Pennod 4 Codi Hwyl

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-Last time on Codi Hwyl...

-..jolly sailors John Pierce Jones

-and Dilwyn Morgan...

-..were stranded in Dingle,

-County Kerry, for four days...

-..due to stormy weather.

-With a bit of luck, the wind

-would soon be in their sails again.

-It's poor weather, isn't it?

-It's poor weather, isn't it?

-

-It's hopeless.

-We'd be foolish to go in this.

-We'd be foolish to go in this.

-

-No chance today, it's too rough.

-But tomorrow looks promising.

-But tomorrow looks promising.

-

-Could we go tomorrow?

-Yes, we'll set out early tomorrow.

-Yes, we'll set out early tomorrow.

-

-First thing.

-As much as I like

-this lovely place...

-..we've been stranded for days.

-We want to move on, don't we?

-We want to do some sailing.

-It'll be better tomorrow.

-Can we still sail to the Arans?

-Can we still sail to the Arans?

-

-Yes.

-It's a pity

-we haven't seen the Blaskets.

-I'm disappointed we're not going to

-Blasket because I've read the book.

-I'd love to see the place.

-I'd love to see the place.

-

-There's a ferry that goes from here.

-It's for tourists.

-It's for tourists.

-

-Let's go on that, then.

-We can say we've been there then.

-We can say we've been there then.

-

-I'd love to go there.

-There are too many people here.

-It's busy here.

-It's busy here.

-

-Yes, it's a very busy place.

-So we'll leave

-first thing tomorrow morning.

-Yes, which means

-we'll have to prepare before going.

-We need diesel and water.

-So that we're ready to leave?

-So that we're ready to leave?

-

-Yes.

-Five in the morning?

-Five in the morning?

-

-Yes, to catch the tide.

-You go and fetch the diesel.

-I checked with the harbourmaster

-and they sell it in cans.

-What are you going to do then?

-Wash. There's no hot water.

-I have to put

-boiling water in the sink.

-It looks hopeful that we can leave.

-John and I'll be pleased to move on.

-We're heading to the Blaskets

-on the ferry later on.

-We're preparing this morning.

-I'm sorting out

-the diesel and water...

-..and John's doing

-whatever John does.

-Yes, Dilwyn.

-What exactly is John doing?

-BLEEP!

-Ahoy!

-Dilwyn! Dilwyn!

-What?

-What?

-

-Do you know how to work this

-BLEEP!

-What are you doing?

-What are you doing?

-

-I don't know.

-I tried to have a shower

-and it's not bloody working.

-Don't stare,

-just tell me what to do.

-Dilwyn!

-Open the door

-and tell me what to do.

-What?

-What?

-

-Open the door, tell me what to do.

-I don't know, just pull something.

-I don't know, just pull something.

-

-Are the switches on?

-I'll go and check now.

-They are now.

-Dilwyn! Come here a minute.

-No, not again.

-Please!

-OK. Am I doing it right?

-Aaarrrgh!!

-Cold water!

-They head to the Blasket Islands...

-..in the hope

-of seeing Fungie on the way.

-He's the famous dolphin

-that lives here in Dingle Bay.

-He attracts

-thousands of visitors every year.

-There's Fungie. Did you see Fungie?

-Yes, hundreds of times.

-I've seen plenty of them.

-This dolphin

-brings in millions of pounds.

-Look at all these boats.

-That one's too close to me.

-Fungie's a real money spinner.

-This'd be

-a good job for you in Bala.

-Get a monkey and take photos of

-tourists with it on their shoulders.

-The Blasket Islands are exceptional.

-It was a community

-of Irish speakers at one time...

-..and was a source of literature.

-It's great being out here.

-I've just spotted a minke whale.

-Because I want to sail this way

-early tomorrow morning...

-..it gives me a chance to

-familiarize myself with the coast...

-..and see exactly where

-the sound into Blasket Island is.

-We're coming up to Blasket now...

-..at considerable speed.

-There are rocks everywhere here,

-so I can't see the way through.

-There are rocks

-close to the port and starboard...

-..so I'm glad I'm here.

-It's very dramatic here

-and I'm looking forward...

-..to bringing the Mystique

-through here tomorrow at dawn.

-John's enjoying the view

-from the cosiness of the cabin.

-We've one more

-perilous journey to make...

-..and I'm not sure

-if John will enjoy it.

-We're going ashore in a tender.

-I didn't know

-you felt so strongly about me.

-And here they are, in the enchanting

-tranquillity of the Great Blasket...

-..the largest of six islands.

-The community of Irish speakers

-ceased in 1953...

-..when inhabitants were

-forced to leave by the government.

-Having read so much

-about this place...

-..I can imagine

-all these little houses.

-I can hear

-the clamour of the residents.

-It feels as if they're still here.

-In the book, it describes

-the houses facing each other.

-People went from house to house,

-never locking doors.

-They looked out to sea

-and the children played.

-They kept seagulls as pets.

-The community was remarkable

-and very primitive.

