HALIFAX -- Sending a message in a bottle as a way to communicate is not the first choice for many these days, but one Nova Scotia man might say otherwise. Sebastien Allain is an avid kite-surfer and was excited to hit the waves in Nova Scotia’s Chezzetcook Bay after borrowing some top-of-the-line gear from a friend. It didn’t take long, though, for Mother Nature to rain on his parade. “And there’s a strong gust that came and just flicked the kite into the water, and the wind was offshore, so it drove the kite out to sea,” said Allain.