Pennod 4 Wil ac Aeron

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-We're Wil and Aeron,

-farmers from the Dyfi Valley.

-From the Andean peaks

-to Scandinavian glaciers...

-..we've experienced rural life

-all over the world.

-In this series,

-our travels take us to Scotland.

-Welcome to Scotland. We made it.

-We're realizing a childhood dream.

-We're on a road trip...

-..in a camper van

-rescued from a scrapyard.

-We're hoping that it will survive

-a trip of over 1,500 miles.

-We're normally best friends.

-I'm in the wrong blooming lane.

-I'm in the wrong blooming lane.

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-Just go round.

-A month in each other's pockets

-is asking for trouble.

-National Park, Highlands!

-We'll have new experiences...

-..and challenge each other.

-We'll see the traditional...

-It's perfect.

-It's perfect.

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-..and the modern.

-It's nice.

-Beyond the cities,

-Irn-Bru and haggis...

-..we'll see huge estates,

-mountains and distant islands.

-I can't get my head round

-the scale of it.

-We seek the difference

-between two ways of life.

-This time, we leave the mainland

-and head for the Hebrides.

-We see how fishing is worth 500m

-to Scotland's economy annually.

-It's changed!

-We're sons of the soil, trying our

-hands at life on the ocean wave.

-I want to go back!

-We venture to the islands' salty air

-to learn exactly how to live here.

-We join a boat's crew to face

-the challenge of life as fishermen.

-# If you see the sunbeams

-shining out through the sun

-# You know what's happening #

-How does it go?

-I've never heard

-such a thing in my life.

-The van has done over 400 miles

-since leaving home.

-We're now venturing

-another 200 miles to Uig...

-..to catch a ferry

-to the Outer Hebrides.

-Along the way,

-we're seeing Scotland at its best.

-I don't feel like a tourist. Do you?

-I don't feel like a tourist. Do you?

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-A bit. We look like tourists.

-We've got tweed caps,

-we're in a camper van.

-We stop at the tourist sites,

-like Loch Ness.

-That does tick the tourist box.

-When you're in Scotland,

-there are some things you must see.

-There it is.

-Loch Ness.

-Over 1,000 sightings, they reckon.

-It may have been there, but not now.

-It may have been there, but not now.

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-What? Have they caught it?

-Maybe it's dead.

-Maybe it's dead.

-

-Then it would still be there.

-Dead or alive, it'd be there.

-Come and see

-the dead Loch Ness Monster!

-It would have decayed!

-It would have decayed!

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-Not in the water.

-It would if it came out.

-Water preserves it.

-No, it doesn't.

-No, it doesn't.

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-It does.

-I never heard such rubbish.

-We're crossing to an island

-about half the size of Anglesey...

-..that's open

-to the Atlantic wind and waves.

-We'll sample life

-in a port community...

-..and spend time with workers...

-..in one of the UK's hardest,

-coldest, wettest and riskiest jobs.

-It's a 105-minute trip

-to North Uist.

-I hope it clears up.

-They say the scenery is magnificent.

-It's calm, I must say.

-I'm quite comfortable.

-Not like everyone at sea!

-We have two days

-on a fishing boat ahead of us.

-If he feels like this now,

-God help him!

-Here we are.

-Uist.

-Uist.

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-Uist.

-Uist.

-Ist.

-Ist.

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-Uist.

-We're there, thank heavens!

-My luck doesn't improve.

-We swap a big ship

-for a small boat.

-There's no time to waste. We're here

-to fish and the clock is ticking.

-This is Cai,

-a crew member on the Charlotte Ann.

-He moved here from Waunfawr

-about four years ago.

-I feel fine so far.

-It's fine here.

-Wait until we pass that rock.

-Does it change then?

-Does it change then?

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-We're out and exposed beyond that.

-It's a bit more rocky-rolly!

-Rocky-rolly?

-No wonder it's rocky-rolly!

-There's nothing but water

-between here and America.

-The Outer Hebrides bear the brunt

-of the Atlantic's storms.

