I got this story from Facebook. Terrifying myths , I loved it so I thought it would share it. The Sailor Who Found His Wife by Throwing a Bottle into the Ocean
#LoveStory #Destiny In 1955, 20-year-old Åke Viking was bored on a long voyage, so he corked a note into a liquor bottle and threw it into the sea. He didn’t expect an answer, but the bottle drifted over 4,000 miles to Sicily. A fisherman found it and gave it to his daughter, Paolina, who used a local priest to translate the Swedish text.
Paolina replied, "I am not beautiful, but it seems so miraculous... I must send you an answer." The press went wild for the story. In 1958, Åke traveled to Syracuse to meet her. Despite the language barrier and religious differences, they fell in love instantly. They married that same year, moved to Sweden, and remained together until Åke’s death in 2001. It wasn't easy to get married. Åke was Protestant and Paolina was Catholic. In 1958 Sicily, that was a dealbreaker. They actually had to write to the Pope to get special dispensation for the wedding. Oceanographers say the bottle likely traveled through the Strait of Gibraltar to get to the Mediterranean. If it had smashed on a rock or been picked up by a non-curious person, their children (who are alive today) would never have existed.
