Bermuda Shipwreck

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:00:00. > :00:00.Now on BBC News, it's time for The Travel Show.

:00:00. > :00:09.This week on The Travel Show, we're in Bermuda.

:00:10. > :00:12.Where I'll be diving into hundreds of years of nautical history,

:00:13. > :00:15.and finding out how a new project will let you explore these

:00:16. > :00:24.That was, quite literally, breathtaking!

:00:25. > :00:28.We head to Canada's remote Cape Breton for a unique taste

:00:29. > :00:37.And, we'll be meeting the couple on a global honeymoon that they hope

:00:38. > :01:14.We start this week in the North Atlantic Ocean.

:01:15. > :01:20.This tiny collection of subtropical islands spans just 22 miles.

:01:21. > :01:36.But they are ringed by more than 200 square miles of coral reef.

:01:37. > :01:38.These beautiful shallow reefs make this island perfect

:01:39. > :01:49.And because of that, these waters have more shipwrecks

:01:50. > :01:56.per square mile than any other place on Earth.

:01:57. > :01:59.It was a shipwreck that brought the first settlers to Bermuda

:02:00. > :02:02.in 1609, when a group of English sailors were caught out

:02:03. > :02:04.by the deceptive reefs surrounding the island.

:02:05. > :02:15.What was the history of this island of Bermuda?

:02:16. > :02:20.A group of people on a sea venture were travelling to America,

:02:21. > :02:22.you know, in the early days of the United States.

:02:23. > :02:25.So basically, Bermuda was discovered by accident?

:02:26. > :02:29.We're surrounded by reef, so much so that it became known

:02:30. > :02:34.People thought that Bermuda was cursed.

:02:35. > :02:40.There are over 300 wrecks around Bermuda.

:02:41. > :02:42.And some, like this one, are still visible above the surface.

:02:43. > :02:49.This wreck, the HMS Vixen, was deliberately sunk

:02:50. > :02:58.They actually sank the Vixen purposely.

:02:59. > :03:02.They wanted to block this natural deepwater channel here.

:03:03. > :03:05.The British wanted to make sure the Royal Naval dockyard was secure.

:03:06. > :03:17.And they felt this was necessary to keep Bermuda a safe place.

:03:18. > :03:21.It's about 200, 220 feet long, I believe.

:03:22. > :03:28.And it's had, you know, over 100 years of coral growing on it.

:03:29. > :03:32.So it's more of a reef than a boat right now, for sure.

:03:33. > :03:39.And, there's a surprise bonus to the tour.

:03:40. > :04:02.The majority of ships here sank with their cargo

:04:03. > :04:09.Some of the horde has been retrieved by divers,

:04:10. > :04:11.and is now housed here at the Bermuda Underwater

:04:12. > :04:20.Now, what we're going to see here is some of the artefacts.

:04:21. > :04:30.And Bermudans today apparently still have them in their dining

:04:31. > :04:35.They also had a lot of crosses on them, and you see

:04:36. > :04:40.Carrying anything from morphine to some opiates.

:04:41. > :04:43.And I have one here, if you'd like to see it?

:04:44. > :04:46.So I'm holding a piece of history here.

:04:47. > :04:55.I remember when I first stood on a wreck, you can see them

:04:56. > :04:59.Do you know what's so surprising, is how something this fragile can

:05:00. > :05:11.They're like a time capsule, a moment in time,

:05:12. > :05:15.And you can see the way people lived, what they carried with them,

:05:16. > :05:24.Seeing these relics is incredible, but it's just a glimpse

:05:25. > :05:49.And now a team of scientists has begun a project that will document

:05:50. > :06:02.the ships in 3D to reveal more about these wrecks than ever before.

:06:03. > :06:07.This 70-metre vessel, the Montana, sunk in 1863.

:06:08. > :06:12.It was used to run supplies to the Confederates

:06:13. > :06:15.during the American Civil War, and is one of the first ships to be

:06:16. > :06:37.digitally recreated using this cutting-edge technology.

:06:38. > :06:40.That was, quite literally, breathtaking!

