Pennod 2 Codi Hwyl

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-Previously on Codi Hwyl...

-..John Pierce Jones bought

-a new boat in southern Ireland.

-After familiarizing

-themselves with the Mystique...

-..John and fellow sailor Dilwyn

-Morgan are ready to face the ocean.

-Another day dawns on Bere Island.

-A new day brings

-a new adventure in a new boat.

-A Beneteau Evasion 36, for those

-of you who understand these things.

-Here we are again.

-We're embarking

-on another dangerous voyage.

-I hope the weather

-will be favourable.

-It won't be good

-but favourable will do.

-Alright?

-It's a bit long.

-Have a safe trip.

-They've been on Bere Island

-for a week.

-There are a few nerves

-as they set sail.

-This is the worst job

-in the sailing business.

-All this fiddling.

-I hate doing things like this.

-Where exactly are they heading?

-Having bought the Mystique

-in southwest Ireland...

-..the Wild Atlantic Way

-is too much of a temptation.

-Yes, onwards to

-the Great Atlantic Way,

-Northwards towards Galway,

-via Valentia Island.

-BLEEP! I can't open it.

-Move the rope.

-Watch the rope doesn't go overboard.

-Make sure

-the tail doesn't go overboard.

-The tail's secured.

-Did you secure it?

-Did you secure it?

-

-Yes.

-Watch the rope doesn't...

-Watch the rope doesn't...

-

-It's secure!

-It won't go over the side

-because it's secured!

-Pull it off there.

-Pull it off there.

-

-Do you want to do this job instead?

-I'll steer, if you like.

-I'll steer, if you like.

-

-No, I'm fine here.

-BLEEP!

-Help me, please, Dilwyn.

-Let me get out

-of this shallow water first.

-Shallow?

-There are 33 metres beneath you!

-Not over there.

-Shallow?

-Where the hell's the end of it?

-You knew what you were doing

-when you gave me this job.

-Where's the end of the bitch?

-Where's the end of the bitch?

-

-The weather's changed overnight.

-After discussing it between us...

-..we've decided

-to head for Dursey Sound.

-The biggest pain, because

-of the direction of the wind...

-..is that we

-have to depend on engine power.

-I'm not sure how much swell there'll

-be once we're round Dursey Sound.

-I'm expecting a choppy swell there,

-so we'll see how it handles.

-We always have the option...

-..of turning around and coming back

-to Lawrence Cove, but we'll try it.

-If I'd wanted to tie a knot

-like this, it'd never work.

-We've probably got

-another 10-12 hours...

-..before we reach Valentia,

-if we chose to.

-Hopefully

-the ropes'll be ready by then...

-..so they can be secured again!

-We don't need this much.

-Job done?

-Job done?

-

-Yes, while you're swanning about.

-I've noticed something

-that's a bit of a no-no on a boat.

-What?

-What?

-

-You're wearing odd socks.

-Oh, bloody hell!

-It's nice and warm now.

-It's like a duck pond.

-It'll be easy at this rate.

-It'll be easy at this rate.

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-We're sheltered here, remember.

-The mountains are sheltering us.

-I don't know what it'll be like

-once we hit Dursey Sound...

-..and head into the Atlantic.

-You'll be able

-to tell the difference then.

-Should we turn back then?

-Should we turn back then?

-

-Yes.

-So we might be heading back.

-It's going very well.

-If I'd arranged it better,

-we'd be heading back that way now.

-Any sensible person would be heading

-that way, but we're not sensible!

-We're bidding farewell

-to the island now.

-I absolutely love the place.

-It's taken me back to my childhood.

-It's one of the few places

-that hasn't been spoilt.

-It's exactly how I remember it

-as a child in Newborough.

-I feel sad leaving the place.

-I do too. Will you come back?

-I do too. Will you come back?

-

-Definitely. I'm certain of that.

-# A life on the ocean wave #

-They must go through Dursey Sound...

