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0:00:01 > 0:00:04- I'm Aeron Pughe - and he's Wil Hendreseifion.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09- We're farmers from Machynlleth - and we're old friends.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11- Hold tight. Off we go.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- We've shared adventures.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19- Working together is the best way - to test a friendship.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20- Go around!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- So we're going to be - a different type of shepherd.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27- Not all that different, Aeron.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- Not all that different, Aeron.- - We're in the Arctic.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31- There's snow everywhere.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32- There's snow everywhere.- - There's no night.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34- They speak Sami.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38- We'll be moving deer 200 miles. - Quite different, I'd say.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42- You're right. - It will be quite a trip.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55- Day 1
0:00:57 > 0:01:01- We've arrived in the village - of Karasjok in Northern Norway.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- We're high up, Aeron.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- We're high up, Aeron.- - We are. We need warm clothes.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- We won't be walking. - We have a skidoo.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- I don't know what cc it is.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- We asked what the speed limit is.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- They didn't say.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- They just told us to pull that - to stop.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24- I don't know if it stops immediately - or gradually. We'll see.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- We're going to a concert - on the top of a mountain.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- They sing something similar - to Wales's cerdd dant.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- It's a celebration - before moving the reindeer.
0:01:36 > 0:01:36- I can see you joining in.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37- I can see you joining in.- - Why?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- Everyone has to hear you sing.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- Aeron can sing, you know.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45- We're ready to go.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48- SKIDOO BLEEPS
0:01:50 > 0:01:51- We'll try again.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- That's better.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- So long.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01- Go on.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06- Turn!
0:02:08 > 0:02:09- Whoo hoo!
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- 2.5 hours and 90 miles later...
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- SAMI MUSIC
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- The Sami people have been - herding reindeer for centuries.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- We've come - to the middle of nowhere...
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- ..to learn more about - these nomadic farmers' culture.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- SAMI MUSIC
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- They're singing again.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02- DIDGERIDOO-LIKE MUSIC
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- I thought the didgeridoo - was Aboriginal, from Australia.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- That's what it is.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11- We're in Norway.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- I know.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- CHANTING IN SAMI
0:03:19 > 0:03:25- Do you think there are words, or is - he just making a spiritual sound?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- I don't know what to say.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- I'm as far north as I can go in - the world. We're close to the top.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- These people have gathered - in the middle of nowhere.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- It's very remote.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- There's nothing but snow for miles.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- But the Sami people get together - here for a festival.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- From a 100-mile radius...
0:03:51 > 0:03:56- ..they've come - just to have a chat and a few pints.
0:03:57 > 0:04:03- They don't know us and we don't know - them. We'd better meet the locals.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- What do you think - we should say to people?
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- If you meet girls, you can say, - "chappat nieidamanna".
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- Chappat nieidamanna.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Chappat nieidamanna.- - It means beautiful girl.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- I've got a girlfriend at home, - a fiancee, even.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19- You have?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- I can't be chatting women up.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- This lady is a famous Sami singer.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- Like Dafydd Iwan for us.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28- Ish.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32- I've got one problem.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- Only coffee. They have no tea.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36- Alright.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- Is it OK?
0:04:39 > 0:04:40- It's no problem.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- Tok.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- Can you keep this all the time?
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- You want me to keep this - for you all the time?
0:04:48 > 0:04:49- OK.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- I'll keep this - for you all the time.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- I'm not sure what happened.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- That lady was going to sing next.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- I talked to her to find out more.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- She sent me off to get tea.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- She said, "Make sure it's tea".
0:05:12 > 0:05:13- So I went.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- They didn't have tea. I said, - "It's for the artiste, not me".
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- I came back with coffee. Now I'm - like her PA. I have to hold it.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- "Give it to me - any time I need it."
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- How many songs do you sing?
0:05:27 > 0:05:28- Some songs.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- That's quite a few.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31- Yes.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33- What is song?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- In Sami language?
0:05:37 > 0:05:38- It is named "joik".
0:05:38 > 0:05:39- Joik?
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- It's a good word, "joik". - I've got a friend called Ioics.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45- Oh, you have?
0:05:45 > 0:05:46- Oh, you have?- - Similar.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51- It's one of Europe's - oldest music traditions.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52- Joiking.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53- Joiking.- - Joiking.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Is it very difficult to master?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Is it very difficult to master?- - Very difficult. You use your throat.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00- # Aah! #
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- Do the bit like that.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- # Aah! #
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- # Aah! #
0:06:09 > 0:06:10- # Aah! #
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- BOTH HOLD LONG NOTE
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- Very good. Thank you.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- I knew he'd find - an opportunity to sing.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- Some people go home - in the land with no night...
