
From Bottle to Bond: A 4,400-Mile Message Connects Sailors and a Fijian Family
The whiskey bottle, ready to be dropped into the ocean, with a message and a $20 note inserted inside. Courtesy Roxy Podlogar In October 2022, my husband, Carl, and I were exploring the island of Vanua Balavu in the Lau Group of Fiji. We had anchored our …