1 00:00:42,376 --> 00:00:45,087 Across 20 years, and three incredible adventures, 2 00:00:45,170 --> 00:00:48,507 we've traveled to some of the farthest flung corners of the world. 3 00:00:48,590 --> 00:00:51,510 This is us on the road, Charley. This is us on the way, man. 4 00:00:51,593 --> 00:00:54,847 Yet we've never properly explored the countries on our own doorstep. 5 00:00:57,307 --> 00:00:59,852 - Okay, here we go. Into Europe. - Let's do it. 6 00:00:59,935 --> 00:01:02,896 So, we're spending the summer riding a spectacular loop 7 00:01:02,980 --> 00:01:04,940 through 17 of our closest neighbors. 8 00:01:05,983 --> 00:01:09,444 Starting at my house in Scotland, we'll cross over to the continent, 9 00:01:09,528 --> 00:01:12,865 travel up through the Nordics, and into the Arctic Circle, 10 00:01:12,948 --> 00:01:16,577 down to the Baltics before winding our way through the Alps and across France, 11 00:01:16,660 --> 00:01:18,620 returning home about two months later. 12 00:01:20,998 --> 00:01:23,166 And we're gonna throw caution to the wind 13 00:01:23,250 --> 00:01:26,128 by doing the journey on temperamental 50-year-old bikes 14 00:01:26,211 --> 00:01:28,172 that have been given a new lease of life. 15 00:01:29,256 --> 00:01:30,632 My bike's making a funny noise. 16 00:01:31,884 --> 00:01:34,136 Riding alongside them on a third motorcycle 17 00:01:34,219 --> 00:01:36,054 are cameramen Claudio and Max. 18 00:01:36,138 --> 00:01:39,224 And the guys will also be taking personal diary cameras. 19 00:01:40,851 --> 00:01:44,229 Russ and I will be following with a small crew and two electric trucks. 20 00:01:44,313 --> 00:01:46,356 Only meeting up with the guys when necessary. 21 00:01:48,442 --> 00:01:50,569 So, this summer, Europe is our playground. 22 00:01:50,652 --> 00:01:51,904 Wow! 23 00:01:52,613 --> 00:01:56,366 And we're gonna follow our noses and see what we find on the open road. 24 00:02:04,082 --> 00:02:05,417 We're in Austria now. 25 00:02:06,585 --> 00:02:08,002 Feeling a little peckish. 26 00:02:08,794 --> 00:02:11,381 What's Austria's national dish? 27 00:02:11,465 --> 00:02:14,218 Well, I think it's a schnitzel and apple strudel. 28 00:02:14,801 --> 00:02:17,137 Yeah. Schnitzel and strudel. 29 00:02:18,222 --> 00:02:19,932 To end our trip on a high, 30 00:02:20,015 --> 00:02:22,392 we're heading to Europe's biggest mountain range, 31 00:02:22,476 --> 00:02:23,894 the Alps. 32 00:02:23,977 --> 00:02:25,312 Starting in Austria, 33 00:02:25,395 --> 00:02:26,939 we'll sweep through Switzerland, 34 00:02:27,022 --> 00:02:29,191 and then up through France on our way home. 35 00:02:30,234 --> 00:02:33,237 First off, a quick pit stop in Vienna. 36 00:02:34,863 --> 00:02:36,990 Vienna 37 00:02:37,074 --> 00:02:38,075 Oy. 38 00:02:40,244 --> 00:02:42,663 My butt is really sore. 39 00:02:43,330 --> 00:02:46,166 I'll move forward, Ewan, and you can pat my butt. 40 00:02:47,251 --> 00:02:49,545 - Is that better? - That's better. Thank you. 41 00:02:54,383 --> 00:02:55,801 What's this river called again? 42 00:02:55,884 --> 00:02:58,387 - The Danube. Yeah. The Danube. - The Danube. The Danube. 43 00:02:58,470 --> 00:02:59,805 Yes. 44 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,190 - This is what I imagined it looked like. - Yeah. 45 00:03:10,774 --> 00:03:11,775 Vienna. 46 00:03:13,068 --> 00:03:14,945 Here we are, Vienna. 47 00:03:15,028 --> 00:03:17,155 City of Dreams, City of Music, 48 00:03:17,239 --> 00:03:20,742 and fortunately for us, a city famous for its cakes. 49 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,080 Look at that. That was synchronized parking, that was. 50 00:03:26,248 --> 00:03:28,417 We've been told about an interesting little cafè 51 00:03:28,500 --> 00:03:30,794 that serves some of the best pastries in town. 52 00:03:30,878 --> 00:03:32,629 It's run by old-age pensioners. 53 00:03:32,713 --> 00:03:34,756 - Is this it? - Look. With that little granny face. 54 00:03:35,465 --> 00:03:38,093 Brilliant. Run by the old ladies. 55 00:03:38,177 --> 00:03:39,761 Or maybe old men too. I don't know. 56 00:03:39,845 --> 00:03:42,472 - Look at all the furniture. - That's wicked. 57 00:03:42,556 --> 00:03:44,558 - It's your first time here? - Yes. 58 00:03:44,641 --> 00:03:46,351 - Yes? Please sit down. - This one? 59 00:03:46,435 --> 00:03:47,561 - Oh yes, yes. - Wonderful. 60 00:03:47,644 --> 00:03:48,687 Thank you. Lovely. 61 00:03:48,770 --> 00:03:51,064 Look around, it's grandmother's dining room. 62 00:03:51,148 --> 00:03:52,774 We are a cafe for old and young. 63 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:54,568 Old and young work together. 64 00:03:54,651 --> 00:03:55,986 Do you enjoy it? 65 00:03:56,069 --> 00:03:58,113 - Yes, I like it, I like it… - It's fun, yeah. 66 00:03:58,197 --> 00:04:00,407 I've ten years at the cafe. 67 00:04:00,490 --> 00:04:01,742 Ten years you've been? 68 00:04:01,825 --> 00:04:04,745 Yes, now, what can I bring you, a special coffee or… 69 00:04:04,828 --> 00:04:07,414 - Yes, please. Go on, Charley. - Yes. I'll go look at the coffee. 70 00:04:07,497 --> 00:04:09,541 Please, I will ask you to please sit down… 71 00:04:09,625 --> 00:04:10,876 …now I will ask you… 72 00:04:10,959 --> 00:04:12,294 Okay. 73 00:04:12,711 --> 00:04:14,671 You both ride motorbikes? 74 00:04:14,755 --> 00:04:15,756 Yes, we ride motorbikes. 75 00:04:15,839 --> 00:04:19,885 Oh, when I was young I looked everywhere for a man with a motorbike… 76 00:04:20,135 --> 00:04:21,136 I didn't find him. 77 00:04:21,220 --> 00:04:22,221 - You didn't find one? - No. 78 00:04:22,304 --> 00:04:23,597 - You've got them now. - Two. 79 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:24,848 Oh no! I am too old. 80 00:04:30,020 --> 00:04:31,647 - Hello. Hiya. - Hiya! 81 00:04:31,730 --> 00:04:33,774 Yeah. Could I take a piece of this please? 