People have been putting messages in bottles for much longer than a century. There are many romantic and surprising stories of sending messages across the sea. And if you get a response of your floating note, the excitement is sky high! Such is the moment of joy for a family from the German city of Bonn. The letter owner, Julia Gogos and her children threw their message in a bottle reportedly into the Rhine River in Germany about seven years ago. They hoped to get a response someday, like most of us, but never expected the reply would come from the other side of the world. The familyโ€™s floating note was well received, and they got a response from Auckland, New Zealand.ย Oldest Message in a Bottle Found in Australia, Other Such Interesting Message Mysteries Discovered Around the World.ย 

What are the odds of getting a response of your float note? Almost never! But Gogos not just received a reply but what made it more precious that it floated back from such far. โ€œI never thought it would go that far,โ€ Gogos was quoted as saying in ABC News. According to the report, she sent the original letter in 2012 or 2013 after receiving a glass bottle as a present. At the time, she thought it would be perfect for sending away a floating note. She and her children, Silas and Maja along with her friendโ€™s children, wrote. โ€œPlease send us a message when you find our message in a bottle.โ€ย Woman With Cancer Who Found Inspiring Message in a Bottle at North Entrance Beach Trying to Track the 5-Year-Old Who Wrote It.ย 

Now the family is looking for those who discovered their message in a bottle. Christian Gogos, the father of the family, took to Facebook sharing this remarkable moment. The respond came with a short message, โ€œWe found this message in a bottle and are sending it back from Auckland, New Zealand. It has travelled a long way! Take care.โ€ Unfortunately, the finder did not leave any contact details, but four namesโ€”Scott, Julia, Lea and Alice Joy.

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It is really surprising to get a response from this far. We hope that the Gogos family can track the finder and they can discover more details about their message in a bottle.

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