Bottle Message: Termonfeckin Beach, Ireland

Joan Conaghy found the same bottle message washed ashore in both 2006 and 2007.

The message, in Swedish, says Sleep tight my little angels, kisses and hugs. Conaghy isn't certain, but wonders if the message has to do with the tsunamis that hit the Indian Ocean in 2004, which resulted in the deaths of 543 Swedes. She has contacted Swedish media outlets with no luck.

Who knows? Not all bottle messages are found; not all messages in bottles can be easily explained. Sometimes solving the mystery removes the romance from the message. All you can do is walk the beach; maybe a bottle will show up; maybe you'll toss a bottle of your own. It's a slow and unreliable way to communicate with your fellows.