82 00:04:33,857 --> 00:04:36,235 - Apple strudel? Yeah? - Apple strudel. Yeah, please. Thank you. 83 00:04:36,318 --> 00:04:37,945 - Cream? - Cream. Yes, please. 84 00:04:38,028 --> 00:04:39,821 - Cream, yeah? - Cream, yes. 85 00:04:41,698 --> 00:04:43,534 We have an expression in Scotland. 86 00:04:43,617 --> 00:04:45,786 "Eat up. You're at your auntie's." 87 00:04:45,869 --> 00:04:46,995 This is a bit like that. 88 00:04:47,496 --> 00:04:49,122 "Eat up, you're at your auntie's." 89 00:04:51,124 --> 00:04:52,125 Thank you. 90 00:04:53,627 --> 00:04:55,128 - Is that apple strudel? - Yeah. 91 00:04:55,212 --> 00:04:56,296 Can I have a bite? 92 00:05:01,093 --> 00:05:03,178 - It's very good. - It's good, isn't it? Yeah. 93 00:05:07,474 --> 00:05:09,351 - Bloody hell. - That's a good one. 94 00:05:10,143 --> 00:05:12,646 These are our special cakes from Vienna. 95 00:05:13,564 --> 00:05:14,565 - Is that-- - Oh, my God. 96 00:05:14,648 --> 00:05:16,316 - Is that custard? - These buns… 97 00:05:16,692 --> 00:05:18,902 …inside is hot plum marmalade… 98 00:05:18,986 --> 00:05:20,946 …and hot vanilla sauce. 99 00:05:21,029 --> 00:05:22,823 - Oh, my gosh. - Vanilla sauce. Oh, my gosh. 100 00:05:22,906 --> 00:05:23,907 Is that like yogurt? 101 00:05:24,533 --> 00:05:25,742 No, that's… 102 00:05:27,953 --> 00:05:28,954 Right down the jeans. 103 00:05:29,037 --> 00:05:30,247 It's good crème anglaise. 104 00:05:30,330 --> 00:05:32,666 - My God, it's so good. - Would you like the washing machine? 105 00:05:32,749 --> 00:05:34,168 Yes. 106 00:05:34,251 --> 00:05:36,837 Grandma, could you just throw mine in the quick cycle? 107 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,130 Yes, it will be with you shortly. 108 00:05:38,213 --> 00:05:39,590 Thank you so much. Oh, my gosh. 109 00:05:42,092 --> 00:05:43,218 Let's steal a bit of that one. 110 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:45,762 Thank you very much. Lovely. 111 00:05:51,393 --> 00:05:54,938 It even looks like something your granny would've made for you. 112 00:05:55,022 --> 00:05:56,690 Look. Isn't it? 113 00:06:06,283 --> 00:06:09,536 So, basically there are two motivations. 114 00:06:09,620 --> 00:06:11,288 One is financial poverty. 115 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:15,626 If you're 65 plus and need some additional income, 116 00:06:16,126 --> 00:06:18,253 - there are-- There's nothing. - There's nothing. Nothing. 117 00:06:18,337 --> 00:06:20,297 - And the other one is social poverty. - Yeah. 118 00:06:20,380 --> 00:06:25,469 When people stay active, having a meaningful activity to do, 119 00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:28,347 - then we stay healthy a lot longer. - Healthy. 120 00:06:28,430 --> 00:06:29,640 - Yeah. - Congratulations. 121 00:06:29,723 --> 00:06:32,309 You're making it work. So, good for you. 122 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:34,645 And helping so many people along the way. 123 00:06:34,728 --> 00:06:36,980 - And your custard is outrageously good. - Yeah. 124 00:06:37,064 --> 00:06:38,982 - You like it? - The custard's very, very good. 125 00:06:39,066 --> 00:06:40,067 Of course it is. 126 00:06:40,150 --> 00:06:42,069 - It's like Granny's custard. - Granny's custard, yeah. 127 00:06:42,152 --> 00:06:44,530 Fantastic. I've eaten all the custard. I'm so sorry. 128 00:06:44,613 --> 00:06:46,532 - Oh, no, no. That's fine. - I didn't leave any… 129 00:06:46,615 --> 00:06:48,408 Not really any crème anglaise for you. 130 00:06:49,076 --> 00:06:50,827 - Sorry, Charley. - But the… 131 00:06:50,911 --> 00:06:53,372 - What a great idea. Isn't it lovely? - Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. 132 00:06:56,625 --> 00:06:58,710 - This way, right? - Yeah. 133 00:06:58,794 --> 00:07:00,379 Here, Ewan. You take the lead, Ewan. 134 00:07:04,007 --> 00:07:05,008 Right. 135 00:07:05,843 --> 00:07:07,386 I've just scranned so much food. 136 00:07:07,886 --> 00:07:12,432 I know. Me too. I feel absolutely like I've got a food baby. 137 00:07:13,225 --> 00:07:15,185 Yeah, I'd like to just go and lie down. 138 00:07:15,269 --> 00:07:17,646 I'd like to pass out right now. Yeah. 139 00:07:24,236 --> 00:07:26,196 Time for some proper Austrian culture. 140 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,533 And for that, we're going up into the mountains. 141 00:07:31,243 --> 00:07:33,036 During the summer, this amazing landscape 142 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:37,082 becomes a natural backdrop for an array of plays and concerts. 143 00:07:37,583 --> 00:07:39,168 And we've been invited to a sneak preview 144 00:07:39,251 --> 00:07:41,962 of a brand-new opera being staged on a lake. 145 00:07:44,131 --> 00:07:47,759 It is such a beautiful part of the world, Austria. I love it. 146 00:07:50,846 --> 00:07:54,683 This opera is about a merman who falls for a salt maiden 147 00:07:54,766 --> 00:07:57,269 and is loosely based on an old folktale 148 00:07:57,352 --> 00:08:00,397 about how valuable salt deposits were found in this very lake. 149 00:08:02,441 --> 00:08:04,818 - Wow, look at this. - This is nice, isn't it? 150 00:08:05,319 --> 00:08:06,486 Yeah. 151 00:08:06,570 --> 00:08:09,990 Look. There she is out there. That's the salt woman, right? 152 00:08:10,574 --> 00:08:12,868 That's who the merman's looking for. 153 00:08:12,951 --> 00:08:14,411 There's the other cast. 154 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:15,996 - Wow. - In the boat. 155 00:08:16,079 --> 00:08:17,122 Look at that. 156 00:08:18,832 --> 00:08:22,085 I sent this legend to Vanni Moretto. 157 00:08:22,169 --> 00:08:25,214 And he decided to compose an opera for us. 158 00:08:25,297 --> 00:08:28,342 And I found Andreas, who is our director. 159 00:08:31,261 --> 00:08:32,888 Thanks for letting us watch today. 