-Boat owner Donald has invested

-in expensive sonar equipment.

-It shows the exact location

-of the baskets on the sea bed.

-This is the sea bed beneath us.

-It's a map of the sea bed?

-That shows where the gear is,

-and the shore.

-It moves as the boat moves.

-So that you know

-where to look for them?

-I didn't expect to see

-so much technology in fishing.

-Donald here is a fisherman,

-and I'm a farmer.

-I stand on a mountain or in a field,

-looking out at the sheep.

-Donald has the same attitude.

-He comes to the stern of the boat

-and looks out across the sea.

-He knows the best places to fish.

-I can identify with him, in a way.

-It's odd to see a man

-doing that at sea.

-It's not a natural place

-for a man to be, if you ask me.

-This is a prawn fishing boat

-which fishes local waters.

-This is our first job.

-Cutting mackerel, I think they are.

-This is the bait

-that goes in the baskets.

-Our job is to cut them in half.

-Prawns are big fans of these.

-These have been brined

-in tubs on the shore.

-They don't smell too bad, actually.

-Do they?

-Do they?

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-No, they're not bad.

-But I had a big breakfast,

-so I'm OK for the time being.

-Right, the next job.

-Don't lean too far, William.

-The sea's fairly calm today,

-but there is the odd big wave.

-No, I'm fine so far.

-I'm trying to look up,

-focus on the horizon.

-Trying not to look down.

-So far...

-..I'm OK.

-We're restocking them with these...

-..which will attract...

-..the prawns.

-Then we restack them

-and they're ready to go back.

-I'm just stacking these.

-William's loading the fresh bait

-and I'm stacking.

-It's important that the ropes

-are in the right place...

-..so that they don't tangle up.

-Cai and the crew

-spend about ten hours a day...

-..going from place to place

-laying the baskets, or creels.

-They're left

-on the sea bed overnight.

-You realize immediately

-that you're part of a team.

-It's important

-that everyone does his job.

-I don't want to be a pain

-or to get in their way...

-..but I feel

-that I'm holding up well so far.

-We have to stand back now

-because this can be dangerous.

-It is dangerous.

-Your foot could get caught

-in the rope and you'd be swept out.

-This is quite a dangerous aspect

-of the job.

-You'd either get swept out

-or break an ankle.

-There are a lot of dangers.

-You can't mess around in this job.

-You can't mess around in this job.

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-No, and not just this.

-There are windows.

-Big waves can sweep you overboard.

-You get a good wage

-but it's danger money, in a way.

-They can go, to hell with it!

-Give it a kick!

-One-nil!

-One-nil!

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-It's a goal!

-Good.

-Deep sea fishing is Britain's

-most dangerous occupation.

-On average, eleven workers

-lose their lives every year.

-Recently, Cai almost added

-to the statistics.

-Three months ago,

-I was on a boat like this one.

-There was just me as skipper

-and one crewman.

-It started to take on water...

-..when we were hauling,

-as you were doing earlier.

-We could feel the boat

-getting heavier on one side.

-We checked the hold,

-and there was water in it.

-It was taking on water

-and starting to sink.

-Water came into the engine room

-and everything.

-We called the RNLI,

-and they came out with a pump.

-They pumped out the water.

-We managed to make it back

-to the marina with the boat...

-..and beached it.

-The tide was in our favour that day.

-The tide was in our favour that day.

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-Was the sea rough?

-Yes, it wasn't all that dissimilar

-to how it was today.

-A boat like this one

-can earn 10,000 on a good day.

-The high wages do attract some,

-but it's not for everyone.

-To be honest, I don't think

-my stomach is suited to the sea.

-As Wil turned green,

-we headed for home.

-We'll be back tomorrow...

-..to see if we can get

-the prized catch to market on time.

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-We're back in the van

-after a hard morning at sea...

-..on the same narrow road

-that runs around the island.

-We want to get to know Uist

-and its people.

-There's no town here,

-only a shop, a school, a pub...