:06:41. > :06:49.You just have to snorkel, and there you are, on top of this

:06:50. > :06:51.massive wreck that's been there for over 100 years.

:06:52. > :06:56.And you can see so much detail as well.

:06:57. > :07:01.It's just really hypnotic, you see everything.

:07:02. > :07:03.The boilers, the two large sort of giant cans,

:07:04. > :07:15.for want of a better word, between the two paddle wheels,

:07:16. > :07:17.essentially the steam engines which drove those engines.

:07:18. > :07:21.One steam engine for each paddle wheel.

:07:22. > :07:24.Those were the fastest ships of their time.

:07:25. > :07:26.These things could do like 14 or 15 knots, they were amazing.

:07:27. > :07:29.By using a technique called photogrammetry,

:07:30. > :07:32.the team has been working with the University of California

:07:33. > :07:34.to record thousands of images and build a 3D digital replica

:07:35. > :07:41.It means they'll be preserved for generations.

:07:42. > :07:43.I never really have seen this shipwreck from end-to-end.

:07:44. > :07:46.You can see how big it is, how long it is.

:07:47. > :07:48.So, in one snorkel you can't visually take it all in.

:07:49. > :07:51.But the minute it's laid out in that sort of 3D fashion,

:07:52. > :07:53.using photogrammetry, suddenly you can see it from

:07:54. > :07:57.And you've just taken the full extent of the ship.

:07:58. > :08:01.And it literally brings it back to life.

:08:02. > :08:08.Diving here is a luxury that is out of reach for many people.

:08:09. > :08:11.So the plan is now to map at least 100 of the shipwrecks,

:08:12. > :08:14.meaning that anyone from anywhere in the world will be able to take

:08:15. > :08:20.a digital dive and experience centuries of maritime history.

:08:21. > :08:23.It tells us that everything changes, you know.

:08:24. > :08:27.But actually what it tells me more than anything is kind of when you go

:08:28. > :08:30.in deep to the history of these shipwrecks and you get

:08:31. > :08:32.into the human stories, people really aren't very different.

:08:33. > :08:34.You know, you should read the love letters that people write,

:08:35. > :08:38.You know, they write back to their wives, their concerns,

:08:39. > :08:45.the things they're worrying about, their desires and hopes.

:08:46. > :08:47.It's really not that different to today, you know.

:08:48. > :08:49.And I think that's actually really challenging and

:08:50. > :09:05.Well, from the blue waters of Bermuda to

:09:06. > :09:12.The next time you order a takeaway delivery in the small hours,

:09:13. > :09:16.spare a thought for the people whose job it is to stay up all night

:09:17. > :09:21.Here's the next in our series of films about London after dark,

:09:22. > :09:35.where we meet a man whose job it is to do just that.

:09:36. > :09:40.I'm a late-night food delivery driver.

:09:41. > :09:45.I make deliveries to people who want to eat super late.

:09:46. > :09:48.I cycle at night through all of the iconic places -

:09:49. > :09:53.Tower Bridge, St Paul's, even Buckingham Palace.

:09:54. > :09:57.Because in the daytime you think over there it's

:09:58. > :10:10.And at night you're just all alone by yourself and you can stop,

:10:11. > :10:36.Soho, it's probably the most, the best place you can

:10:37. > :10:39.Somebody's just hanging in the streets, playing music.

:10:40. > :10:54.Yeah, nightlife has its own challenges.

:10:55. > :10:59.You do a long night shift, just on the last minute and you're

:11:00. > :11:02.just looking at the watch, like, OK, it's two

:11:03. > :11:05.Three minutes to go, and then I'm free.

:11:06. > :11:19.Once you've finished a shift, sometimes it's already a sunrise.

:11:20. > :11:24.And it's a very nice and beautiful thing to see a sunrise in London.

:11:25. > :11:27.And then you see all of the people waking up, all the commuters.

:11:28. > :11:29.And for me, it's the end of the night.

:11:30. > :11:35.And I can still experience the sunset.

:11:36. > :11:52.We'll be showing you the first ever Streetview mapping

:11:53. > :12:04.And, we'll be on Canada's Cape Breton Island, finding out why

:12:05. > :12:09.hanging out in the kitchen is where the party's at.

