Pennod 6 Codi Hwyl

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-Previously on Codi Hwyl...

-..John Pierce Jones and Dilwyn

-Morgan sailed from Fenit Harbour...

-..to Inis Mor,

-the largest of the Aran Islands.

-The Connemara coast

-is the next port of call...

-..before embarking

-on the long journey home.

-But where in Connemara? They hadn't

-decided before leaving Kilronan.

-Well, here we are,

-back on the boat...

-..ready for our voyage to Connemara.

-We had intended going to Ros a' Mhil

-but the weather's against us...

-..so we're

-heading to Roundstone instead.

-I've a problem,

-and it's a major one.

-You know

-you want to go to Roundstone?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-

-We can't.

-Why?

-Why?

-

-The chart I've got...

-..doesn't cover

-as far north as Roundstone.

-I don't have the right charts.

-It just so happens that I have them

-on my iPad and my phone.

-This is John's big moment.

-And the iPad's.

-Roundstone it is, then!

-By covert means, by covert means.

-And an iPad.

-It was time

-to steer the Mystique northwards.

-Ta-ta, Kilronan.

-Goodbye.

-I've enjoyed myself immensely here.

-The place has changed

-beyond recognition, in a way.

-There are good things and bad things

-but mostly good things on the whole.

-The food was amazing

-everywhere on the island.

-I can tell

-you've already had nice food today.

-These were

-clean trousers for Roundstone.

-A slice of bacon fell on them

-and left a greasy stain.

-He's a messy eater.

-Honestly, you have no idea.

-He's covered in stains.

-That's a sign of great food!

-I'll never forget the Black Fort.

-It was incredible, wasn't it?

-I noticed a plaque in Kilronan...

-..where Chay Blyth

-and John Ridgway landed...

-..after rowing across the Atlantic.

-They quarrelled.

-It was a massive quarrel.

-One of them, I'm not sure which one,

-had been an officer in the army...

-..and the other had been a corporal.

-He pulled rank halfway across.

-He pulled rank halfway across.

-

-Though you've been an officer...

-..you can't pull rank on me...

-..halfway through the voyage

-from Connemara to Cardiff.

-OK, I won't!

-It's a relatively short journey

-of four hours...

-..to Roundstone, Connemara, which is

-almost 50 miles west of Galway.

-We're crossing

-the famous Galway Bay now...

-..where the sun will go down.

-# And watch the sun go down

-on Galway Bay

-# Galway Bay #

-Great, isn't it? It's beautiful.

-Cuppa?

-Do you want one of these?

-Do you want one of these?

-

-No, thanks.

-I had a full Irish breakfast.

-Your stomach's better, then?

-As long as I

-don't eat anything too rich, Dilwyn.

-Have one of these, then.

-Have one of these, then.

-

-I'm full.

-Enough for a man,

-too much for a pig.

-Are you sure you don't want one?

-No.

-I'm full. Stop it.

-I'll put them there

-in case you want one.

-Seeing as you've left them there,

-I might as well eat one.

-Enough for a man,

-too much for a pig.

-We're leaving Galway Bay at last...

-..and heading northwards...

-..to look for Roundstone,

-which is in Connemara.

-It's a lovely morning

-but no wind, unfortunately...

-..so we have to use engine power.

-We're firing up the engine

-rather than hoisting the sail.

-We'll take it easy. I'm looking

-forward to doing some pilotage.

-But I still feel aggrieved

-that I haven't got my chart.

-I'm in John's hands.

-Roundstone isn't very far

-from the mountain range...

-..they call The Bens,

-The Three Bens.

-Ben-Efactor,

-Ben-Evolent and Ben-Eficial!

-I don't think so.

-The Twelve Bens are the 12 peaks...

-..to the northeast of Roundstone.

-Binn Bhraoin, Binn Fraoigh

-and 10 others!

-Although it was a challenge...

-..I think the Wild Atlantic Way

-was worth doing, wasn't it?

-It was very special.

-It was a unique experience.

-I feel

-as if I've achieved something...

-..even though

-I'm mostly sitting down.