-..and the odd house

-dotted around the bare hills.

-The weather's effects are evident.

-At first glance, it seems

-a tough place in which to live.

-That's the first tree we've seen.

-Or the first copse.

-It's very similar to Trawsfynydd.

-# Trawsfynydd tros ei feini #

-Carry on.

-# Troedio wnest ei llethrau hi

-# Hunaist ymhell ohoni #

-What a line!

-Is that a real song

-or did you just make it up?

-Cai has invited us over.

-Hello!

-He's only 21,

-but a fisherman's salary...

-..allows him to drive a smart Audi

-and to buy a house for his family.

-This is Alfie, who's eleven months.

-He's a big lad.

-Cai followed his father here.

-How long have you lived here?

-How long have you lived here?

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-Three and a half years.

-Tegid and his wife

-live in a cottage nearby.

-We catch up with him

-gathering periwinkles on the beach.

-Why did you choose

-to come here of all places?

-We came here on holiday

-three or four times.

-It was so nice here

-that we just decided to move.

-It's so quiet.

-It's so quiet.

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-You wanted a peaceful life.

-Do you sing as you work, Tegid?

-No, but I talk to myself.

-What do you talk about?

-Periwinkles!

-Tegid gets about 2 a sack

-for the periwinkles.

-It's not much, but it's enough

-for his simple way of life.

-Do you need to be

-a special type of person...

-..to live somewhere like this?

-Fix and make do,

-not going out and buying new.

-If something breaks,

-I try to mend it myself.

-Not just popping to the shop

-to get something.

-I'll try to sort it out

-and get it to work somehow.

-Jack of all trades?

-Jack of all trades?

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-Jack of all trades, yes.

-It's a good outlook on life.

-Yes, it is.

-You've moved here.

-Looking back at Wales...

-..what would you say

-are the biggest differences?

-The way of life.

-There's no rush to do anything.

-Tomorrow will do, or next week.

-No watch, and usually, no phone.

-No watch, and usually, no phone.

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-You use the tide as a watch.

-Yes, exactly.

-It's a nice way to live,

-for me, anyway.

-Marmite. Love it or hate it.

-The beaches are different.

-That beach is golden white,

-Like a postcard.

-Yes.

-Right, do you know what time it is?

-Time for food?

-Time for food?

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-Lobster time!

-Our first day on Uist ends in style.

-I've been a bit heavy-handed.

-I bought chillies in the shop.

-They didn't strike me

-as being all that hot...

-..but the air's heavy

-with chilli at the moment!

-Cai has bought langoustines

-and a big lobster for us to cook.

-Oh, it's nice!

-After washing up,

-it's early to bed for us.

-Tomorrow, we're against the clock

-from the crack of dawn.

-The Charlotte Ann leaves harbour

-soon after dawn...

-..on our second day on Uist.

-It's changed!

-There's a lot more...

-The waves are bigger!

-All is not well with Wil!

-We're fishing for prawns,

-and we're against the clock.

-We must collect

-and process the catch...

-..and get it to market

-by the end of the day.

-I'll do what I can while I can,

-in case I throw up.

-Scottish boats catch 500,000 tonnes

-of fish and shellfish annually.

-About 80% of the catch

-is exported to Europe.

-The captain, Donald, starts to raise

-the baskets we laid yesterday.

-The catch will have to be

-on its way in a few hours.

-This race is the crew's living.

-This race is the crew's living.

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-I can see the appeal.

-I could see the appeal

-when you turned up in a Range Rover!

-The baskets are full,

-and there's lots to do...

-..but some are slowing the process.

-I'm quite keen on surf and turf...

-..and the odd prawn sandwich.

-But seeing them like this...

-..they're not very pretty!

-I was going to put my finger

-in the claw to test its strength.

-But I used a knife instead.

-They pinch so hard,

-you can hear crunching.

-Let it go!

-Let it go!

-Let it go!

-That's enough play!

-We need to sort the catch by size

-and hurry back to harbour.