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- ..but it's early for us.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40- ..but it's early for us.- - Or late.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42- What time is it?
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- ROCK MUSIC
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- Every spring, - the wild reindeer's instinct...
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- ..draws it over 200 miles - from the winter grazing lowlands...
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- ..over the mountains - to the northern coast.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- They calve here - on the summer pastures.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- The Sami people, - and Wil and me for a while...
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- ..are going to herd reindeer - on this amazing journey.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30- Day 2 - Karasjok Village
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- But first, we need - one very important thing.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35- What, sleep?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- What, sleep?- - Two things, then.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- I think there's a shop - that sells knives in the village.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- There's a sign over there. - We know they sell knives.
0:07:47 > 0:07:47- OK. Let's have a look.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- OK. Let's have a look.- - We need a kind of Swiss Army knife.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- The knife is very important - to the Sami.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- They notch reindeer's ears, - cut trees...
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- ..and even eat and shave with it.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05- The motto here is probably, - "Without a knife, you have nothing".
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- I've always liked knives.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- I used to collect them as a child.
0:08:11 > 0:08:17- I have miniatures and pocket knives, - but nothing as big as this.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Look!
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- 1500 for them, for two.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23- Champion.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25- Right-o. Deal.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27- Thank you.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- That was fun. - We've bought two knives.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35- They weren't cheap.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36- They weren't cheap.- - No.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- How much did they cost?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- 1,500 for two.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- You work it out. - I'm going for a cuppa.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- They're 750 kroner each.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49- That's...
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- ..it's about 100.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- 100 for a knife!
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- You get a case with your name on it.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- In case you get confused - about whose it is.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- We've come to meet - the Guttorm Graven family.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- They've herded reindeer - from time immemorial.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- They'll be able to show us their - craft. I hope we won't hinder them.
0:09:13 > 0:09:13- Hello, how are you?
0:09:13 > 0:09:14- Hello, how are you?- - Bures.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16- Bures.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17- My name's Anja.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18- Aeron. Nice to meet you.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19- Aeron. Nice to meet you.- - Yes.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- How are you, gentlemen?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- Hello. Nice to meet you.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- Everyone used to think that - everyone's name here is Bures...
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- ..because we always say Bures.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- We don't say our name. - Our culture is to say Bures.
0:09:36 > 0:09:36- Bures.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37- Bures.- - Bures.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38- Maret.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39- Maret.- - Maret? Wil.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41- Bures.
0:09:42 > 0:09:42- Aeron.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43- Aeron.- - Maret.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- Nice to meet you.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- Are you busy preparing food?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- SPEAKS SAMI
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- Fish!
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- SPEAKS SAMI
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Grandma and grandpa.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59- I think I understand.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- This is for the grandparents - while you're away.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- Because I have got this - from the mountains...
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- ..where we have the reindeer - at summertime.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15- We always take the first fish - from there to our grandparents.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Right. It's a family tradition.
0:10:17 > 0:10:23- Because they used to live on this - food and now they can't get it.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- We've just met the family.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- It's about 3.30pm.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- We got up early, - ready to move the reindeer.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- But they don't start moving them - until midnight.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- Which is odd.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- I like to sleep at midnight.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- But that's the time they like - to move them. It's still light.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- The snow is hard, - so the reindeer travel more easily.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- Arne is making a sledge.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54- Aren't you?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- He'll be going soon - so he's getting ready.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- He does it all himself. - He welds the frame.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- That's a unique invention.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- What is that, an old hoover?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- It is from the old kitchen.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10- Great!
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- It blows air to create more heat.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- The migration - is an important family occasion.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- They don't own land, - so reindeer are their main asset.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- Successful migration - is vital to everyone.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- LAUGHTER
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Despite the welcome - and plenty of food...
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- ..once they hear - that the reindeer are moving...
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- ..we go out into the cold.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- It's getting quite frantic now.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54- Everyone's rushing around, putting - skidoos and food on the trailers.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- They've had the phone call.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- They're off.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- We'll catch up with them soon, - I think.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- Are we going?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- OK, we're going. "Vuolgit?"
0:12:13 > 0:12:14- I can't see much.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- The windscreen froze - while we were waiting.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- It's 3.30am.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26- Apparently we'll wait for them - to walk up the river over the ice.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31- We're hurrying to the river crossing - to watch the road...
