Pen pals meet up after 34 years
34 years ago a little boy named Adrian Lomas, who was only nine years old, threw a bottle with a message in it into the sea. Another nine year old was walking her dog on the beach when she found the bottle. The message read "My name is Adrian Lomas — I'm aged nine and live in England, if you find this letter please write to me.". Emmanuelle Demeautis wrote back three months later and they have been pen pals ever since.
They have now been writing for 34 years but have never actually met in real life. That is, until now. Last week the two finally met in Mont-Saint-Michel, where Adrian was riding the Tour de Force. He writes on his blog that the meeting was very emotional, since they both know each other so well. They have planned to meet up properly with both families, to really get to know each other.