160 00:08:32,971 --> 00:08:34,264 It's the first rehearsal. 161 00:08:34,347 --> 00:08:36,892 - First rehearsal at the lake. - Yeah. Is it exciting? 162 00:08:36,975 --> 00:08:38,727 - Yeah. - Great. Good luck. 163 00:08:56,620 --> 00:08:57,829 That's the most basic one. 164 00:08:59,706 --> 00:09:03,293 This is exactly where the legend takes place. 165 00:09:03,961 --> 00:09:05,295 So, you know, 166 00:09:05,379 --> 00:09:09,091 it's something really exciting, in a way, to be here. 167 00:09:09,174 --> 00:09:10,467 Okay. And, go! 168 00:09:11,552 --> 00:09:16,181 Ho hey, friends! Hey take courage! 169 00:09:16,265 --> 00:09:21,395 Lower the nets, pull with strength. 170 00:09:22,563 --> 00:09:24,731 Thank you! Let's do it until this point. 171 00:09:26,316 --> 00:09:27,442 Thank you. Thank you. 172 00:09:27,526 --> 00:09:30,028 Can you, Johanna, pull the boat back a little bit? 173 00:09:30,112 --> 00:09:31,738 Can you do that in the water? 174 00:09:31,822 --> 00:09:33,282 And, go! 175 00:09:37,953 --> 00:09:40,205 - He's the one who's seen the… - Right. 176 00:09:40,289 --> 00:09:43,292 - …the water man? - Right. He's seen something in the water 177 00:09:43,375 --> 00:09:44,751 that is strange. 178 00:09:46,795 --> 00:09:48,964 Not on the line between me and the singer, please. 179 00:09:49,047 --> 00:09:50,174 Get out of the line. 180 00:09:51,675 --> 00:09:52,843 Please, get out. 181 00:10:01,059 --> 00:10:03,395 - You did a great job with the boat. - Thank you. 182 00:10:03,478 --> 00:10:04,813 - Yeah. - It was a bit unexpected. 183 00:10:04,897 --> 00:10:06,148 You were hauling it back on your own 184 00:10:06,231 --> 00:10:07,608 - at one point. - Strong. 185 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:21,580 Okay. Let's stop here. That's a good break. 186 00:10:21,663 --> 00:10:23,290 - Brilliant. Break a leg! - Brilliant. 187 00:10:23,373 --> 00:10:24,791 - Have a great time. - Thank you. 188 00:10:24,875 --> 00:10:27,211 And thank you very much for letting us observe this morning. 189 00:10:27,294 --> 00:10:28,754 That was really special. Thank you. 190 00:10:29,546 --> 00:10:31,590 Now, that is the way to see an opera. 191 00:10:32,132 --> 00:10:34,927 It's magnificent. Really, really like it here. 192 00:10:38,931 --> 00:10:42,768 This is some of the most staggeringly beautiful landscape in the world. 193 00:10:43,393 --> 00:10:44,603 And while I'm here, 194 00:10:44,686 --> 00:10:47,606 I can't miss the opportunity to practice a new passion of mine. 195 00:10:49,816 --> 00:10:52,361 I'm very excited about the paragliding tomorrow. 196 00:10:52,444 --> 00:10:54,154 I'm absolutely passionate about it. 197 00:10:54,238 --> 00:10:57,366 Because my dream, ultimately, is to climb the mountains of Scotland 198 00:10:57,449 --> 00:10:58,534 and fly down them. 199 00:10:58,617 --> 00:11:01,703 That's why I really want to learn to be a good pilot. 200 00:11:17,177 --> 00:11:18,470 Today is the day. 201 00:11:20,305 --> 00:11:23,642 I took a course, and I went up to Santa Barbara and learned to paraglide. 202 00:11:23,725 --> 00:11:26,144 And I'm not quite certified yet, but I'm close. 203 00:11:27,396 --> 00:11:30,607 Gonna start up here, fly out here. 204 00:11:31,483 --> 00:11:34,319 Lose height here. Down. 205 00:11:34,820 --> 00:11:36,655 And then land somewhere over there. 206 00:11:42,119 --> 00:11:43,871 The conditions are gorgeous. 207 00:11:46,999 --> 00:11:49,042 Okay. Here we are. 208 00:11:50,627 --> 00:11:53,088 This is the launch site here. Here we go. 209 00:11:53,172 --> 00:11:55,048 It's a bit higher than Santa Barbara. 210 00:11:55,674 --> 00:11:57,551 Shall I do some lefts and rights 211 00:11:57,634 --> 00:11:59,136 - to wait for you? - You don't have to. 212 00:11:59,219 --> 00:12:01,221 You'll be descending. 213 00:12:01,305 --> 00:12:03,056 - As soon as you're okay, I'll go. - Okay. 214 00:12:03,140 --> 00:12:06,018 And if I fluff up the launch, 215 00:12:06,101 --> 00:12:07,519 well, then you're on your own. 216 00:12:07,603 --> 00:12:10,022 What am I doing? Who thought this was a good idea? 217 00:12:12,149 --> 00:12:13,817 Into a knot, twist it up. 218 00:12:16,862 --> 00:12:19,948 We're doing tandem. So, I thought it'd be nice to fly with Ewan. 219 00:12:20,032 --> 00:12:22,993 And I was down there, and now I'm up here. 220 00:12:23,493 --> 00:12:25,204 And I was all confident down there. 221 00:12:25,287 --> 00:12:28,123 The sew-up's super lightweight, there's no clips. 222 00:12:29,458 --> 00:12:31,710 This just hooks in there like that. 223 00:12:32,878 --> 00:12:34,713 And then this goes over to lock it. 224 00:12:35,339 --> 00:12:36,757 Little elastic, and that's it. 225 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:38,050 - So, Ewan. - Yeah? 226 00:12:38,133 --> 00:12:41,220 You can take off whenever you're comfortable with whatever wind you like. 227 00:12:41,303 --> 00:12:43,931 He's done a couple of hundred of these, so I'm quite happy. 228 00:13:03,325 --> 00:13:05,035 Wow. 229 00:13:05,118 --> 00:13:06,119 How beautiful. 230 00:13:12,793 --> 00:13:16,171 So, when steering in a paraglider, you lean first. 231 00:13:16,255 --> 00:13:19,466 That instigates the turn. A little bit of break. 232 00:13:20,759 --> 00:13:21,927 And you come around. 233 00:13:22,427 --> 00:13:24,388 Relax your legs, Ewan. Relax. 234 00:13:24,888 --> 00:13:25,889 Look where you are. 235 00:13:26,849 --> 00:13:28,934 Charley! Hey! 236 00:13:31,353 --> 00:13:32,354 All right, mate? 237 00:13:32,437 --> 00:13:35,691 Yeah, not bad. Just hanging around. I thought I'd just drop in. 238 00:13:35,774 --> 00:13:37,317 Yeah, nice to see you up here. 239 00:13:45,617 --> 00:13:47,119 Oh, my God. 240 00:13:47,619 --> 00:13:50,247 Wow. It's like a religious experience, it is. 241 00:13:52,457 --> 00:13:54,459 I just love it so much. 242 00:13:54,543 --> 00:13:56,044 Wow! 243 00:14:06,680 --> 00:14:09,516 Maybe we can fly to the landing field? 