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    From Greece, A Message In A Bottle Reaches Isolated Gaza

    Vacationers from England tossed the bottle into the Mediterranean. It floated nearly 500 miles and into the net of a Palestinian fisherman. He said it was the first piece of mail he had ever received.
    by Daniel Estrin Aug 19, 2017 2 minutes
    An English couple on vacation in Greece composed this note, rolled it up in a bottle and, on July 4, tossed it into the Mediterranean Sea. A Palestinian fisherman caught it in his net this week. He says it's the first piece of personal mail he has ever received.

    A message in a bottle washed ashore this week in Gaza.

    "Hello! Thank you for picking up this bottle!" began the letter in neat black handwriting. "We are currently on holiday in Rhodes and would love to know how far this bottle got – even if it's just the next beach!"

    The bottle floated much farther than the next beach.

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