But, we did make the anticipated trip to San Francisco this month, so I had a chance to accomplish another list item! This one was finished on April 19th.
This was one that I had to be a bit sneaky about. I prepared everything before we left. A few months ago I won a lot of tiny bottles on eBay that I was planning to use to make jewelry. One of these worked perfectly for my message bottle. Here you can see how tiny it is.
And here's a shot with the message inside.
I sealed the top with candle wax and then submerged it in the sink--it was pretty water tight!
Here's what the message says:
Someone out there loves you, and thinks you don't even know they exist. Pay attention to the people in your life. Now is the time to say what you forgot to say. There is beauty all around you. Life is beautiful.
Rick described that message as "very high school" and I tend to agree with him. But I was just rambling a bit and wanted to get something in there about love and life that might make someone smile if they found it. Also, part of the point of this whole project is indulging in immaturity, right?
I decided that the best place to send it from was the ferry that we took out to Alcatraz. Since the ferry was full of people, I had to be a bit sneaky about it, and we couldn't take pictures of me actually dropping it. But we did get a picture right after.
So, I let my tiny little bottle go in the San Francisco Bay. I have no idea if it even has a chance of being found--probably will wash up underneath one of the piers. But it's been sent!
The other goal I hoped to accomplish while in San Francisco was to check off #13 (See the Pacific Ocean). Alas, we never really saw anything but the Bay, and I'm pretty sure that doesn't count. So, I'll have to find another time to see the ocean.