244 00:14:17,149 --> 00:14:18,150 Oh, my God. 245 00:14:22,529 --> 00:14:23,655 Wow. 246 00:14:23,739 --> 00:14:24,907 - Feet up. - Yep. 247 00:14:28,619 --> 00:14:30,245 Okay. 248 00:14:30,329 --> 00:14:31,413 - Okay? - Yeah. 249 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,042 It made me feel a bit ill when they were going in those real tight circles. 250 00:14:35,125 --> 00:14:36,126 I felt a bit like… 251 00:14:36,919 --> 00:14:40,714 A bit woozy, I felt there, but that was amazing! 252 00:14:51,767 --> 00:14:52,893 Here comes Ewan. 253 00:14:54,561 --> 00:14:55,729 Charley! 254 00:14:55,812 --> 00:14:58,398 - It is incredible, isn't it? - Oh, man! 255 00:14:58,482 --> 00:15:00,150 I mean, we saw each other up there a little bit, 256 00:15:00,234 --> 00:15:02,152 but we ended up on different heights and stuff, so… 257 00:15:02,236 --> 00:15:04,071 Yeah, but you looked good up there. 258 00:15:05,656 --> 00:15:07,699 - So, Charley, if you could gather it… - Yeah. 259 00:15:07,783 --> 00:15:09,743 …gather it up a little and just… 260 00:15:10,661 --> 00:15:12,120 so it's over the top a little. That's it. 261 00:15:14,915 --> 00:15:16,792 Do you want me to zip it up from this end? 262 00:15:16,875 --> 00:15:18,001 Yeah. 263 00:15:18,085 --> 00:15:21,296 All that camping has helped with the packing, Ewan. 264 00:15:22,464 --> 00:15:26,343 Maybe that's why I like tents so much, cause they remind me of paragliders. 265 00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:27,636 Isn't it amazing? 266 00:15:28,136 --> 00:15:29,763 Look. You stick it in the back of your car. 267 00:15:30,264 --> 00:15:32,266 That's your aircraft in there. 268 00:15:32,850 --> 00:15:33,851 That's it. 269 00:15:38,605 --> 00:15:40,732 - How was that? - Oh, my God. 270 00:15:40,816 --> 00:15:42,568 It was so beautiful. I had a little cry. 271 00:15:42,651 --> 00:15:44,611 I was, like… I got so moved. 272 00:15:44,695 --> 00:15:45,988 I loved it so much. 273 00:15:46,071 --> 00:15:48,448 It was the highest takeoff I've ever done. 274 00:15:48,532 --> 00:15:49,992 That was a heart-stopper. 275 00:15:50,075 --> 00:15:53,829 It was funny, when I was going tandem, he double-checked all the clips. 276 00:15:53,912 --> 00:15:57,708 I couldn't help myself. I had to check myself as well, 277 00:15:57,791 --> 00:15:59,960 just to double-check that he double-checked. 278 00:16:06,258 --> 00:16:07,509 We've been told about an artist 279 00:16:07,593 --> 00:16:09,928 who works out of a castle in this part of Switzerland. 280 00:16:10,429 --> 00:16:12,681 He goes by the name Not Vital 281 00:16:13,182 --> 00:16:16,185 and was part of a group of New York artists in the '80s 282 00:16:16,268 --> 00:16:18,353 which included Warhol and Basquiat. 283 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,358 This is definitely off the beaten track. 284 00:16:24,109 --> 00:16:25,694 Wow. Look at it up there. 285 00:16:28,739 --> 00:16:31,200 Yeah. That's a big old house. 286 00:16:32,534 --> 00:16:35,078 And is this his gallery, or he lives up here? 287 00:16:35,621 --> 00:16:38,207 I'm not sure. I think a bit of both. 288 00:16:42,628 --> 00:16:44,755 - Hello. - And do you live up here? 289 00:16:45,547 --> 00:16:46,965 - Sometimes. - Sometimes? 290 00:16:50,093 --> 00:16:51,094 Wouldn't you? 291 00:16:51,595 --> 00:16:53,222 - I would, yes. - I would too. 292 00:16:54,181 --> 00:16:55,557 I certainly would. 293 00:16:55,641 --> 00:16:56,767 - Okay. - Wow. 294 00:16:56,850 --> 00:16:58,810 I love that on this end, there. 295 00:16:58,894 --> 00:17:01,313 It's called Unpleasant Object. 296 00:17:01,396 --> 00:17:02,773 Unpleasant Object. 297 00:17:03,398 --> 00:17:04,691 Are we allowed to go and have a look? 298 00:17:04,775 --> 00:17:06,234 - You wanna go up? - Yeah. We'd love to see it. 299 00:17:07,986 --> 00:17:09,404 Well, look at this. 300 00:17:09,488 --> 00:17:13,407 1900, this person came here, his name was Lingner. 301 00:17:13,492 --> 00:17:15,868 He invented Odol mouthwash. 302 00:17:15,953 --> 00:17:18,497 And he became so rich with that 303 00:17:20,082 --> 00:17:21,708 that he could do whatever he wanted. 304 00:17:21,791 --> 00:17:24,169 So he came here, and he saw this ruin, 305 00:17:24,670 --> 00:17:27,756 bought it, and built it for 16 years. 306 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:33,136 So, this castle was built on mouthwash, on the fresh breath of Germans. 307 00:17:34,054 --> 00:17:35,305 That's brilliant. 308 00:17:40,227 --> 00:17:41,562 Yeah, those are testicles. 309 00:17:41,645 --> 00:17:44,189 If you see the David of Michelangelo 310 00:17:44,273 --> 00:17:45,482 - in Florence… - Yeah. 311 00:17:45,566 --> 00:17:49,528 …let's say that David would be as big as the Palazzo, 312 00:17:49,611 --> 00:17:51,363 his balls would have this size. 313 00:17:52,614 --> 00:17:53,615 It's nice to see them. 314 00:17:55,158 --> 00:17:56,159 What a place. 315 00:17:56,243 --> 00:17:57,452 It's incredible. 316 00:17:58,120 --> 00:17:59,913 So, like, I made this whole tree. 317 00:17:59,997 --> 00:18:01,707 - Just casted bronze out of it. - Wow. 318 00:18:03,709 --> 00:18:05,627 Beautifully done. Wow, that's big. 319 00:18:05,711 --> 00:18:07,421 How many pieces did you make it? 320 00:18:07,504 --> 00:18:10,215 I don't know. I mean, quite a few, I guess. No? 321 00:18:10,299 --> 00:18:11,300 But it's technique, 322 00:18:11,383 --> 00:18:13,051 - and technique is not so important. - Yeah. 323 00:18:13,802 --> 00:18:15,345 Says Michelangelo, really. 324 00:18:16,722 --> 00:18:18,682 - Technique is not… - Technique's not important. 325 00:18:19,516 --> 00:18:21,602 Okay, let's go. We'll take the elevator. 326 00:18:21,685 --> 00:18:22,978 There's an elevator. 