‘Love Conquers the Atlantic’–Newfoundland Couple’s Message in a Bottle Found in Ireland 13 Years Later

‘Love Conquers the Atlantic’–Newfoundland Couple’s Message in a Bottle Found in Ireland 13 Years Later

‘Love Conquers the Atlantic’–Newfoundland Couple’s Message in a Bottle Found in Ireland 13 Years Later A bottle containing a note from a Newfoundland couple is shown on a beach in southwestern Ireland – credit Kate Gay, handout From the shores of Newfoundland to the shores of Ireland comes the story of two young lovers frozen in time within the blue glass of a wine bottle. Separated by 5 time zones, 1,800 miles, and 13 years, the humble message in a bottle proves once again to have a unique power for connecting human beings. It was 2012, and Brad and Anita were enjoying a picnic on Bell Island, off the coast of Newfoundland. The long-distance daters then got the idea to write a letter and stuff it in the wine bottle they had just emptied. “Today we enjoyed dinner, this bottle of wine and each other on the edge of the island,” Anita wrote. Brad, then a greenhorn police officer, stood up and gave it all he had into the waters of Conception Bay, unsure if it cleared the rocks. On July 7th, acc…