Lots of stuff washes up on Newfoundland beaches every day. Well-visited beaches don’t always show this because they get cleaned up regularly by community volunteers and visitors alike.
On the East Coast Trail however, there are many small beaches tucked away in little-known bays and coves, when something washes up there it usually stays put until the next storm washes it out again.
I was down in Deadmans Bay today and I was astounded by the amount of bottles on the cobblestone beach there, they were all over the place. Just when I thought it would be fun to find one with a message inside it, I did:
Message in a bottle – Deadmans Bay Path
Where did this bottle come from? Had it travelled the ocean currents for years and years? Was it tossed into the water by a romantic soul, hoping to make a connection with someone, somewhere, beyond the sea?
Only one way to find out: I opened it.
It turns out it did not come from very far away. It didn’t even come from far away. It came from just across the bay, from Fort Amherst in St. John’s where it was cast into the water on August 19, 2012. A short trip to be sure:
From Fort Amherst to Deadmans Bay
In the message, the sender asks me to cast the bottle back into the water so it can continue to travel, and I will do just that later this week. Maybe this time around it’ll find its way clear across the North Atlantic, or at the very least to the next beach down the road…
newfoundsander 
The bottle didn’t travel far at all, but it’s still exciting to find a message in a bottle. I found one when I was a child, but the person was from the same community. HA!
Maybe the bottle will travel from local beach to local beach until it finally reaches someone on a far away tropical island… And I agree it was a nice surprise finding the bottle 🙂
Or at least someone in St. Pierre.
How cool is that! You could add an update with the time and place you found it before you toss it back to the cold Atlantic. Bess
Hi Bess, I did add an update, but on the internet 🙂
The bottled message pointed to a website that had additional information on the sender, so I was able to tell her that I found the bottle and that I would send it on its way again. This way, the next finder can see where it originated and who found it along the way. It’s a pretty cool idea 🙂
Haha, good story!!
Next time you are in Norden you should keep an eye out when you’re on the beach OK?
Will do for sure!! ;-D