-We'll have to head home soon.

-I'd prefer to go Wednesday night.

-We'd get a night under our belt.

-Night-time sailing is nice.

-I, on the other hand,

-hate sailing at night.

-I'm a daytime sailor. A day skipper.

-I'll have to work on him to get him

-to leave on Wednesday night.

-There's bad weather on the way...

-..and we've 400 miles to cover

-on our journey back to Wales.

-I'll work on him over

-the coming days. Wednesday night.

-How long will it take us?

-How long will it take us?

-

-I'd allow four days.

-We could do it in that time without

-stopping anywhere on the way.

-In all kinds of weather?

-In all kinds of weather?

-

-Yes. Time to go home.

-John doesn't look too keen

-to be going home.

-What's that tower over there?

-What's that tower over there?

-

-I don't know.

-I'm sure it watched over this bay

-at some time.

-The British built a lot

-during the Napoleonic Wars...

-..but that looks older.

-Perhaps that scum Cromwell built it

-to oppress the natives.

-He was a blackguard of a man.

-He was a

-BLEEP!

-John, the great historian,

-has his say.

-We're going in

-between the small islands.

-Yes, we're going

-through the middle of them.

-There's

-a group of islands in this bay.

-Roundstone's

-one up from the arms of this bay.

-What do you call this type of coast?

-Ackapydalgio or something.

-Yes.

-What was it again?

-Ackapydalgio?

-Arpagelico? No, that's not right.

-I can't remember.

-I can't remember.

-

-What is it, Geoff?

-Archipelago.

-Archipelago. Geoff knows.

-I don't know what it means.

-Just lots of islands, I think.

-Lucky they have

-an intelligent cameraman!

-It's very windy.

-He's gone to the loo now.

-He took down his trousers

-in order to do his business...

-..and when he pulled them up, half

-his life jacket's in his pants.

-The air is blue down below!

-What was all that whingeing

-and wincing for in the toilet?

-I went for a pee with this on.

-I had to

-sit down like a woman to pee.

-As I tried to lift my trousers, the

-crotch strap had gone into my pants!

-I couldn't get it out

-without injuring myself badly!

-Hopeless!

-Thanks for that, lads.

-Onwards to Roundstone quick sharp.

-Did I say quick sharp?

-Ow! My knee!

-My sciatica's playing up!

-Have you got it?

-Have you got it?

-

-No! Go, go, go!

-Go closer to it, Dilwyn!

-Have you got it?

-Have you got it?

-

-No!

-Hook it.

-People on the quay

-are laughing at us.

-Go closer.

-You're going further away.

-Closer, closer, closer, closer!

-Have you got it?

-Have you got it?

-

-No!

-Come closer, then, you

-BLEEP!

-Have you got it?

-No!

-You're reversing every time!

-He's been trying to pick up

-the buoy for 15 minutes.

-Don't lie. Get closer to it.

-Hallelujah! Finally!

-After all that hassle,

-the Mystique is moored safely.

-A chance to wander and see

-the sights of Roundstone village.

-It's a lovely little harbour,

-isn't it?

-Old-fashioned.

-Twee, as they say.

-Yes, but look at these old pubs...

-..they look like taverns,

-not places that serve food.

-It's very bohemian, so they say.

-It's an interesting harbour.

-It's an interesting harbour.

-

-Yes, it's been well designed.

-It's designed

-with the weather in mind.

-A Scotsman called Nimmo designed it.

-One end of the harbour

-is closer to land than the other.

-Was he drunk when he designed it?

-Was he drunk when he designed it?

-

-No, he wasn't drunk!

-It's just been specially designed.

-The Mystique is fine there.

-The Mystique is fine there.

-

-Yes, she looks good.

-Let's go for a walk.

-Let's go for a walk.

-

-Cuppa?

-Lovely place.

-It's very arty. A lot of artists

-live here. Famous ones at that.

-Like who?

-Do you have to ask

-awkward questions?

-One I know of

-belonged to the Yeats family.

-Jess Yates?

-Jess Yates?

-

-WB Yeats, you ignoramus!

