MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
After John Lea's cremation, one of his sons put his ashes in a bottle with photographs of Mr Lea and a few details about his life, such as the fact that he had been in the army and travelled a lot.
Kevin Lea, 48, then dropped the bottle from a ferry half way across the Channel while on a trip to France after deciding his father needed "one last big adventure".
It has since twice come ashore in Holland, leading to his father appearing in national papers and on TV.
Mr Lea senior, from Weymouth, Dorset, died last summer aged 78, leaving behind wife Pat and eight of his nine children.
His ashes were split into three parts; one buried at his favourite tree, another by his daughter's grave and the third part thrown into the sea.
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jollyweez
That is a wonderful thing to do. Just before the funeral of my late husband I had this urge to put a photo of him on his beloved boat in a plastic envelope along with details of his 3 years with the Army/Air Corps in the S. Pacific, plus other details of his personality and life. I couldn't do that because I only thought of it at the 'last minute.'
"As long as you speak my name, I live!" Pharoah Rameses II