Saturday 18 August to Saturday 25 August 2012 – Scattering Dad’s ashes in Laigueglia

It has been 36 years since Bryan came with us to Laigueglia for the first time and unlike the rest of us, Bryan has never been back...until this Month. Laigueglia became a regular summer holiday venue for Mum, Dad and myself. Dad fell in love with the beauty, family feel and familiarity of this lovely Italian Borgo on the riviera. The beaches are clean, the sea is blue and inviting and the people are warm and welcoming. We have so many wonderful memories there and it seemed appropriate therefore that we should go there again as a family and scattered some of dads ashes in the sea. It was a chance too for Margaret to visit a place that she has heard so much about and that she knows was so special to Dad. We stayed with Mario and Marilina at Tre Ciuffi Hotel (which has not changed at all in the last 36 years) and spent some quality time with the Garassino family who were all there during that week. In the middle of the week, early on Wednesday morning, Margaret, Bryan and I hired a pedalo from Bagni Edi and pedalled out onto the very calm, almost glass like sea. We went into deep water but even there the sea was so clear that we could see the bottom of the sea bed. I had bought a special biodegradable box for dads ashes which would sit on the surface of the sea for about 3 minutes and then sink gracefully to the seafloor where over the next 3 days the box would disintegrate and release the ashes on the sea bed. Mum stayed on the shore and watched from afar but we filmed the event for her. It all went so smoothly, it was a beautiful sunny morning and the sea was so peaceful. I know that Dad will be so pleased that we have brought him here and we know where he is and will come back to visit and to remember him -that's for sure.