:12:10. > :12:11.The Travel Show - your essential guide,

:12:12. > :12:24.Time now for Trending Travel - your monthly mash-up of the best

:12:25. > :12:25.travel-related stories, snaps and videos online.

:12:26. > :12:31.A joint collaboration between Google Maps

:12:32. > :12:33.and the Anangu Aboriginal tribe in Australia has resulted in the

:12:34. > :12:43.Uluru is a very sacred site for the traditional owners.

:12:44. > :12:45.It tells their creation stories through different

:12:46. > :12:46.features of the rock, which are passed down

:12:47. > :12:51.For us to be able to experience it is really generous of them.

:12:52. > :12:54.And it's not only Uluru that's been mapped and documented

:12:55. > :13:01.If you click on the audio icons on the site, you'll also be able

:13:02. > :13:03.to hear some of the traditional stories and beliefs

:13:04. > :13:10.Fed up of being stuck in a taxi traffic jam?

:13:11. > :13:13.French company SeaBubbles have just tested their first flying water taxi

:13:14. > :13:21.The idea is that you'll be able to order a Sea Bubble on an app

:13:22. > :13:23.to help reduce congestion in different cities

:13:24. > :13:28.The company hopes to have the water taxis in 12 cities by 2018.

:13:29. > :13:32.When a honeymoon becomes a Pan-American overland expedition.

:13:33. > :13:35.That's the tag line to Global Honeymoon -

:13:36. > :13:40.a website put together by newlyweds Dimitri and Sarah from Belgium.

:13:41. > :13:42.Since tying the knot last year, they've been travelling overland

:13:43. > :13:44.across South America, with no planned route and no

:13:45. > :13:56.A lot of our friends are getting married or are buying a place.

:13:57. > :13:58.But, yeah, we want that also, but there is other stuff

:13:59. > :14:02.There's been many highlights in all of the countries.

:14:03. > :14:07.But I think one in particular would be the Rainbow Mountain in Peru.

:14:08. > :14:10.The couple are now on their way to Central America,

:14:11. > :14:11.and will continue blogging about their adventures

:14:12. > :14:17.And finally, how would you celebrate your 100th year?

:14:18. > :14:21.Finland has marked the event in style by opening up

:14:22. > :14:27.It is named Hossa, after the local Sami word for far-away place.

:14:28. > :14:29.The national park offers up hiking, fishing, kayaking

:14:30. > :14:36.It's also home to one of Finland's largest rock paintings,

:14:37. > :14:40.estimated to be almost 4000 years old.

:14:41. > :14:48.The 11,000-hectare park contains over 100 lakes and ponds.

:14:49. > :14:50.This promo video was made by film-maker Riku Karkkulainen,

:14:51. > :14:54.who's glad this land is now a protected area.

:14:55. > :14:56.Thanks to everyone who sent us their pictures this month

:14:57. > :15:05.James Merriman was in Hamburg when he took this photo

:15:06. > :15:12.And Miori snapped this street photography image

:15:13. > :15:15.of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link Bridge in Mumbai.

:15:16. > :15:17.Don't forget to check out our Twitter and Facebook feeds

:15:18. > :15:20.for loads of extra special Travel Show content.

:15:21. > :15:24.Now, let's look at the travel videos clocking up the views online.

:15:25. > :15:27.It's not only Finland celebrating a milestone year in independence.

:15:28. > :15:32.70 years ago, India became its own nation.

:15:33. > :15:39.We selected a couple of film-makers' videos illustrating the country.

:15:40. > :15:44.When I see that, it is a holy place for the Hindu religion.

:15:45. > :15:55.So I kind of wanted to explain that it's just a natural process.

:15:56. > :15:59.You're just making way for the other person to come in.

:16:00. > :16:01.It probably is the most hospitable place that I've

:16:02. > :16:07.And if you see anything you think we should know about,

:16:08. > :16:18.And finally, we're off to Canada for the next

:16:19. > :16:21.in our series celebrating the country's 150th birthday.

:16:22. > :16:24.This week, we're on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia.

