The Bilodeau family of Falmouth Massachusetts embarked on a nice little cruise this past June. While approximately 600 miles off the coast of North Carolina, quite near Bermuda, the daughter, 8-year old Meagan, tossed a bottle containing a letter she wrote into the Atlantic. She hoped someone in a faraway place like Europe, for example, would find it and that they’d become great pen pals.

But she was let down.

Because the bottle followed her home.

Nearly a month after the toss, 11-year old Teddy, whose family is from Colorado, spotted the floating bottle as she was boating with her parents off of Vineyard Sound in Massachusetts - just 15 to 20 miles from where Meagan lives.

Teddy wrote to Meagan at the end of last month, letting her know where she found the bottle. Both parties were, presumably, out of their minds with disbelief. Technically speaking, the bottle should have followed currents towards the UK, but an eddy could have changed its path. Remarkable. And freaky.

The two girls are nonetheless excited to be pen-pals.

Check out the full story at CNN.