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- ..and to make sure they go - the right side of the mountain.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- After that, we'll be on skidoos.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00- By late spring, hundreds - of thousands of reindeer...
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- ..will have migrated north.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- This is the first day - for this herd and for us too.
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0:13:14 > 0:13:18- We're in Norway. The reindeer - are starting to migrate northwards.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- First, they must cross - the frozen river and the road.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- It's lucky we have a handy sign.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- They're coming down the river.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- They're supposed to cross the road.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- This is where they expected them to - cross. They've stopped the traffic.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- But they're drawing back - because there's open water.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44- We'll see.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- Melting ice can be dangerous...
0:13:50 > 0:13:54- ..when the reindeer's instinct - draws them northwards.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- Slowly, slowly, catchee monkey.
0:13:57 > 0:13:58- Slowly, slowly, catchee monkey.- - Or reindeer.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- It's not looking good.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- The reindeer have stopped.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- They've stopped in the river.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- The skidoos stayed back...
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- ..to give them a chance to cross.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- They might go now. Fingers crossed.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- There's nothing like seeing - a pile of stock, no matter what...
0:14:42 > 0:14:43- ..move like that.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- ..move like that.- - Very smart, fair play.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- They know where they are going.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- North, north, north.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57- North!
0:14:57 > 0:14:58- North!- - Always.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03- After crossing the road, - everything was under control.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- Watch your face!
0:15:05 > 0:15:06- Watch out!
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- Until the reindeer disappeared!
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- An hour later...
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- We've reached - the top of these hills.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- We've found the reindeer at last.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- They're tired.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- They've settled here.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- I've never been - in such a calm, quiet place.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- I've never seen - a view like this before.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- It's breathtaking.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- It's so vast, it's amazing.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- There's nothing but snow, - trees and wilderness.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- The reindeer are resting. - They look happy.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- They'll carry on - northwards tomorrow.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- We began at midnight. - It's 6.00am now.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- The sun is shining.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- We haven't slept for...
0:16:43 > 0:16:44- ..how long?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Er... yesterday morning.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49- It must be twenty hours.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51- It's more.
0:16:51 > 0:16:52- It's more.- - Yes, it is.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58- But there's no time to sleep. - The reindeer are more important.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- The new knife has been put - to immediate use.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- It has Aeron Pughe written on it.
0:17:18 > 0:17:18- I think the world of this.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- I think the world of this.- - The reindeer doesn't eat the same.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26- Is he struggling with the difference - between silage and hay?
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- This is very wet silage.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- It smells good, doesn't it?
0:17:32 > 0:17:37- We're going to feed them a kind - of silage. They call it hay.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- He's going to drive. - We'll throw it out.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- It's a tough job.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- It's similar to what we do - at home with sheep.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- If it snows, we scatter food - so they have plenty to eat.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- This keeps them - in one place to rest.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- They'll be ready to go again - tonight.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14- It's odd to see them so close up.
0:18:16 > 0:18:22- The plan now is to put the tent up, - have some breakfast and sleep.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24- I'm almost dropping.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32- The lavvu is up.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- The lavvu is up.- - Yes. I'm going to sleep for a week.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36- Good night, Wil.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Good night, Wil.- - It's morning, Aeron.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- 3 hours later...
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- Anita, another family member, - has joined the journey.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- She wants to teach the children - and us how to fish on ice.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- We might eat breakfast before night.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02- We might eat breakfast before night.- - There is no night.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04- You know what I mean.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06- Off we go.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07- Skidoo.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- I think I'll follow you.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- Don't go too fast!
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Aeron, get going.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- Hold tight. Off we go.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32- Watch that stone.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- ENGINE SPLUTTERS
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Put your foot down.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02- Go on.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04- It's too deep.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- We've had a slight hitch.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- There's a lot of fresh snow here.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- It's deep.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- I made a basic mistake - and tried to follow his track.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- Once the surface is broken, - it's like powder.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- We almost tipped over.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28- Problem!
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- SPEAKS SAMI
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- Yes, it was William's fault.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39- Wait.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44- Pull this.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45- Pull this.- - OK.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02- My goodness.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- These are like oven gloves.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- Watch him - making me look like a fool!
0:21:18 > 0:21:19- I feel a bit of a fool.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- I feel a bit of a fool.- - You look like a fool anyway.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28- Oh!
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- Hold tight.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- This is tiring!
0:21:40 > 0:21:41- OK?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- Put your foot down!
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- The Sami can read - the landscape perfectly.
