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Not so long ago, a Canadian found a letter in a bottle on the beach, which dates from 1906. This is probably one of the oldest. similar messages. A few days ago a similar find came across to a resident New Zealand. True, as it turned out, the letter he found was not may claim the title of antiquity. Notable in it another: this note crossed the path of 13 thousand kilometers. New Zealand resident Simon Taylor walked along the beach in Mason’s Bay together with family and friends. There he came across a message in a bottle. Unlike the Canadian, who was afraid to discover what he found bottle, so as not to spoil the letter, Taylor pulled out a message. Of notes it became clear that she was sent in May 2010 with Northwest Coast of South Georgia (Subantarctic insular territory in the South Atlantic). The sender of the message turned out to be an Irish explorer Luke Kenny. In a two-page In a letter, he said that he had sent his message for the sake of interest, while was at sea, studying fish resources. Kenny noted that he sent five such messages from various points around South George on the way to the Falkland Islands. However found from these so far there is only one message, and it was the first of five. Simon Taylor told reporters how he discovered an Irish letter scientist. “I saw a bottle covered with a lid. I noticed that in it there is something, and I decided to take a closer look, “he recalls. At the same time, as the man admitted, he has no idea where the South George. However, from the letter he most likely found out, because that Kenny drew a map there and described where the island is on which he worked. In the note, the scientist also said that he was 30 years old, that he worked in the Falkland Islands, and in December 2010 should have ended the contract under which he worked on South Georgia Island. After that he was to “return to large world with crowds, noise, pollution and rampant by commercialization. “” I’m not looking forward to it, – The researcher admitted in his letter. “Why am I writing this letter?” Probably out of curiosity. I want to see where it will sail and what happen to him. I don’t even know if this bottle will live a few days or it’s breaking on the shore. “The researcher also drew an arrow on the map, indicating the direction in which, by In his opinion, a bottle should have floated. He assumed that his the message will land on the west coast of Africa. Having studied this letter, Simon Taylor sent a reply to the address that Luke Kenny indicated in him. According to Fairfax NZ News, the Irishman was thrilled to receive response from a resident of New Zealand.
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