-I'm enchanted by the island.

-So am I. It's a special feeling

-being here. I'm glad I came.

-There's the beach over there...

-..where the children

-would paddle and fish.

-Look at those seals.

-Look that way. They're

-the black things in the water.

-They used to eat them, of course,

-and used their fat as lamp oil.

-Blue skies are trying to break

-through. Bodes well for tomorrow.

-We're coming here tomorrow.

-This is the main channel.

-Then there are three waypoints -

-one in its mouth...

-..one in the middle and one at the

-end, where we turn for the islands.

-There are two channels

-but I daren't venture over there.

-They look very dangerous.

-They've turned this into a hostel,

-where you can stay in tranquillity.

-Very nice.

-I think they've opened

-a little cafe next door...

-..where they serve tea and scones.

-Fancy it?

-(MOUTHS)

-Food again.

-A hundred thousand welcomes, John.

-Thanks.

-Two cups of teas, please.

-Would you like milk?

-Yes, milk, but no sugar.

-Cool. I'll be with you in a minute.

-They couldn't have had scones,

-otherwise John would've had some.

-It's a great place to have a cuppa.

-Ever had a cuppa in a better place?

-Ever had a cuppa in a better place?

-

-No, never.

-Thank you very much. Dilwyn.

-There you go, Dil.

-Why did you come to the Blaskets

-to live? What appeals to you?

-I was part of the rat race...

-..and it took its toll on my body.

-I wanted to

-escape from the big world...

-..the hectic world

-that's all around nowadays.

-There's something

-in the land and language here...

-..that gives a person strength.

-I want to transfer

-that strength to my body and mind.

-How important is this island in

-terms of literature and language?

-I think people find it

-harder to write creatively...

-..when they lead busy lives.

-Life is simple for people here.

-Life revolves around work here...

-..in the fields, out fishing at sea.

-When they started writing...

-..this simplicity

-came out in their work.

-They didn't care

-about other people's opinions...

-..only about the lives they led.

-They wrote about

-the experience of life.

-Bainne?

-Milk. From the cow.

-From the cow.

-Bo is buwch in Welsh.

-Bo, buachaill.

-Buachaill, the boy.

-The boy who steered the cow

-up the bothar, the road...

-..the way of the cow.

-Bothar, buachaill and bo.

-SPEAKS IRISH

-And I'll get the milk now!

-John and Dilwyn are enamoured

-with the island's literature.

-Many inhabitants recorded

-their literature for posterity...

-..at the beginning

-of the 20th century.

-Among them was Tomas O'Crohan,

-author of The Islandman.

-You see this old house?

-10 children

-were raised in the house...

-..by the author

-who wrote the book about the island.

-I read that too.

-Most of them died at a young age.

-Well, many of them,

-and the rest went to America.

-Someone's restored it.

-Pretty, isn't it?

-Pretty, isn't it?

-

-Yes, fair play.

-Let's catch the boat home, Dilwyn.

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-After visiting

-the Blasket Islands...

-..they were sailing

-to Ireland's other famous islands.

-There's no breeze at the moment...

-..but as the day wears on, there'll

-be a strong breeze from land.

-We'll use engine power.

-At first light the following day,

-they finally leave Dingle.

-Farewell, Dingle.

-It was a longer stay than expected.

-We spent a good few days here.

-This is today's challenge.

-A 15-hour voyage

-across the wild Atlantic...

-..to the Aran Islands.

-HIGH PITCHED BLEEP

-What's that?

-What's that noise?

-I don't know. I thought it was you.

-The engine's overheating.

-Oh, dear.

-The Mistress Wilful overheated once.

-This isn't meant to happen

-to the Mystique.

-The engine's overheating

-in this one again.

-I can smell the fumes from the heat.

-Oh, flipping heck!

-This doesn't sound healthy.

-John looks pitiful,

-and he has reason to worry.

-There's hot water

-all over the floor, so I take it...

-There's what?

-There's what?

-

-Hot water everywhere.

-On the floor?

-As far as I can tell,

-everything looks normal.

-We'll have to hoist the sails

-and sail her back into Dingle.

-How about a tow?

-Yes, we can be towed.

-And that's what happened.

-They were towed.

-Luckily, the production company's

-film crew had been following them.

-OK?

-They had no choice

-but to head back to Dingle.

-It's a tragedy

-because we were doing so well.

-Something's happened to the engine.

-The wind posed a problem. It was

-blowing in the wrong direction.

-We were lucky it happened

-before we reached the Blaskets.

-It could've been a lot worse.

-Have you seen Fungie?

-Have you seen Fungie?

-

-No.

-Even Fungie's come to laugh at us!

-This is an angry face

-because I am angry.

-It's just so heart-breaking.

-All our planning

-and all the things we've prepared...

-..in terms of today's voyage,

-the tide and so on...

-..we've lost all that now.

-That one? I can't.

-Did you get one?

-Did you get one?

-

-No, it's too far! Have you done it?

-Yes.

-He's heartbroken and I'm fed up.