:16:25. > :16:28.A place rich with Scottish history, dating back to the 18th century,

:16:29. > :16:34.when the community first set up here.

:16:35. > :16:36.And, as we'll find out, some of their traditions

:16:37. > :16:46.These tunes are 200, 300, 400 years old.

:16:47. > :16:54.And we play them probably more here today than they do in Scotland.

:16:55. > :17:02.I grew up listening to music, playing music, dancing to music.

:17:03. > :17:04.And then I married into an extremely musical family.

:17:05. > :17:14.The Ceilidh is basically a gathering of friends,

:17:15. > :17:20.family and whatnot, musicians, guitar, piano.

:17:21. > :17:28.Nova Scotia is a Latin word for New Scotland.

:17:29. > :17:30.So the people that came here brought their culture,

:17:31. > :17:32.their language, their dance, their music, anything

:17:33. > :17:36.that was associated with the Gaelic culture.

:17:37. > :17:46.That means, "A dry lake won't do the fishing".

:17:47. > :17:51.It means you can't do anything without getting wet.

:17:52. > :17:54.If you're going to do something, you have to get involved in it.

:17:55. > :18:02.The people who had her before named her Bella.

:18:03. > :18:05.So I just gave it a Gaelic pronunciation.

:18:06. > :18:13.My last name is MacArthur, which is a Gaelic name.

:18:14. > :18:16.But I don't really know too much about the Gaelic

:18:17. > :18:22.In this community, at least up until the 1950s,

:18:23. > :18:29.And in the early 1900s there was an Education Act,

:18:30. > :18:31.people weren't allowed to teach Gaelic in school or just

:18:32. > :18:34.speak Gaelic in school, it had to be only English.

:18:35. > :18:37.And I think it was kind of dramatic for a lot of people

:18:38. > :18:40.that they were going to school and sometimes being punished

:18:41. > :18:49.It was something like playing the fiddle.

:18:50. > :18:53.There was a fiddle in every household.

:18:54. > :18:57.And no doubt someone in every household that could play.

:18:58. > :18:59.And that died away for a number of years.

:19:00. > :19:01.And people realised what was happening,

:19:02. > :19:07.Now it's, you know, no matter where you go now

:19:08. > :19:15.on Cape Breton Island you're going to hear fiddle music.

:19:16. > :19:21.Probably in the last 15 or 20 years there has been a revival going on.

:19:22. > :19:35.That means, "Young learning is beautiful learning".

:19:36. > :19:42.Not literally speaking, talking, but musically

:19:43. > :19:53.I think the tradition has lasted, I think, longer here in Cape Breton

:19:54. > :19:57.because of the ruralness of the area.

:19:58. > :20:02.Like, this area didn't have power until the mid-1950s.

:20:03. > :20:08.We didn't even have a phone when we grew up.

:20:09. > :20:23.The older people told stories, all of the ghost stories.

:20:24. > :20:26.That piano was always here when I was a kid,

:20:27. > :20:32.And my two brothers played the fiddle.

:20:33. > :20:41.And we just continued over the years.

:20:42. > :20:49.Carpet is no good for dancing at all.

:20:50. > :21:04.But now I learn at a real dance school, and I learned

:21:05. > :21:12.She comes from a long line of Gaelic tradition, music tradition.

:21:13. > :21:14.So it's very important that she keeps that.

:21:15. > :21:36.If she doesn't hold onto it, who's going to hold onto it?

:21:37. > :21:41.Just enough time to tell you about next week's programme, when...

:21:42. > :21:45.Carmen sails off the coast of Hong Kong to try and spot

:21:46. > :21:48.its famous pink dolphins, which were a symbol

:21:49. > :21:55.But now, 20 years on, their future is under threat.

:21:56. > :21:59.Wow, they're so close to the boat, there are so high!

:22:00. > :22:06.But remember, you can keep up with us in real time out

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:22:10. > :22:15.All the details should be on your screens now.

:22:16. > :22:52.But, for now, from me, Ade Adepitan, and all the Travel Show team

:22:53. > :22:53.ELO. A bit of a mixed bag this weekend, some rain