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0:00:03 > 0:00:07- # Yes, it's here
0:00:07 > 0:00:11- # It's finally arrived
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- # Anything is possible
0:00:14 > 0:00:19- # On the big day #
0:00:22 > 0:00:26- Hello, I'm Ifan, - and this is my big day.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32- On his big day, Ifan's going - to travel a long way from Wales.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- He's coming here, to Patagonia.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41- Patagonia is in South America - and many people here speak Welsh.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- One of those is Ifan's grandmother.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46- In Nain's garden...
0:00:47 > 0:00:49- ..is this old-fashioned cart.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54- This little cart was broken.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- Patagonia's Welsh - is different from Wales' Welsh.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- Half of Ifan's family lives here.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- Ifan's - great-great-great-grandfather...
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- ..sailed to Patagonia - on the famous Mimosa.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- Lewis Davies - is Dad's great-great-grandfather...
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- ..and my - great-great-great-grandfather.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- In three weeks' time, Ifan - will travel the same distance...
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- ..as Lewis Davies 150 years ago.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- But today he's going to see - a pantomime in Barry.
0:01:29 > 0:01:35- This panto tells the story - of the old people...
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- ..who went to Patagonia to live.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- Today's a historic day!
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- The Mimosa was a large sailing ship.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- Lewis Davies - and others from Wales...
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- ..went in search of - a better life far away.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- When they eventually landed...
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- ..all kinds of people lived there.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- Some were welcoming - while others were nasty.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- That was great. I'm looking forward - to going to Patagonia now.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12- But first, they have to throw - a fancy-dress farewell party.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Family and friends - have come to say goodbye...
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- ..to Ifan, Miriam, Mam and Dad.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- ..to Ifan, Miriam, Mam and Dad.- - I feel a little bit sad...
0:02:22 > 0:02:28- ..because I'm saying goodbye - to family and friends in Wales.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33- I won't see them - for a very long time.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- Today we've come to Liverpool.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- The Mimosa - sailed from Liverpool dock.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49- Lewis Davies came here - to board the ship to Patagonia.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- The Mimosa sailed from this dock - all the way to Patagonia.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- Do you think - he went down those steps?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- Yes, it's quite possible.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Down the steps - and on to the ship they went.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- It was very dark - on board the Mimosa.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- Wow!
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- At the museum in Liverpool...
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- ..Ifan can see how Lewis Davies - and the others felt on their voyage.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Do you think - they were on the ship for a day?
0:03:22 > 0:03:23- 60 days.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- 60 days.- - Yes, they spent 60 days on board.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- Imagine being down here - for two months, 60 days...
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- ..and not knowing - what was going on outside.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- How are we going to Patagonia?
0:03:39 > 0:03:40- How are we going to Patagonia?- - On an aeroplane.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- And we're coming back - to see Nan and Bampa again.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- But they didn't come back - to see them.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- Or their brother or sister. - They said goodbye forever.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Heathrow Airport.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Ifan and the family - are starting their journey.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- I've reached Heathrow.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- We're going to fly - all day and all night...
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- ..and then travel in a car - to Gaiman.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- The next time - our feet will be on the floor...
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- ..we'll be in Patagonia.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- I'm feeling nervous...
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- ..because...
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- ..I'm going to another school.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- But I'm sure to make new friends.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- Now we're on the aeroplane. - Miriam's already gone to sleep.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- I'm not going to sleep.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Are you looking forward - to going home, Dad?
0:04:56 > 0:05:02- Dad used to live in Patagonia - when he was a little boy.
0:05:02 > 0:05:08- He can show us - some of the things he used to do.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- Ifan's journey is very different - from Lewis Davies' journey.
0:05:14 > 0:05:20- He's in the air instead of the sea - and it'll take one day, not 60.
0:05:22 > 0:05:23- We're here.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34- Nain Patagonia is waiting for Ifan - with other family and friends.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- What a welcome!
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- But everyone wants a kiss.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49- Nain has been waiting a long time - for a kiss from Ifan.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- A real smacker!