-The ferry is about to dock...

-..and it'll leave port whether

-the catch is on board or not.

-The two of us are ready

-to head back to shore.

-Drop your guard for a second,

-and you're flying across the boat.

-I don't think it's for me.

-I'm happier on dry land.

-I want to go back now!

-I want to go back now!

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-Back and forth.

-Just think, back and forth.

-Up and...

-..down!

-When you're ready, Donald,

-we'll go home.

-Give me the mountains any day!

-I doff my hat to these fishermen.

-They need experience, bravery

-and a strong stomach to do this job!

-Away!

-You stand there.

-Here you go.

-Thanks.

-Thanks.

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-How much time do we have?

-Is the lorry in its way?

-Is the lorry in its way?

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-We've got about half an hour here.

-This is important.

-The smaller ones go into crates

-and the bigger ones go into baskets.

-They're loaded into a van,

-then onto a lorry...

-..to reach the mainland quickly.

-It's all hands on deck,

-quite literally.

-A week's worth of catches

-is kept fresh in the port.

-This is a good way

-of working with nature.

-They use nature

-to keep the fish fresh.

-It's like a big fridge.

-You're doing a fine job, Aeron.

-You're doing a fine job, Aeron.

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-Thanks, Wil.

-You can see over there

-that the ferry has docked.

-There's a bit of a rush now...

-..to get all these into the van

-and onto the ferry.

-I'm sure

-I've got a hole in my wellingtons.

-As we reach the jetty, we see

-that someone has stolen our place.

-But there's no panic -

-everyone helps each other.

-As I see it, this is the only way

-to live on this island.

-Co-operating,

-and getting on with everyone.

-Even if you don't always agree,

-just bite your tongue.

-This is a special lorry,

-a state-of-the-art mobile factory.

-It takes the catch of every boat

-on Uist to markets across Europe.

-Do you want us to pass them up?

-Do you want us to pass them up?

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-Aye.

-There are tonnes of prawns to shift,

-but the crew's nowhere to be seen.

-I really didn't expect all this.

-I expected a lorry

-with a fridge on it.

-Come on, Cai!

-Come on, Cai!

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-I have to sort the tank out.

-These tanks are full of saltwater

-to keep the fish alive.

-When they reach their destination,

-they'll still be totally fresh.

-Cai!

-Cai!

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-Shut the door!

-Move forward!

-Don't be slick on the clutch!

-I'm not loading them again.

-I'm not loading them again.

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-Watch that lever.

-Close it.

-There we are,

-just like that, job done.

-I'm soaked. What about you?

-I wore a coat.

-I wore a coat.

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-Very wise.

-Can you manage over there?

-You're alright, are you?

-I get the feeling

-that we're being used!

-Job done. Well done us!

-Everyone's happy

-and stinking of fish.

-That's the most fun we've had.

-Working on the boat, then unloading.

-The banter while we carried the fish

-to the lorry.

-It was like shearing day.

-A team ethic,

-and everyone teasing each other.

-You're right.

-I don't think

-you'll make a fisherman.

-You were like

-the colours of the rainbow.

-You went from red-cheeked

-and content to being green!

-I feared the worst, I really did.

-But everyone enjoyed

-making fun of me.

-If I've made anyone happy,

-that's fine by me.

-I was very happy.

-I bet you were.

-This van stinks.

-Blimey!

-I haven't farted.

-I haven't farted.

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-I think it's coming from outside.

-Is the lobster still in the fridge?

-Is the lobster still in the fridge?

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-There's some left.

-You don't think...

-It's probably fine.

-Throw it in a ditch, Aeron.

-From sea to ditch.

-Pip, pip, pip, pip! Eat that!

-They don't get lobster

-for breakfast often!

-As our Scottish trip winds up...

-..we meet a family sticking firmly

-to the old traditions.

-If I had a horse, I'd feel like

-Clint Eastwood or John Wayne!

-And after travelling over 600 miles,

-we realize a unique ambition.

-It's perfect.

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