A grieving woman travelled 7,000 miles to spread her hamster's ashes - in Hawaii.<br /><br />Lisa Murray-Lang, 46, was devastated by the death of her Syrian hamster 'Spud' at the impressive age of three years and seven months in March 2022.<br /><br />She had spent years making him cardboard versions of locations around the world for him to play in - and said his favourite was a mini model version of Hawaii.<br /><br />So she saved up and took Spud's ashes to the exact beach she used as inspiration for the cardboard scene - in Waikiki, Honolulu.<br /><br />Lisa and husband William, 66, took a 10-day trip - including three flights via Amsterdam and Los Angeles, and a 4-star hotel booking.<br /><br />And on the final day of their trip, they scattered his ashes during an emotional ceremony, next to some surfboards on the beach.<br /><br />The professional dog walker from Birmingham said: "On the last night before we came home, as the sun was setting, we went down to the beach and laid him to rest.<br /><br />"It was amazing really because one of the beaches I had been inspired by when I made Spud's Hawaii model, and had all these surf boards lined up on the beach.<br /><br />"The spot where we left him was just like that, which made it really special for me.<br /><br />"We took a picture of roughly where he was, with our shadows cast onto the beach as well so that we could always remember where he was.<br /><br />"It was a really nice way to say goodbye, and I'm happy knowing that we left him somewhere that he would have loved.<br /><br />"There's definitely a reason why they call Hawaii paradise - it was exactly as it was on TV. It was just stunning - really beautiful.<br /><br />"We went snorkelling while we were there too, and out onto the water on a boat trip - it was just an amazing trip really.<br /><br />"It was a very long trip. On paper the journey looks easy, but by the time we got there we were absolutely shattered. It took about 28 hours."<br /><br />