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- Y Gaiman. This is the town - where Ifan will live.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13- Ifan has spent the first night - in his new home in Patagonia.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- Hello. Welcome to my new house.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- I'm going to buy a cat.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- We're getting a cat - from someone's house.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- This is where - Mami and Dadi will teach Welsh.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- The books are there and there.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- The coloured pencils are there.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- This is our living room.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- The kitchen things are there.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- There's the teapot and the mate.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- Mate is the special tea they drink - in this part of the world.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- We're going for a walk.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- I remember this road.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- He's still following us, Miriam.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- We've made a little friend already.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- It's hot in Gaiman and Ifan - and sister Miriam are tired.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- They deserve an ice cream.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Will we - come back to Patagonia again?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- You'll always be - back and forth to Patagonia.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- Even when I'm big - I'll still come here?
0:07:43 > 0:07:44- You might live here when you're big.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- You might live here when you're big.- - Yes, I will.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- For now, - the family's here for a year...
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- ..because Mam and Dad will teach - Welsh to Patagonian people.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59- It's good making a friend - on the first day. Ifan looks happy.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- Everyone's having a siesta now. - A little nap. See you later.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- Ifan lives in a town called Gaiman.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- There's a museum there.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- The Mimosa.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- This is the ship which - sailed from Liverpool to Patagonia.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- Up there...
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- ..is a ticket to go on the Mimosa.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- We've come to the supermarket - to buy food and drinks.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- Of course, there are more greetings - at the supermarket.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- I've had lots of kisses.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53- Look this way.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- They go to Dolavon - to see Uncle Rudy and Nain.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Peaches grow on trees here.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- I'm six and a half now.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- Your birthday's in March, isn't it?
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- Will I have my birthday - in Patagonia?
0:09:16 > 0:09:17- Yes, you will.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- Yes, you will.- - I'm looking forward...
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- ..to your party.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- At night it's time to celebrate.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- When you have parties in Patagonia, - you have asado...
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- ..the biggest barbecue - you've ever seen!
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- This is the meat for the asado.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- It's very hot and smoky here.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Asado is like a barbecue.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- I'm looking forward. I'm starving!
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- Lots of family and friends are here.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Everyone's pleased to see us.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Lots of kisses.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- At last the meat has arrived.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- Tonnes of Patagonian Tir Halen beef.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- This is delicious.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- I'm full now.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- I'm tired and I'm very happy.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- The following morning, - Ifan goes to the family's farm.
0:10:45 > 0:10:51- Ifan's great-great-great-grandfather - Lewis Davies came here to farm.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- This is Ifan's auntie and uncle. - They live here now.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- You know this farm - that you see today?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- Yes.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- They came to this region...
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- ..but it didn't look - as it does today...
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- ..because we're close to the plain.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- Do you know what a plain is?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- Somewhere dry.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- That's right, it was very dry. - It's a desert.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27- You can't have a farm on dry land - because there's nothing...
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- ..for the animals to eat.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- No trees or anything.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- You need water and seeds...
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- ..for the plants to grow.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- My great-great-great-grandfather - did that.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Things got better and better - for them.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- They kept animals, cattle...
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- ..and they kept sheep.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56- Pigs?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- Pigs?- - Yes, they had a few pigs too.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- Cats? Dogs?
0:12:01 > 0:12:02- Cats? Dogs?- - Yes.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- This is my uncle's house.
0:12:08 > 0:12:14- When you visit someone's house in - Patagonia, you have mate and cake.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- Oh, mate.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- That's how they welcome you.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- Thank you.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- I like a large mate.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- There's a lot of room - to run around and climb trees.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- I hope we come here often.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- I enjoy being here.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- A bridge here, a tunnel there - and a bridge over there.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- Another tunnel and a bridge.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- Hello. I'm in the tunnel.
0:12:59 > 0:13:06- After a fun day, back home - to the Gaiman to meet new friends...
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- ..for the first time.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- Two little cats.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- They're playing.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- Welcome to the house.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- They're playing with the ball.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- It's a big day and a big year.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46- It's great to be here.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- Cheerio, from Patagonia.
0:13:51 > 0:13:51- .