-..on the southern tip of the Bere

-Peninsula to reach the Atlantic.

-Passing through the sound

-must be perfectly timed.

-We're getting

-further from shelter now.

-There's nothing in front of us.

-America is the next place.

-The waves and the swell

-are getting bigger...

-..but we're still

-heading towards Dursey Sound...

-..to see

-what it's like beyond there.

-If it's choppier than this, then

-we'll have to consider turning back.

-I'm soaking wet here.

-Buying a boat like this, I thought

-I could be nice and cosy below...

-..but no, I have to stick with him

-and get a right soaking!

-But it's fun, even though

-we're using engine power.

-Yes, lovely! Great fun!

-The fresh air is good for us.

-There's a large rock in front of us.

-Between the rock and the mainland

-is the Mozambique Channel.

-You go around it and turn in

-straight afterwards to Dursey Sound.

-We're turning in

-to Dursey Sound now.

-Once we're through this...

-..we'll see

-what it's like the other side.

-I know the sea beyond the sound

-and the island will be a beast.

-It'll be rough sea.

-There'll be more swell and I'm

-concerned there'll be more wind...

-..which'll make it difficult.

-We still have the option

-of turning back.

-That's still in the back of my mind.

-Their timing is perfect...

-..and they're in the sound...

-..sailing below

-Ireland's only cable car.

-I don't like it here.

-This is choppy.

-There are some big waves here.

-It's the swell.

-We'll keep going, shall we?

-We've come through the Dursey

-and we're out in the Atlantic now.

-Are you sure

-or do you want to turn back?

-I'm afraid of the waves, Dilwyn.

-We'll carry on for another hour.

-Welcome to the Wild Atlantic Way,

-John!

-Yes, the Atlantic is wild.

-John isn't very comfortable.

-This sea is hellish, Dilwyn.

-It's not that bad.

-We're the unlucky ones

-who are driving over the waves.

-We're missing a few of them...

-..but I think the sensible thing

-is to plough on.

-It'll come to a point

-when there's no use turning back.

-As long as it doesn't get

-any worse than this, it's fine.

-It could be a lot worse.

-It's a huge ocean.

-The tail end of yesterday's storm.

-The tail end of yesterday's storm.

-

-Yes, the storm in the Atlantic.

-Why does it always happen to us?

-I thought we'd left early enough

-so it'd spare us.

-I'm soaking.

-What was that?

-What was that?

-

-Just a bang.

-What kind of bang?

-What kind of bang?

-

-I don't know. A bang bang.

-We're leaving Kenmere Bay now.

-Over there is Bull Rock...

-..and Cow Rock.

-This is what they call

-the Wild Atlantic Way.

-It justifies its name today.

-As they say in the books,

-this way isn't for wimps!

-I'm steering from here now...

-..for him to have a rest.

-This weather's unyielding

-and the sea's dangerous.

-I've never seen anything like it.

-You tend to forget what it's like...

-..when you haven't sailed

-for a year.

-I was keen to go yesterday

-but now I know what Dilwyn meant.

-This is very rough sea.

-We're passing

-the Skellig Islands over there.

-They're famous. That's where

-they filmed parts of Star Wars.

-Britain's first Christian community

-was also established there.

-I don't know where they lived.

-I have to look where I'm going now.

-Despite the choppy sea, the

-Mystique's sailors had a great time.

-Three hours earlier than expected,

-they reach Valentia Island.

-I'm so pleased to see land.

-We've arrived safely.

-I'm never doing that again.

-I wanted to head off yesterday

-but I admit it, Dilwyn was right.

-Do you see the ferry, Dil?

-Do you see the ferry, Dil?

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-What ferry?

-This one in front of us!

-Dilwyn, listen to the man.

-Dilwyn, listen to the man.

-

-Throw him the rope.

-Throw him the rope.

-Follow his instructions.

-Follow his instructions.

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-Give him the rope.

-He told you to come closer.

