message in your bottle on October 10, 2019 on a beach in France, between Contis and Mimizan. According to your date, August 21, 2009, It will have taken 9 years to cover the 6000kms that separates us. You had grown a lot during that time: 10 to 19 years old. I put you some maps below to locate you. Respectfully, G. Dubois.”
Vredenburgh shared the story on Twitter and it went viral in a huge way.
thank you and same
— māx (@VredenburghMax) November 10, 2019
and 5) that max still lives in the same place
—
(@danyqira) November 10, 2019
This is the coolest shit I’ve ever seen on Twitter
— Collette
(@IAmColllettte) November 9, 2019
As of today, the post has 140,000 retweets and 535,000 likes. Amazingly, Vredenburgh and his pen pal have now connected on Instagram. Vredenburgh said of G. Dubois, “I want to know about him. I want to know if he likes, what his favorite food is, what his favorite color is. Does he like space?”
What a great story! I wish all social media was this positive and wholesome!
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