Really truly lousy timing.

[Grooveski]

So there we were yesterday, an enjoyable day spent paddling down Loch Long a bit and back up the other side...

...nice wee spot for a break...

...clowning around at the old torpedo station...

...but we still had time to kill before picking up the group who were away up Beinn Ime so we headed up the burn - as you do, tide was right in.

Coming back down, just about to go under the bridge when something ripples the water in front of us. Kid chucking in stones I thought, or maybe an angler baiting the area for later(thought that even though we're well out of season ).

Was too late to stop anyway. As I came out from under the bridge was met by the sight of a dozen or so mourners scattering ashes into the river.
One glance at the tearful <presumably widow> was more then I could handle so I dropped my head, mumbled a quiet apology(which was met with a "Och, it's nae bother") and drifted by - wishing I had a hat to take off and watching the little eddies of recently departed swirl round the boat.

I mean, what are the odds?
Oh dear!

Josh

 

[Dan1982]

poor stroke of luck mate. they'll probably laugh about it in afew years time!

Great pics though!

Dan

 

[spamel]

Yes, I can see that being akward, even though you really have no need to be. Proves you're not a grumpy old man though, a Victor would have started moaning about littering and throwing incinerated body all over his canoe!

I don't believe it!

 

[Wayland]

At least they didn't scatter them on you as you came under the bridge.....

 

[w00dsmoke]

now when I saw the headline of your post I thought to myself it's Grooveski and submarines on loch Goil again...but ashes...

I've got a black sense of humour and I think that's quite funny. I'm sure the recently departed was having the last laugh!

 

[h2o]

that was a dead funny story!!!

 

[Toddy]

That really is just one of those moments of OOOPS! :11doh:

Incredibly awkward but I agree, absolutely nothing else you could have done, and they will laugh afterwards....close though right enough, you could have been coated with the recently departed

Another warning to canoeists to be careful going under bridges sorry, but I'm laughing....kind of puts you off a brew up with the wild water, doesn't it ?

atb,
mary

 

[JonnyP]

Cheers for that Josh, made me chuckle....

 

[dwardo]

Looks like a day that you will remember for a long time to come

 

[crazyclimber]

Spamel I'm glad I'd swallowed my coffee before reading that - it would've ended up all over my keyboard
Josh nice pics and nice story. Uncomfortable maybe, but one that'll probably be laughed at (more) in future!

 

[slamdunk]

I managed to set off a car alarm at a funeral - rather spoilt the ambience!

 

[Shewie]

I shouldn`t laugh really but thanks for cheering me up after a bad day at work

Beautiful part of the country you`ve got there by the way, I`m sooo jealous.


Rich

 

[ilovemybed]

Oh dear!
I once was at a similar ceremony on Loch Long. A bunch of us were out on our boats because the departed was really into that sort of thing. Unfortunately our skipper (my old man) parked the boat downwind and we got a noseful of Big Ian

Still, it made sure we remember him!

 

[Dr Onion]

lol - just one of those things! At least you were respectful about it all - which I imagine they appreciated.

Dr O

 

[spamel]

It could also have been worse, you could have stood up and said "Right, I'm the Ferryman that takes the dead into the next world. I hear I have a pick up here?"

:yikes:

 

[andy_e]

Loch Long, more Sticks than Styx - I'll get my smock shall I

 

[Grooveski]

I couldn't even bring myself to look back once I'd passed. Scott was right behind me but I was scared to meet his eyes.
As it was cheesy grins and rolled eyes were the order of the day( ) but the uncontrollable giggle risk factor was too high to ignore.

 

[Jared]

It could also have been worse, you could have stood up and said "Right, I'm the Ferryman that takes the dead into the next world. I hear I have a pick up here?"

:yikes:

And demanding palm be crossed with silver


Though do think having my ashes scattered from a open canoe in the middle of a lake sounds a better idea than thrown from the bank.

 

[Blutack]

Oh dear Grooveski. It really could ONLY happen to you!

At least yours was unintentional. Someone once chartered a boat from the outdoor centre I worked at, to scatter Grandad's ashes out in the estuary (he had been a keen birdwatcher / wildfowler).

All went well with the service etc, until on the way back in, my ever thoughtful boss decided that since we were in deep water, it was high time the sewerage tank was emptied!!

Blutack.

 

[fred gordon]

Some years ago, when I was a member of a Mountain Rescue Team, we were asked to accompany a father and a Minister to the corrie on Lochnagar to scatter his sons ashes. We stood on the lip of the corrie, the Minister said a few words and the father took the lid off the ashes container. Just as he scattered the ashes there was an updraught of wind and 20 people were covered with the deceased. Fortunately it rained on the way down so the ashes were well and truly scattered.