-He told you to come closer.

-

-Too slow. Much too slow.

-No, you weren't listening to him.

-Give it another shot, lads.

-Throw him the rope.

-Throw him the rope.

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-There you go, that's it.

-It's been a long day.

-I'd mentioned the Wild Atlantic Way

-and it has been wild.

-I'm not sure

-how much of it John's enjoyed.

-None of it.

-I haven't enjoyed it at all.

-We've used engine power

-for seven hours.

-Heading into the wind,

-it's been bumpy.

-He couldn't steer,

-so I've been steering.

-I haven't even had a cuppa or a pee.

-What's important is that we're here

-and we've haven't quarrelled.

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-John Pierce Jones

-and Dilwyn Morgan...

-..are on Ireland's west coast.

-They've had a good night's sleep

-on Valentia Island.

-I've relaxed a bit

-after yesterday's ordeal.

-Number One's on the boat.

-I don't know what he's up to.

-Sorry, but the last thing

-I want to see is a boat.

-I had a real fright yesterday.

-We've reached

-Valentia Island safely...

-..after one heck of a day yesterday.

-John's a little shaken up.

-He's having a coffee.

-I had a chat with him,

-so I've come down to the boat...

-..to see what needs to be done.

-A bit of tidying

-and a bit of prep work.

-There are spectacular views here.

-It reminds me of the Llyn Peninsula.

-Hello, Number One.

-How are things by now?

-Fine, although I'm still

-a little shaky inside.

-Your stomach's still churning.

-Look, there's a horse and cart.

-Pity we didn't hire them.

-Instead of being idle, I've

-organized something for today...

-..with a Welsh connection.

-Your face looks like a slapped

-backside. What's the matter?

-I've arranged something too

-since you've been a little low.

-I thought you'd

-like to come for a spin with me.

-Have you hired a car?

-Have you hired a car?

-

-No, two bikes from the local shop.

-A bike? Bloody hell,

-I haven't been on a bike...

-..since Nain bought me a bike

-from Joseph Evans for ten shillings.

-And that was a girl's bike.

-This is a proper bike and

-I've always wanted to cycle here.

-There are spectacular views.

-It's completely flat here.

-I promise. Watch you don't pinch

-under your chin. It's painful.

-Ouch! Yes, it is!

-Dilwyn!

-I can't get my leg over!

-I can't get my leg over!

-

-Makes a change!

-Get a move on or it'll be night.

-Off they go on their bikes

-in high spirits.

-I'm out of breath.

-This is a quarry.

-A slate quarry, over there.

-I can see the tips at the bottom.

-Why are you taking me to a

-slate quarry on Valentia Island?

-When there are plenty in Wales?

-When there are plenty in Wales?

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-Yes, huge ones!

-How are you coping?

-How are you coping?

-

-Not bad.

-Here it is.

-Here it is.

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-It's not a patch on Penrhyn Quarry.

-I don't know how to cycle.

-The skin on my butt's

-red raw at the moment.

-I don't have any ointment either.

-Here's the quarry.

-They work inside there.

-There were 200 working here

-at the beginning of the 19thC.

-They used slate from this quarry for

-the roof of the House of Commons...

-..in Westminster.

-It was also used for St Paul's

-and the Paris Opera House.

-It's reopened, but the slate's used

-for craftwork and so on.

-Look, there's an altar over there.

-To the Virgin Mary.

-You can see

-where they've split the rock.

-The quarry closed

-during the 1920s...

-..but it was reopened

-in the 1990s by Micheal.

-Well, the quarry opened in 1816.

-They brought people over from Wales

-to help them...

-..because they were experienced

-in quarry explosions...

-..and tramways and so on in Wales.

-They came from Gwynedd,

-from Bangor..

-..from Caernarfon

-and Penrhyn quarries.

-Penrhyn Quarry. I understood

-a little of what he was saying.

-I understood An Bhreatain

-Bheag, meaning little Britain...