-When there are problems at sea,

-there's no point hiding from them.

-We have to deal with the problem,

-find out what's wrong with her...

-..and repair it.

-It's all part of the... fun.

-I wouldn't call it fun.

-The problem now is,

-we're busy running out of options...

-..of where to go

-within the time frame.

-We also have to consider

-the weather over the weekend.

-There are two obvious options.

-The small harbour of Fenit...

-..the other side of Dingle.

-We have to make difficult

-choices now, in terms of safety.

-We still don't know

-what's wrong with the engine...

-..until we find an expert.

-We think we've found the problem.

-There's a water heating system

-on board which runs on the engine.

-There was a hole

-in one of the pipes.

-It wasn't close to the engine...

-..so hopefully it's drained

-the engine's water cooling system.

-We've fired her up and she's

-in gear, so fingers' crossed.

-Luckily, there was

-an engineer at the harbour.

-A shy Irishman who didn't want

-to be filmed, but he knew his stuff!

-It's been more or less repaired.

-It's been more or less repaired.

-

-Yes. Whoa now. "More or less?"

-I thought I heard him say

-it was repaired.

-Yes, but we need coolant and so on.

-We have to tidy her up.

-But she's been repaired.

-He said, "Underline that."

-It's been running for 10 minutes

-and it seems fine.

-We're OK to go.

-Goodbye, Dingle,

-though I'm very fond of you.

-I'll be pleased to leave this place.

-Ta-ta, Dingle, once again.

-Onwards to Fenit Harbour

-in Tralee Bay.

-They will stay a night...

-..before reconsidering

-sailing to the Aran Islands.

-I wouldn't mind giving

-that

-BLEEP!

-fish a kiss now!

-That Fungie!

-We can see the gap now.

-Blasket Sound

-is straight ahead of us.

-We want to pass through that way.

-It's not

-the easiest place in the world.

-It's the wrong tide too.

-We're hours' late, aren't we?

-The tide has turned and

-we're facing it at its strongest...

-..but there isn't much wind.

-It might be a bit bumpy...

-..for two miles.

-Are we coming into the sound now?

-I'm looking

-for its mouth at the moment.

-There are so many ways

-you think you'd be able to go.

-That's what

-makes this sound so dangerous.

-It's important that you

-recognize the correct sound.

-There are three in all.

-There are three in all.

-

-But we're here at the right tide.

-No, we're not.

-We've come at the wrong time.

-I hope the Mystique

-has enough oomph to get us through.

-It's a bit choppy,

-what with the tide and the wind.

-Should I hold on?

-Should I hold on?

-

-If I spread my legs, I'll be fine.

-Hold on!

-Almost through it.

-Her strong engine has pushed us

-through it, to be honest.

-Faster than I thought,

-against such a tide.

-Thank goodness the engine

-is pulling like it should.

-See that mountain

-with its summit in the clouds?

-That's Mount Brandon.

-Can you see

-a kind of nose in front of it?

-That's called Sron Broin.

-Sron means nose.

-What do you think Broin means?

-It means crow.

-That's where Bendigeidfran

-comes from.

-They call that Bendigeidfran's nose.

-Nearby is Tampan Broin.

-Tampan?

-Tampan. It's like a type of drum.

-But it also means a bum cheek.

-Bendigeidfran's bum cheek!

-Branwen

-married the King of Connacht.

-Do you remember them fleeing,

-with the armies in pursuit?

-He laid down across that bay

-for his army to cross over him.

-"He would be a leader,

-let him be a bridge."

-I'm not too sure sometimes.

-Something's repeating on me.

-It's coming back up.

-I'm about to be sick.

-That blooming crab.

-You said you'd had a simple crab.

-It wasn't the crab.

-What then?

-Did you have sauce with it?

-It must've been a rich sauce.

-HE VOMITS

-He was boasting last night

-that he'd had a simple seafood meal.

-No sauces or anything.

-We slept on the boat last night

-and all I could smell was garlic!

-You're not meant to eat rich foods

-when you go sailing.

-Do you want

-a drink of water or something?

-At last,

-Fenit Harbour comes into view.

-They say it was from here

-that Saint Brendon...

-..set sail to discover America.

-The Irish think they discovered it.

-There's a statue of him

-pointing out to sea.

-Since Dilwyn didn't plot the course

-to the harbour on the chart...

-..they had to rely on John's iPad.

-Of all the voyages we've been on...

-..the pilotage and all the quarrels

-and misunderstandings...

-..this afternoon's

-worked really well.

-The Fenit Harbourmaster

-was there to greet them.

-We've been through a lot today.

-Things have gone wrong.

-We're in a quiet harbour now...

-..and we're alright for tonight.

-Tomorrow's another day.

-We'll leave it up to fate.

-That's the best way.

-I'm ready for bed.

-Next time,

-they steer the Mystique...

-..to the jaws of the Atlantic

-and will hopefully sail...

-..to the famous Aran Islands.

-I'll remember this place

-for a long time.

-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.

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