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-John Pierce Jones and Dilwyn Morgan

-are in Roundstone, Connemara...

-..an area teeming with lakes.

-John has brought Dilwyn

-to the banks of Lough Gowla.

-Why have you dragged me

-to the middle of nowhere?

-It's very pretty, isn't it?

-It's very pretty, isn't it?

-

-Very nice. What are we doing here?

-This is Connemara at its best.

-I've a surprise for you, Dilwyn.

-You'll be thrilled.

-It's worth getting up early

-and coming out here.

-You'll see why in a moment.

-Patience, my friend. Patience.

-Are we going for a walk?

-Are we going for a walk?

-

-No.

-I wanted to thank you for all

-your hard work during our trip.

-You've brought us through

-great difficulties. Thank you.

-This is your present.

-Are you taking me out in a boat?

-On a lake?

-On a lake?

-

-No.

-I've hired this boat,

-the lake and a gillie...

-..for you

-to go fly fishing for salmon.

-That's your present.

-That's your present.

-

-Thank you. That's great.

-I'll enjoy that. I haven't done it

-for years. Thank you, John.

-Do you have something for me?

-No, sorry. I haven't had a chance.

-Better think of something, Dilwyn.

-OK, I'll sit down as soon as I can.

-Great, isn't it? I'm going fishing.

-Thank you, John.

-Sit down. You're rocking the boat.

-Don't, Dilwyn!

-Not a single bite so far.

-We've already cast.

-It took me a while to cast

-because I got tangled up.

-Dilwyn was annoyed with me

-and made me move away from him.

-We're trying to trawl now...

-..and drag the flies through the

-water because it became dangerous.

-There were flies everywhere.

-I'll cast again in a moment.

-The gillie says we're the first

-since 1963 not to catch a thing.

-It was about time

-their luck changed.

-A sardine. You've caught a sardine!

-That's a massive one.

-Enough for two!

-Doesn't matter about its size,

-I've caught one.

-Another little one.

-There are lots of little ones.

-It's still great.

-The little ones are nice.

-Oh, no!

-Behemoth!

-How do you catch two?

-Take your time, yeah?

-I'm caught up in my coat.

-The hook's gone right in my coat.

-He's caught his ear!

-I've had enough now.

-I've been caught my coat.

-I've ripped my coat

-and I almost lost my shirt.

-I want food too. Can we go now?

-You've had your present.

-OK. What shall we have for lunch?

-Steak and kidney pie?

-Beans on toast? Definitely not fish.

-OK, Jonny,

-I think we can go home now.

-Back in Roundstone...

-..purely by accident, Dilwyn

-bumps into Anwen Kilian from Llyn.

-She's very much at home here.

-She's been coming to Connemara

-on holiday for 20 years.

-But what are Anwen and Dilwyn doing

-in a bodhran shop?

-I'm a hopeless shopper.

-I've no idea what to get.

-Anwen's been coming here for years,

-so she knows about this shop.

-But I don't know what to get him.

-Dei and Pauline!

-How are you? Come an join me.

-We'll have a cuppa.

-I met Dei and Pauline,

-who are both Welsh speakers...

-..on Facebook.

-I had the shock of my life

-yesterday.

-I heard, "Crikey, it's Dilwyn

-Ty'n Pwll!" I thought, who's that?

-And it was you.

-I haven't seen you for...

-30 years?

-30 years?

-

-Since our school days.

-It's longer than that

-since we were at school.

-You're looking good.

-You're looking good.

-

-40 years.

-You're just as I remember you.

-You're just as I remember you.

-

-Just that my hair's shorter...

-..and I'm three stone heavier!

-Hello. Malachy Bodhran.

-Nice to meet you.

-Can I take all your money?

-Can I take all your money?

-

-I want a bodhran for my friend...

-..who I'm sailing with.

-He bought me a gift this morning and

-I want to buy him something back.

-But I don't want to spend

-too much money.

-You're in the right place, I hope.

-You're in the right place, I hope.

-

-It's a lovely place, isn't it?

-It's fantastic.

-I don't know where Dilwyn is.