0:22:00 > 0:22:06- There are hundreds of lakes - hidden by a blanket of snow and ice.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- It sounds risky to me. - How much do you weigh, Aeron?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- Even more weight.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- Back again.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- It's deep.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22- Oh!
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- SPEAKS SAMI
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- What is it, sea-trout?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- It's trout, I think.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- That's the end of that.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- It's second nature to the children.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- This little girl is four.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- She's being taught to gut a fish...
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- ..and prepare it.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- I have one, I think.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- Oh!
0:23:13 > 0:23:14- It was there!
0:23:15 > 0:23:16- Damn!
0:23:17 > 0:23:18- I had it.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- It was this big!
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- Did you see that, William?
0:23:24 > 0:23:25- I caught it.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- Where did I go wrong?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- I can hear the reindeer.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39- I've been warned, if I hear - the bells, to tell someone...
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- ..because they're moving.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- I feel that's my job now.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- I'm a bit worried. I think - I heard a skidoo in the distance.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- Do you hear them?
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- I can't wait any more. I want to see - where the reindeer are.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05- I don't want them to get away.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- I said I'd watch, so I'm going.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10- Excuse me!
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- This snow is serious!
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- I'll try again.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Oh!
0:24:35 > 0:24:39- After all that struggle, - it's another herd.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- I don't think they are our reindeer.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48- This man - is taking the reindeer to pasture...
0:24:48 > 0:24:50- ..like everyone else.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- Like all proud farmers, - he wanted me to see the reindeer.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- I wasn't expecting to see these.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- I've been saying all day - how quiet it is...
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- ..and that we haven't seen anyone.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- This is the largest herd - we've seen so far.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- They don't like to say - how many they have.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- I guessed between 900 to 1,000.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- He laughed at me.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- Look at the setting sun. - The sky is glorious over there.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32- The reindeer are here.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- It's the highlight of the trip - so far for me.
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0:25:46 > 0:25:49- It's 3.00am.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- Everyone is sound asleep.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57- I'm with Wil and Lemet - and it's blooming cold!
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- Are you cold?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- SPEAKS SAMI
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- He's as hard as flint, he says.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07- Can you joik?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- I have no voice to joik.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10- I have no voice to joik.- - Let's have a joik.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- # Blue tit, blue tit
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- # Little blue tit
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- # Blue tit
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- # Blue tit
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- # Little blue tit #
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- He's going to the caravan - on the hill.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- He'll stay the night there - and keep an eye on the reindeer.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47- Day 4
0:26:48 > 0:26:50- Good morning! Are you OK?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- I've just been to have a look - at the reindeer.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- I was up in the night as well. - No, not really! I've just got up.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- I slept for five hours, flat out.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- I needed it, I was so tired.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- I feel as if I've smoked - ten packs of cigarettes...
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- ..in this smoke.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- I don't know where Aeron is.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- We've had a warm welcome - and it's been fun.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41- This is how we converse, - through playing hide and seek.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- It's lovely to hear them laughing.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54- Damn.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57- One of their customs...
0:27:57 > 0:28:02- ..that they don't really stick to - unless the elders are here...
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- ..is that the father or boss - always sits there.
0:28:06 > 0:28:12- The wife is this side, where I am.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- This is the kitchen - and she's in charge here.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- No-one is allowed this side.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- I broke the rule and was told off - in no uncertain terms!
0:28:27 > 0:28:28- Good morning.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- Good morning.- - Good morning, Aeron.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- Are you OK? It's warm here.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- Are you cooking?
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- Where's my sandwich? - I've lost my sandwich!
0:28:43 > 0:28:45- Damn!
0:28:48 > 0:28:49- It's OK.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- There's a ten-second rule - in this house!
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- Is reindeer hair healthy?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- It sticks things together.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- It's better now.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- I'm amazed how - they share everything with us.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- Wil and I - are like part of the family.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- They don't regard us as strangers. - We're eating their food.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25- We can have what we want. They're - teaching us everything they know.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- I might not go home. I'm happy here.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40- Arne and Maret have come to move - the reindeer to northern pastures.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- Three generations - and centuries of experience.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- Wil and I are beginning - to settle in.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53- I went to get my coat and I - mentioned how bright the snow is.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59- Years ago, they rubbed charcoal - under their eyes.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- I'm not trying to imitate - an American footballer.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- Look at you.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- Good grief.
0:30:14 > 0:30:15- Oh!
0:30:16 > 0:30:17- Psst!
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- Doesn't he look like a clown?