327 00:18:23,061 --> 00:18:26,148 Of course there is. That is just hilarious. 328 00:18:27,232 --> 00:18:28,358 Wow. 329 00:18:28,442 --> 00:18:32,196 So, the owner, Lingner, he wanted to be an organist, no? 330 00:18:32,279 --> 00:18:34,114 This was where he was gonna play? 331 00:18:34,740 --> 00:18:39,369 Yeah. This is the organ. It's the biggest private organ in Europe. 332 00:18:41,079 --> 00:18:42,080 Geez. 333 00:18:42,164 --> 00:18:43,790 Look at the pipes in here. 334 00:18:43,874 --> 00:18:46,585 They thought, before, everything has to be straight. 335 00:18:46,668 --> 00:18:47,669 Yeah. 336 00:18:47,753 --> 00:18:50,839 They can be like spaghetti, so the air goes through. 337 00:18:50,923 --> 00:18:54,593 And so they could compact the whole organ. 338 00:18:54,676 --> 00:18:56,261 And when was this organ built? 339 00:18:56,345 --> 00:18:58,847 1916. The year that he died. 340 00:18:58,931 --> 00:19:00,516 - Is it playable? - Yeah. 341 00:19:00,599 --> 00:19:02,100 - Let me have a look. - Have a go, Charley. 342 00:19:02,184 --> 00:19:04,811 Have a go? I've never, ever played one of these before. 343 00:19:11,652 --> 00:19:14,029 - Wow. - This is Benjamin Britten's. 344 00:19:14,112 --> 00:19:15,113 Wow. 345 00:19:15,197 --> 00:19:17,824 This was his instrument because he composed here. 346 00:19:36,969 --> 00:19:38,971 I just played Benjamin Britten's piano. 347 00:19:40,305 --> 00:19:41,348 There you go. 348 00:19:42,266 --> 00:19:44,059 - Beautiful. - Shall we put this… 349 00:19:44,142 --> 00:19:46,228 - You can just leave that. - I'm worried about that. 350 00:19:46,311 --> 00:19:47,938 Charley, you're right, we should put it down. 351 00:19:48,021 --> 00:19:49,314 - Why? - I'm worried about that, yeah. 352 00:19:49,398 --> 00:19:52,401 - We're worried about that part. - Let me just pop it down. 'Cause it… 353 00:19:52,943 --> 00:19:54,528 But it's made in England. 354 00:19:54,611 --> 00:19:56,655 - Yeah. - Well, exactly. That's why we should… 355 00:19:57,906 --> 00:19:58,991 Yeah. 356 00:19:59,741 --> 00:20:01,243 Have you ever owned an English car? 357 00:20:16,925 --> 00:20:18,177 He just appeared. 358 00:20:30,772 --> 00:20:31,773 Look at this. 359 00:20:31,857 --> 00:20:34,109 If you like mountains, this is it. 360 00:20:34,193 --> 00:20:35,360 Wow. 361 00:20:35,444 --> 00:20:37,487 And this is the national park. 362 00:20:37,988 --> 00:20:38,989 Yeah. 363 00:20:39,072 --> 00:20:41,617 - It's lovely traveling and exploring. - Yeah, traveling is fantastic. 364 00:20:41,700 --> 00:20:43,368 Maybe they built these towers just for the view. 365 00:20:43,452 --> 00:20:45,037 - No. - I'm joking. 366 00:20:45,120 --> 00:20:47,581 The view was of no interest. 367 00:20:47,664 --> 00:20:49,833 The idea of looking out is new. 368 00:20:50,334 --> 00:20:54,213 In the old days, you were either out or you're inside. 369 00:20:54,296 --> 00:20:58,050 This idea of looking at the landscape, that's decadent. 370 00:20:58,133 --> 00:21:00,093 - How funny. - Decadent. 371 00:21:02,179 --> 00:21:05,349 It was a great pleasure to meet you, really. Absolutely fantastic. 372 00:21:05,432 --> 00:21:08,143 Such a pleasure. I've really enjoyed your company. 373 00:21:13,899 --> 00:21:15,984 I took a photo of the rainbow. 374 00:21:16,068 --> 00:21:18,445 It looks like it's coming out of the camel's pelvis. 375 00:21:18,529 --> 00:21:19,530 Yeah. 376 00:21:24,535 --> 00:21:29,581 Well, that was quite a mind-blowing experience. 377 00:21:29,665 --> 00:21:31,834 He was a character. Made me laugh. 378 00:21:31,917 --> 00:21:34,336 He had a very comic turn of phrase. 379 00:21:35,212 --> 00:21:37,422 It was quite funny when were by the organ. 380 00:21:37,506 --> 00:21:39,049 You know, that organ player. 381 00:21:39,132 --> 00:21:41,885 Where did he come from? I mean, it was like he was waiting in the wings. 382 00:21:41,969 --> 00:21:43,762 - It was so weird. - Yeah. 383 00:21:43,846 --> 00:21:47,933 He looked like he was from a 1950s Italian art movie. 384 00:21:50,978 --> 00:21:52,396 Before we leave the Alps, 385 00:21:52,479 --> 00:21:55,315 we'll stay the night at our cameraman Claudio's House. 386 00:21:58,443 --> 00:22:00,404 What an amazing place to grow up! Bloody hell. 387 00:22:03,323 --> 00:22:06,785 Look at that. And Claudio's motorbike. 388 00:22:11,373 --> 00:22:14,334 Look at that. This is Claudio's Long Way Round bike. 389 00:22:14,418 --> 00:22:16,211 - Yeah. - They were such great bikes. 390 00:22:16,295 --> 00:22:17,462 I still love them to bits. 391 00:22:17,546 --> 00:22:18,547 Hello. 392 00:22:20,883 --> 00:22:22,134 Ninety-two years old. 393 00:22:23,552 --> 00:22:26,805 - I have been to the Olympic games. - Olympic games. 394 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:30,517 Nice to meet you. I'm Ewan. Nice to meet you. 395 00:22:30,601 --> 00:22:33,812 - Olympic Games of stairs. - Of stairs. 396 00:22:34,646 --> 00:22:35,772 - Gold medal. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 397 00:22:35,856 --> 00:22:38,150 Twenty years of traveling with you, Claudio, 398 00:22:38,233 --> 00:22:39,943 and we've never seen your house. 399 00:22:40,027 --> 00:22:42,988 And you've always spoken about it. It's so nice to be here. 400 00:22:43,071 --> 00:22:44,781 Gosh, love all the wood. 401 00:22:44,865 --> 00:22:45,866 Yeah, that's typical here 402 00:22:45,949 --> 00:22:48,160 - because in winter, it's bloody cold. - Yeah, cold. 403 00:22:49,077 --> 00:22:50,204 - Yes. - Thank you. 404 00:22:50,287 --> 00:22:52,456 Okay. Tschüss. Good night. Thank you very much. 405 00:22:52,539 --> 00:22:53,832 Goodbye. Bye-bye. 406 00:23:03,217 --> 00:23:07,054 It's pretty early in the morning. And I didn't sleep very well. 407 00:23:07,137 --> 00:23:12,559 The thing that kept me awake all night was this little puppy. 