Unusual Beach Find in Ponte Vedra | Environment

Ponte Vedra resident, Melanie Cavanaugh, was walking her dog on the beach this morning and found something unusual along the way: message in a bottle.

According to Cavanaugh, the message was in a glass bottle, covered with furry green algae and dotted with barnacles on one side. "I have no idea how old it is," said Cavanaugh.

Cavanaugh opened the bottle and found a message in Spanish. We did our best to translate the letter, which appears to be from a child to his or her father:

"Dad, my mom (indecipherable) I want to go with you to (indecipherable) river with you. So dad, my mom (indecipherable) that's more. Come pick me up dad."

"I wish I knew who it was from," added Cavanaugh, "I can't wait to show it to my daughters when they get home from school."

Cavanaugh has a degree in marine science and uses her daily walks to explore and help the environment. "You can find something awesome or you can find a lot of trash. Today there is a lot of trash. I think it's because of the storm," said, Cavanaugh.

Other interesting finds on the beach today include a whole hairy coconut covered in algae, a plastic horse, an old fishing lure and a few bottles with Spanish labeling.