0:30:23 > 0:30:24- You said it.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- What have you got?
0:30:31 > 0:30:37- Aeron and Wil!
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- It's our sledge.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42- Thank you.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- I'll have a hug, too.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Thank you.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- I'm chuffed about that.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53- You like it?
0:30:53 > 0:30:55- You like it?- - Very much.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- It'll be here forever.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- Fair play! Isn't that nice?
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- Yes, Aeron. - There's no time to be emotional.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09- We need to check the reindeer - and prove our worth as herders.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32- We're never far from reindeer. - The camp is in the background.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36- The reindeer are on the ridge - behind us.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- We don't want to get too close - or they'd get annoyed.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- We're keeping an eye from afar.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48- Our role today - is to look for reindeer.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53- One or two keep wandering off - in search of food.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- We've found footprints.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- Only a few have wandered off.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- This is where the reindeer - were eating yesterday.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- To you and me, - snow is white and cold.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31- There's not much more - to say about it.
0:32:31 > 0:32:37- The Sami people - have over 100 words for snow.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- Yesterday, - the snow was frozen solid.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- The reindeer - couldn't get through it.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- The snow rots lower down.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- There's a word for the snow - that's below that layer, too.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- It's the best snow - to melt for water.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- The snow is different again today.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05- It seems some of the reindeer - have wandered off.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- We'd better tell the camp.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- We're so good!
0:33:11 > 0:33:16- The bell was ringing.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18- Ding-ding up north.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- Towards the north.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- We'd better go.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- Off we go.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- It's great to see everyone - working as a team.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- Luckily for me, - I had Wil to tell me what to do...
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- ..every minute, without fail.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44- More have escaped than I thought. - There's nothing back there.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- Let's go around there.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- We need to take it slowly with them.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- We only have one bike.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- They're moving. They're not - used to seeing people walking.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- Go around that way.
0:34:10 > 0:34:15- The professionals are relying on - Aeron and me to push them forward.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- Aeron hasn't quite understood - where they should go.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- He's taken them the wrong way - so I jumped off to run.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- But it's hopeless - to run on the snow. Aeron, Aeron!
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Go back. Aeron!
0:34:33 > 0:34:35- He's not listening. Aeron!
0:34:36 > 0:34:39- Aeron, go around!
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- Don't shout at me!
0:34:42 > 0:34:43- Go around!
0:34:44 > 0:34:48- Give me strength! - I don't think he has a GPS.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54- You're ordering me around.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56- Skidoo on rocks?!
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- Do you want a ride?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Do you want a ride?- - I can't work with monkeys!
0:35:00 > 0:35:04- Don't stand there like a grouse.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08- Watch the stones.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22- The reindeer began to move - so we took a short cut.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- LAUGHTER
0:35:45 > 0:35:46- Clown!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Throw it down!
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- BLEEP
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- Pull there.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06- BLEEP
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- ENGINE REVS
0:36:16 > 0:36:17- BLEEP
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- Aeron made a fatal mistake.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- He bottled it halfway up.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35- If in doubt, give it a clout.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- He needed to hit the throttle - and not go across.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- How does he survive at home - on a four-wheeler?
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- So I left him to walk back.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- Thanks for the lift, William.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55- Thanks for the lift, William.- - Sorry, Aeron.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- It's alright.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- That's over.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- A pantomime if ever there was one.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- A pantomime if ever there was one.- - Where are the reindeer?
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0:37:23 > 0:37:26- Day 6 - Cearru Mountains
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- We've had more to do - as the week goes by.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- We hope they'll trust us - on our own today.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44- They might let us go - to prove that we've shown enough...
0:37:45 > 0:37:46- ..what's the word?
0:37:46 > 0:37:47- ..what's the word?- - Talent.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52- Yes, talent. Well done, William, - so early in the morning.
0:37:52 > 0:37:58- I'm quite confident I can do it.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04- It's not unlike - moving sheep or cattle.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- But it's a question - of where to move them.
0:38:08 > 0:38:14- Everything looks the same. There - are no fields or mountain pastures.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20- That area over there - isn't always so easy to reach.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- It's far away.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- Mmm.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- It's our turn - to look after the reindeer.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- The snow is thick - in the next valley.
0:38:33 > 0:38:39- The reindeer must stay here - until tonight when the snow hardens.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05- We're taking silage out to keep - them quiet. But what have we done?