408 00:23:12,643 --> 00:23:17,064 There's the culprit. Six o'clock, it was a cacophony of bells. 409 00:23:17,147 --> 00:23:18,690 Apparently, you get used to it. 410 00:23:22,486 --> 00:23:24,738 Bye, guys. Bye-bye. 411 00:23:26,031 --> 00:23:27,032 After you, Charley. 412 00:23:32,913 --> 00:23:35,165 We're about to leave Switzerland, 413 00:23:35,249 --> 00:23:40,128 but not before we've tried our hand at one more super local sport, hornussen, 414 00:23:40,212 --> 00:23:42,464 otherwise known as farmers' golf. 415 00:23:45,509 --> 00:23:47,845 I've got neutral there. That's not good. 416 00:23:48,387 --> 00:23:51,014 I've noticed they don't go round the corner so well on neutral, 417 00:23:51,098 --> 00:23:52,099 these bikes. 418 00:24:02,234 --> 00:24:03,861 You know what it reminds me of, guys? 419 00:24:07,072 --> 00:24:10,450 I know. Sally Gap in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. 420 00:24:11,201 --> 00:24:12,536 No, I don't… 421 00:24:12,619 --> 00:24:13,704 I don't know that one. 422 00:24:15,622 --> 00:24:16,999 It's very Glencoe. 423 00:24:26,550 --> 00:24:27,551 Okay, here we go. 424 00:24:28,302 --> 00:24:29,761 We don't know exactly what it is. 425 00:24:29,845 --> 00:24:31,013 We're gonna find out. 426 00:24:31,513 --> 00:24:35,434 This is where J.K. Rowling got the Harry Potter Quidditch thing… 427 00:24:35,517 --> 00:24:37,728 - Is it? - I don't know. I'm guessing. 428 00:24:37,811 --> 00:24:39,646 - Did you just make that up? - I just made it up. 429 00:24:39,730 --> 00:24:40,731 Okay. 430 00:24:40,814 --> 00:24:43,358 Straight out of the Book of Boorman, yeah. 431 00:24:46,195 --> 00:24:48,780 Look at the thing. Look at that weird chutey thing. 432 00:24:48,864 --> 00:24:51,074 That's the bit where they… 433 00:24:51,158 --> 00:24:52,201 Whoosh! 434 00:24:52,284 --> 00:24:53,285 Wow. 435 00:24:54,828 --> 00:24:56,455 - Those are the sticks? - Yes. 436 00:24:56,538 --> 00:24:59,458 - I wasn't expecting, like, a fishing rod. - A big wobbly thing. 437 00:24:59,541 --> 00:25:03,795 So, we have here… This is the part where we hit a hornuss. 438 00:25:03,879 --> 00:25:06,131 - This something like a hockey puck. - Okay. 439 00:25:06,215 --> 00:25:08,717 - A little smaller but harder. - Right. 440 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:11,345 It goes very fast. 300 kilometers per hour. 441 00:25:11,428 --> 00:25:15,182 And they try to hit this hornuss as far as possible. 442 00:25:15,265 --> 00:25:17,184 - That's the puck. - Yeah, a bit of clay. 443 00:25:17,267 --> 00:25:18,519 Where does it sit? 444 00:25:18,602 --> 00:25:19,603 Right at the end. 445 00:25:19,686 --> 00:25:20,687 Wow. Okay. 446 00:25:20,771 --> 00:25:23,232 - What happens when you go into the trees? - It's death line for you. 447 00:25:23,315 --> 00:25:24,483 Death line. 448 00:25:24,566 --> 00:25:25,943 Yeah, death line. 449 00:25:26,026 --> 00:25:27,819 - The death line. - Death line. 450 00:25:27,903 --> 00:25:29,780 - Here we go. - Okay, here it goes. 451 00:25:29,863 --> 00:25:32,074 He reminds me of my neighbor Jimmy Wiley. 452 00:25:32,741 --> 00:25:33,742 He's very like him. 453 00:25:35,452 --> 00:25:38,205 See, I would definitely knock it off there by accident. 454 00:25:38,288 --> 00:25:39,540 Classic, yeah. 455 00:25:39,623 --> 00:25:40,749 Going round. 456 00:25:43,627 --> 00:25:44,753 - What? - Over the cloud. 457 00:25:44,837 --> 00:25:46,046 Now he goes in the cloud. 458 00:25:48,298 --> 00:25:50,592 Now you can't see it anymore. 459 00:25:50,676 --> 00:25:51,802 Yeah. 460 00:25:51,885 --> 00:25:53,178 - I get a feeling… - Just follow through. 461 00:25:53,262 --> 00:25:54,847 - …that we should give it a go. - You want to try? 462 00:25:54,930 --> 00:25:56,598 Yeah, I'd love to try. Yeah. 463 00:25:57,891 --> 00:25:59,726 So, you come round like this. 464 00:26:00,269 --> 00:26:04,273 Join Charley and Ewan on Rare Sports Around the World. 465 00:26:05,983 --> 00:26:07,317 Long Way Rare Sport. 466 00:26:07,401 --> 00:26:09,736 When you go back, you do slowly. 467 00:26:09,820 --> 00:26:10,904 Hit through the ball. 468 00:26:16,326 --> 00:26:17,786 It's a natural talent. 469 00:26:18,453 --> 00:26:19,913 I think Charley's found his calling. 470 00:26:19,997 --> 00:26:23,834 I give you, after, the paper for coming to us. 471 00:26:24,543 --> 00:26:26,503 Well, you know, I don't come cheap. 472 00:26:27,462 --> 00:26:28,463 - That's very kind. - Well done. 473 00:26:28,547 --> 00:26:29,756 Very good. 474 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:31,133 - Well done. - Thank you. 475 00:26:31,216 --> 00:26:32,217 Ewan. 476 00:26:35,053 --> 00:26:37,264 That's no joke once you get up here, eh? 477 00:26:37,347 --> 00:26:40,309 How do I look? Do I look like I'm halfway on the pipe there? 478 00:26:40,893 --> 00:26:43,312 I think you need to be in the middle of the wood. 479 00:26:43,395 --> 00:26:46,106 - Am I not in the middle? - No. That's the middle there. 480 00:26:46,190 --> 00:26:47,191 - Okay. - Okay. 481 00:26:49,526 --> 00:26:51,945 - Yes, you have to… - He is the trainer now. 482 00:26:53,322 --> 00:26:54,323 Not with force. 483 00:26:54,406 --> 00:26:55,908 - Not with force? - Not with force. 484 00:26:57,326 --> 00:26:59,536 I shouldn't use the Force? Is that what you're saying? 485 00:26:59,620 --> 00:27:00,954 Don't use the Force. 486 00:27:06,752 --> 00:27:08,420 - Good! - Perfect. 487 00:27:08,504 --> 00:27:10,172 Right down the middle, Ewan. 488 00:27:10,839 --> 00:27:12,049 - Well done. - I did use the Force. 