-..the Irish name for Wales.

-I understood Gwynedd and Caernarfon.

-I know the story.

-It's very interesting.

-It's strange to think

-that Gwynedd quarrymen...

-..helped open this quarry

-almost 200 years ago.

-That was interesting. I enjoyed it.

-You were a bit dubious

-to begin with...

-..that I was taking you to an island

-in the Atlantic to see a quarry!

-I got you something as a memento.

-A piece of Valentia slate

-for you to put on your desk.

-Thank you very much.

-You know we've been

-reading about the Blaskets?

-There they are.

-The large island is Great Blasket.

-I'd love to go there

-to take a closer look.

-I have a picture in my mind

-from the book.

-We'll go from here to Dingle

-over there...

-..and then

-from Dingle to there on the way.

-The smaller Blasket is called

-the Sleeping Giant and the Bishop.

-Can you see his hat?

-Then his face,

-his nose, his big belly...

-..and his two feet sticking up.

-I can see it now.

-Looks like Mici Plwm!

-Yes, it does look like Plwm!

-The views are striking...

-..from the Kerry mainland.

-And not just for John and Dilwyn.

-The tetrapod.

-This beast's footprints

-can be seen here.

-They're millions and millions

-of years old. Down here.

-Come on.

-Can you see it? It's a big beggar.

-There it is.

-That's his footprint.

-Aren't you impressed by that?

-Aren't you impressed by that?

-

-No. It's just a hole in a rock.

-You'd love it if it were

-a plate of fish and chips.

-You can just imagine his foot here.

-It gives me a thrill.

-John?

-That's not the tetrapod's footprint.

-Don't talk nonsense.

-The tetrapod's footprint is here.

-It goes along there.

-What do you mean?

-What do you mean?

-

-It starts there.

-They're little footprints

-going that way.

-They're like cats' paws.

-They're like cats' paws.

-

-They come up here...

-..and go off the cliff.

-Those tiny little paws?

-Those tiny little paws?

-

-Yes, that's the tetrapod.

-What you were looking at

-was a hole in the rock.

-Are you telling the truth?

-Look, this is a footprint

-from millions of years ago.

-It's just a hole in the rock.

-The footprints are over there.

-John was glad

-to be back in the village...

-..getting rid of the bikes,

-but Dilwyn's always full of energy.

-I'm going out with the lads

-from the local rowing club.

-I'm wearing my sailing gloves.

-I need new ones.

-Take note for Christmas, Mam!

-I'm just going for a spin.

-I've never rowed with a crew before,

-though I've paddled by myself.

-It'll be fun.

-Everyone looks in pain, as if it's

-some form of medieval torture!

-Have you seen the size of the oars?

-I've just had a word

-with one of them.

-I asked him, quite innocently,

-how often they trained.

-"Whenever you feel like?"

-"No," he said. "We train

-at least three times a week."

-Three times a week!

-It's hard work.

-I can just about

-keep rhythm and keep going.

-They do this for five miles

-and we've done about half a mile.

-I'm not going to give up. No way.

-I'm representing Wales today.

-And Gwynedd, Bala and my family.

-We were just discussing rugby...

-..and he just told me that

-if I had enough breath to talk...

-..about rugby or girls,

-I'm not rowing hard enough.

-I'll shut up now and keep on rowing.

-Nice, long sweeping row. That's it.

-I've rowed about a mile and my arms

-are coming out of their sockets.

-I can see how being in a boat

-like this, like a sailing boat...

-..makes for good camaraderie because

-they communicate with each other.

-They also go for a pint together

-afterwards.

-Guess what?

-They've asked me to join them

-tonight, so ta-ta for now.

-I've got other things to do. Bye.

-Next time,

-the lads sail across the bay...

-..from Valentia Island to the town

-of Dingle and its traditions.

-Tomorrow bodes well.

-Tomorrow bodes well.

-

-Can't wait.

-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.

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