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- We went straight into the wind - and frightened the reindeer. Oops.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21- Disaster.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- BLEEP
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- We spooked the reindeer.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- It's alright.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- I hope they'll come to get the food.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- I don't like it - when things go wrong.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- I have a bad feeling about this. - I can't hear the reindeer.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04- Damn it!
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- BELLS
0:40:26 > 0:40:31- As the proverb goes, - every cloud has a reindeer.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33- Are you sure that's what they say?
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- Are you sure that's what they say?- - Yes, I think so.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56- It almost went horribly wrong. - It turned out alright.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- Patience, that's all it takes.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- Once the sheep at home hear bikes, - they almost jump on us for food.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- These are wilder.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- We have to use common sense...
0:41:11 > 0:41:15- ..take the right line - and not confront them.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- I've learnt about reindeers.
0:41:18 > 0:41:23- The Sami people know about the - little things that simplify the job.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28- This moss that grows on rocks - is like sweets to the reindeer.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- They've bought this in. Someone - has been busy collecting it.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- I'll see if I can get - the cheeky one to come closer.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- She's a cheeky little thing!
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- It's amazing she's so close.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- She's only a few metres away.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- She seems comfortable around us.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- The weather has turned cold again.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30- The reindeer are ready for the next - phase of their long journey north.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- We'll follow them.
0:42:51 > 0:42:57- The Last Day
0:43:23 > 0:43:27- Arne, you showed me - how to make things with a knife.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30- I've made this for you.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33- A for Aeron and A for Arne.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36- I hope you like it.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39- SPEAKS SAMI
0:43:40 > 0:43:44- We're having a farewell breakfast - on our last day.
0:43:44 > 0:43:49- I have mixed feelings about it. - I love it out here.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52- We've had good weather.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59- I feel bad leaving. - It's not easy here.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02- We think our lambing season is hard.
0:44:03 > 0:44:04- We lose lambs.
0:44:05 > 0:44:10- The percentage of calves - they get is 20 or 30%.
0:44:12 > 0:44:14- That's not good.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18- Not only do they work here - all hours...
0:44:19 > 0:44:21- ..they have jobs - and businesses to run.
0:44:22 > 0:44:26- They sink all their money - to keep the tradition going.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35- Is that for me?
0:44:36 > 0:44:38- Look at that!
0:44:39 > 0:44:40- Aeron is written on mine.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43- Aeron is written on mine.- - And Wil on mine!
0:44:43 > 0:44:44- Thank you.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48- The tradition is that we should not - give away a knife.
0:44:49 > 0:44:54- This is not a gift, this is payment - for the work you have been doing.
0:44:55 > 0:45:00- It's bad luck to give a knife - so we're not giving it as a gift.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03- We'd do it for nothing, - but thank you.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06- What does this mean?
0:45:06 > 0:45:08- It is a Sami proverb...
0:45:08 > 0:45:13- ..and means better to be on the move - than to stand still.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16- Why would you do such a thing? - Thank you.
0:45:17 > 0:45:21- You will be real Samis when you go.
0:45:33 > 0:45:36- It's time for the family to move on.
0:45:36 > 0:45:41- But unfortunately, - we have to say goodbye.
0:45:42 > 0:45:47- This is where they're happiest. - We met them in their homes.
0:45:47 > 0:45:51- It's a centuries-old tradition. - They don't know how old.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56- This is their way of life.
0:45:56 > 0:46:00- Who are we to change things? - Us or anyone else.
0:46:15 > 0:46:20- When I tell people about this, - they'll think I'm romanticizing.
0:46:20 > 0:46:26- Until you come to a place like this - you can't appreciate it.
0:46:26 > 0:46:29- We've had - the opportunity of a lifetime.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32- It'll stay in my heart forever.
0:46:39 > 0:46:43- I've met people all over the world - and I always make friends.
0:46:43 > 0:46:48- There are friends - I won't see again...
0:46:49 > 0:46:52- ..except in my memory.
0:46:52 > 0:46:56- It's a handy tool.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55- We've accomplished - everything we wanted to do.
0:47:56 > 0:48:01- It's the end of the journey for us, - but just the start for the reindeer.
0:48:02 > 0:48:04- Back to dear old Wales.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08- I'm looking forward to walking - on solid ground. That's a fact.
0:48:10 > 0:48:12- I've had enough of the snow.
0:48:13 > 0:48:15- You could have frostbite here.
0:48:16 > 0:48:22- My socks are wet - and my shoe has just come off.
0:48:31 > 0:48:32- Oh!
0:48:38 > 0:48:41- I'm sure the Sami - have a way of doing it.
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