-He's gone wandering.

-So you came here

-straight from Fenit?

-No, from the Aran Islands,

-from Inis Mor.

-We had intended

-to go to Ros a' Mhil to meet you...

-..but we were stranded there

-due to bad weather.

-This is the art room, we say. This

-is where we decorate the bodhrans.

-You mentioned your sailing friend.

-That's a mid-size drum.

-And we can add text to that.

-All of these are hand painted, then?

-All of these are hand painted, then?

-

-Yes.

-Where are you from originally?

-We're both from Pwllheli.

-Have you retired here?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-

-Why did you decide to come here?

-We used to come here

-about twice a year on holiday.

-We'd visit

-different places in Ireland.

-Roundstone 2015.

-I'm getting a special one for him

-with John on it and Roundstone 2015.

-He'll be tearful!

-He'll be tearful!

-

-This goat came from Cork.

-Oh, right.

-It's good and thick skinned.

-John is a bit thick skinned as well,

-so it'll work fine.

-They'll feel at home together.

-It's very nice to meet you. Cheers.

-Cheers.

-John will like that

-because it's quite personal.

-Thank you, sir.

-After shopping,

-Dilwyn returns to the Mystique...

-..to get her ready

-for the voyage home.

-He sends John to Malachy's house,

-the bodhran man.

-Malachy? I'm John.

-John? How are you? Welcome.

-I've something to show you.

-We're having

-a little gathering, John.

-We're going to have a few drinks.

-We're going to have a few drinks.

-

-Is this my surprise?

-You've laid on a party for me?

-How are you?

-Slainte.

-Slainte.

-

-Iechyd da.

-The ham is cooked in cider.

-I'm not sure what's happening here.

-I'm helping myself to food.

-Dilwyn planned to pick this up

-and give it to you.

-It's handmade in Connemara for John.

-Handmade? And you've

-signed it there? Did you make it?

-I did.

-Wow! John. Roundstone.

-It's a hooker.

-It's a hooker.

-

-That's a Galway hooker, yes.

-I don't know how to play it, though.

-I don't know how to play it, though.

-

-That's not bad.

-Thanks a million.

-What a privilege!

-As night approaches...

-..it's time to leave Roundstone.

-We're leaving Ireland...

-..after a journey of a lifetime.

-Cardiff is about 400 miles away and

-the forecast is good, so we'll see.

-But it's going to be tough

-and totally different...

-..from what John has done before.

-He hasn't sailed this far before.

-We'll see how he copes with it.

-Mystique heads for her new home

-in Cardiff Bay.

-Ta-ta, Ireland!

-We're leaving Ireland behind.

-At night, like this.

-Thank you for the drum.

-You got it, then?

-You got it, then?

-

-Yes, with my name on it. I love it.

-You arranged the fishing trip for

-me, so I wanted a souvenir for you.

-Made from goat skin.

-Made from goat skin.

-

-A thick-skinned goat, so he said.

-"It's exceptionally thick skinned,"

-and I said, "Like its new owner!"

-Here we are, our first night at sea.

-We're settling into a routine.

-John's gone below

-to keep warm and get some sleep.

-Tomorrow night, he might be on deck.

-The dawning of a new day.

-I've had a good night's sleep.

-I'll call Number One

-when breakfast's ready.

-It'll be his turn to get into

-a warm bed and go to sleep.

-You can go now.

-There are dolphins over there. A

-bunch of them are splashing around.

-Bere Island is in our sights

-once again, Dilwyn.

-Coming out of the Wild Atlantic Way.

-It was wild as well, wasn't it?

-It was wild as well, wasn't it?

-

-Yes, it was, but we did it.

-You know you had your doubts

-starting out? That made me scared.

-I'd read that the Wild Atlantic Way

-wasn't for wimps...

-..and you said I was inexperienced.

-But I did it

-and I'm pleased I did it.

-We've had a wonderful time

-and met interesting people.

-I'll never forget the views.

-Mizen Head is ahead

-and our beloved Wales.

-Thank you, mate.

-Right, enough of that.

-Go and make dinner!

-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.

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