489 00:27:12,132 --> 00:27:13,550 - I did use the Force. - Well done. 490 00:27:13,634 --> 00:27:17,137 Two natural talents, huh? We have two players more. 491 00:27:17,221 --> 00:27:18,805 Yeah, two players more today. Yeah. 492 00:27:18,889 --> 00:27:22,142 Thanks, guys, that was brilliant. I really enjoyed it. That was great, yeah. 493 00:27:22,226 --> 00:27:23,977 We should just stay here and carry on this. 494 00:27:24,061 --> 00:27:27,439 - I liked the idea of the game. - No, I'm interested to see it. 495 00:27:27,523 --> 00:27:30,150 Look how far away they're going. They're miles away. 496 00:27:30,234 --> 00:27:31,360 In the defense, 497 00:27:31,443 --> 00:27:35,864 you have to make sure that no hornuss falls to the ground 498 00:27:35,948 --> 00:27:37,282 - before you stop it. - Okay. 499 00:27:37,366 --> 00:27:39,576 Look at the dents on here. That's solid wood. 500 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:41,328 No wonder they wear helmets. 501 00:27:45,791 --> 00:27:47,000 Yes! 502 00:27:47,084 --> 00:27:48,502 That's a monster. 503 00:27:50,671 --> 00:27:53,549 Yes, he's done it. He went that way. The board went that way. 504 00:27:53,632 --> 00:27:54,758 It's nice to meet you, man. 505 00:27:54,842 --> 00:27:56,677 - Take care. Thank you so much. - Thank you. Bye- bye. 506 00:28:01,557 --> 00:28:03,809 That was a weird sport we just witnessed. 507 00:28:03,892 --> 00:28:06,770 How did they come up with that whippy funny stick? 508 00:28:06,854 --> 00:28:08,272 God knows. 509 00:28:08,355 --> 00:28:10,482 What I love is the enthusiasm for it. 510 00:28:12,317 --> 00:28:15,988 We're on the home straight now, making a beeline north to Calais 511 00:28:16,071 --> 00:28:18,031 before we cross the channel in the morning. 512 00:28:18,782 --> 00:28:20,158 Welcome to France. 513 00:28:20,242 --> 00:28:22,786 - That's it, Charley. - Bloody hell. Wow. 514 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,424 This is our last country before we get home. 515 00:28:35,507 --> 00:28:38,135 Yeah. We really are on the last leg, now. 516 00:28:38,218 --> 00:28:39,469 Yeah. 517 00:28:44,224 --> 00:28:46,268 This is France that we know and love. 518 00:28:46,768 --> 00:28:49,188 - Wow. That's nice. - Wow, look at that. 519 00:28:56,069 --> 00:28:57,821 This looks familiar, Charley. 520 00:28:58,322 --> 00:29:00,115 I was here about 25 years ago. 521 00:29:00,699 --> 00:29:02,826 It's got an incredible Gothic cathedral. 522 00:29:03,410 --> 00:29:05,787 Well, should we stop off and stretch our legs? 523 00:29:06,371 --> 00:29:07,623 Okay, let's do this. 524 00:29:08,373 --> 00:29:10,751 Do you think that's it? I don't know. 525 00:29:11,251 --> 00:29:13,837 - Awesome, isn't it? - Amazing, huh? 526 00:29:16,089 --> 00:29:18,717 I did that six-day trip round France. 527 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,595 And I remember having pictures of my bike with this in the background. 528 00:29:22,930 --> 00:29:24,264 And I wanted to be left alone, 529 00:29:24,348 --> 00:29:27,809 so I did a full-on, like, shaved proper Mohican. 530 00:29:27,893 --> 00:29:29,937 And nobody spoke to me for five days. 531 00:29:30,020 --> 00:29:31,563 It was terrible. I felt so lonely. 532 00:29:33,732 --> 00:29:36,193 Quite awe-inspiring when you see it from here, isn't it? 533 00:29:36,276 --> 00:29:37,319 The size of it. 534 00:29:37,402 --> 00:29:38,904 Let's have a little peek inside. 535 00:29:42,741 --> 00:29:45,494 - Look at the glass color. - Yeah. And the end. 536 00:29:46,662 --> 00:29:49,915 What an amazing feat to build something like this. 537 00:29:49,998 --> 00:29:52,668 But the intricate detail of everything is insane. 538 00:29:53,752 --> 00:29:56,171 Look at all these little carvings everywhere. 539 00:29:56,255 --> 00:29:59,550 - The masons were allowed to carve… - Their own faces. 540 00:29:59,633 --> 00:30:02,636 …their own faces as a kind of… as a signature. 541 00:30:04,012 --> 00:30:06,139 This is where they used to crown the French kings. 542 00:30:06,223 --> 00:30:07,683 That's insane. 543 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:16,567 There's one for Telsche… 544 00:30:18,986 --> 00:30:20,320 my lovely sister. 545 00:30:34,459 --> 00:30:36,128 Okay, here we go. 546 00:30:36,670 --> 00:30:38,213 Onwards and upwards. 547 00:30:39,882 --> 00:30:42,509 "Calais." Our first signpost for Calais. 548 00:30:42,593 --> 00:30:43,927 Yeah, look at that. 549 00:30:55,939 --> 00:30:59,026 We've seen so much of France that you just wouldn't see 550 00:30:59,109 --> 00:31:00,485 if you sat on the motorway. 551 00:31:01,028 --> 00:31:02,196 I've really rather liked it. 552 00:31:02,279 --> 00:31:04,740 My bum, on the other hand, has had enough. 553 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:11,914 I'd love to just wash my bike. 554 00:31:12,497 --> 00:31:15,417 - Get all that oil off the side of it. - Yeah. 555 00:31:15,501 --> 00:31:16,919 I'm sure there'll be a hose. 556 00:31:17,419 --> 00:31:19,046 I'm sure. I'm sure. 557 00:31:23,300 --> 00:31:24,301 Hello. 558 00:31:25,093 --> 00:31:27,262 It's lovely. Seriously. 559 00:31:29,306 --> 00:31:30,307 Well… 560 00:31:31,934 --> 00:31:33,227 Holy moly. 561 00:31:34,311 --> 00:31:35,312 This is nice. 562 00:31:35,395 --> 00:31:37,856 What a great place to stay on our last night. 563 00:31:43,153 --> 00:31:44,279 Spot the change. 564 00:31:49,660 --> 00:31:51,370 It was still white underneath. 565 00:31:52,454 --> 00:31:54,748 I felt for sure it was just all rust. 566 00:31:55,457 --> 00:31:57,709 But actually, it was totally just surface rust. 567 00:31:58,335 --> 00:32:01,129 And nobody, including myself, had ever given it a wash. 568 00:32:01,755 --> 00:32:03,298 I mean, look, it's white. 569 00:32:06,385 --> 00:32:09,137 Gotta get her looking like she's the star of the show. 570 00:32:10,973 --> 00:32:12,224 She is the star. 571 00:32:14,017 --> 00:32:16,228 So, for our last meal together, 572 00:32:16,311 --> 00:32:19,565 I'm making leek pasta, and then we're doing this beef. 573 00:32:19,648 --> 00:32:22,234 So we'll pan-sear it, and then put it in the oven. 574 00:32:24,444 --> 00:32:25,529 It is amazing, isn't it? 575 00:32:25,612 --> 00:32:28,323 I mean, it's not the longest mileage in the world, 576 00:32:28,407 --> 00:32:32,411 but a 50-year old bike in the cold and the heat and the rain, 577 00:32:32,494 --> 00:32:33,579 it's pretty impressive, I think. 