Carol Goudy wiped away tears, then smiled and gave Joy Hood a big hug before pinching herself to be sure her dream of nearly 60 years was really coming true.
Goudy, of Ramsey, said the meeting in a British airport this week was the first time she and Hood, of England, had set eyes on each other since they became trans-Atlantic pen pals as schoolgirls in 1950.
I bet pen palling is a dying trend replaced by online communication.