578 00:32:33,662 --> 00:32:35,622 I'm so grateful to her, you know. 579 00:32:37,374 --> 00:32:38,792 God, it's a good bike, isn't it? 580 00:32:38,876 --> 00:32:41,170 Goddamn it, it's a good bike, isn't it? 581 00:32:42,963 --> 00:32:44,131 I just keep… I keep… 582 00:32:44,214 --> 00:32:46,133 When no one's around, I just keep going over there, 583 00:32:46,216 --> 00:32:47,509 and I look at her profile. 584 00:32:47,593 --> 00:32:48,969 'Cause she's so beautiful. 585 00:32:49,052 --> 00:32:50,637 She's so beautiful, this bike. 586 00:32:55,434 --> 00:32:58,145 The last two and a half months has been incredible. 587 00:32:58,228 --> 00:32:59,479 We've done a huge amount. 588 00:32:59,563 --> 00:33:01,231 And I've loved every minute of it. 589 00:33:01,315 --> 00:33:03,650 It's just been brilliant hanging out with Ewan 590 00:33:03,734 --> 00:33:05,485 and having that person on your back all the time 591 00:33:05,569 --> 00:33:07,112 and looking out for each other. 592 00:33:07,196 --> 00:33:08,614 I really, really like it. 593 00:33:10,532 --> 00:33:11,533 That's perfect. 594 00:33:13,452 --> 00:33:14,453 Beautiful. 595 00:33:22,669 --> 00:33:24,213 These, I roasted them earlier. 596 00:33:24,713 --> 00:33:26,340 - You just squish them out? - Just squish them out. 597 00:33:26,423 --> 00:33:28,800 If you squash them and then cook raw garlic, 598 00:33:28,884 --> 00:33:31,929 it sometimes gives a different kind of flavor. 599 00:33:32,012 --> 00:33:33,889 This gives it a more earthy flavor. 600 00:33:33,972 --> 00:33:36,058 - I'm always gonna do that now… - Try a piece. 601 00:33:36,141 --> 00:33:39,019 …and I'm always going to cook my new potatoes 602 00:33:39,102 --> 00:33:40,812 - in dill. - Yes. In dill. 603 00:33:40,896 --> 00:33:43,398 - Two things I've learned on this trip. - And you have to let them rest, 604 00:33:43,482 --> 00:33:45,025 - the potatoes, yeah. - Yeah. 605 00:33:45,108 --> 00:33:46,109 So, there. 606 00:33:46,902 --> 00:33:47,903 Who wants a kiss? 607 00:33:53,283 --> 00:33:55,577 It's just after 6:30. We leave at 8:00. 608 00:33:55,661 --> 00:33:57,037 Go up to Calais. 609 00:33:57,120 --> 00:34:00,249 Get back to Charley's house and meet everybody. 610 00:34:01,124 --> 00:34:02,835 Mary will be waiting for me. 611 00:34:02,918 --> 00:34:04,002 I can't wait to see her. 612 00:34:04,795 --> 00:34:07,548 Can't wait to be in her arms. 613 00:34:07,631 --> 00:34:08,757 And then tomorrow, 614 00:34:10,217 --> 00:34:12,844 right back home to Scotland, where we all started from. 615 00:34:14,888 --> 00:34:17,139 But this is it. This is the last day. 616 00:34:21,018 --> 00:34:23,272 I can't get my zip to go up. Isn't that funny, the last day? 617 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:33,614 I wondered what that was. 618 00:34:50,674 --> 00:34:52,634 How do I look with my white mudguards? 619 00:34:53,552 --> 00:34:55,721 Wow. I didn't realize it was white. 620 00:34:55,804 --> 00:34:58,140 I didn't know they were white. I just thought they were rust. 621 00:34:58,223 --> 00:35:00,350 - Yeah. - So funny. 622 00:35:02,311 --> 00:35:04,438 I still can't quite believe it's the last day. 623 00:35:10,903 --> 00:35:12,362 There she is, there's the sea. 624 00:35:13,155 --> 00:35:15,490 Oh, my gosh. That's the White Cliffs of Dover, is it? 625 00:35:15,574 --> 00:35:16,867 - Yeah. - Is it? 626 00:35:16,950 --> 00:35:18,827 - Yes. - It's so close! 627 00:35:34,343 --> 00:35:35,636 I'm finding it really difficult 628 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:38,305 to remember everything that we've done on this trip. 629 00:35:38,388 --> 00:35:40,724 I mean, it's quite extraordinary. 630 00:35:40,807 --> 00:35:42,434 We really packed it in. 631 00:35:42,518 --> 00:35:45,938 We've been carried around this huge journey on 50-year-old bikes. 632 00:35:46,021 --> 00:35:47,314 It's quite a long way. 633 00:35:50,567 --> 00:35:53,195 I've never been in most of the countries we went through before. 634 00:35:53,278 --> 00:35:54,863 I don't think I've ever been to Denmark. 635 00:35:54,947 --> 00:35:57,032 I don't think I've ever been to Denmark. 636 00:35:57,115 --> 00:35:59,868 You see the landscape change around you. 637 00:36:00,911 --> 00:36:02,037 Here we go. 638 00:36:17,427 --> 00:36:18,554 That's a nice wall of snow. 639 00:36:20,264 --> 00:36:22,015 You experience the elements. 640 00:36:27,062 --> 00:36:30,691 I'm being attacked by mosquitoes in forests and pissing rain. 641 00:36:30,774 --> 00:36:31,817 They want my blood. 642 00:36:31,900 --> 00:36:32,901 Oh, dear. 643 00:36:33,902 --> 00:36:36,822 My favorite night was camping on the island. 644 00:36:36,905 --> 00:36:37,906 And they left us there. 645 00:36:40,117 --> 00:36:41,952 We just sort of fell into a lot of stories. 646 00:36:42,035 --> 00:36:44,746 And you end up meeting extraordinary people. 647 00:36:47,416 --> 00:36:50,919 And there's something about that that feeds your soul. 648 00:36:53,172 --> 00:36:54,590 Ka-tung. 649 00:36:54,673 --> 00:36:55,674 That's the technical term. 650 00:36:55,757 --> 00:36:58,093 You have to be open to the journey. 651 00:36:58,177 --> 00:37:00,679 You have to be open to your bike breaking down 652 00:37:01,346 --> 00:37:03,682 and being stuck at the side of the road. 653 00:37:03,765 --> 00:37:05,517 Are you able to be my knight in shining armor? 654 00:37:05,601 --> 00:37:08,312 That was the spirit of the trip. That was the whole point. 655 00:37:08,395 --> 00:37:10,272 Go on old bikes that would slow us down a bit 656 00:37:10,355 --> 00:37:13,108 so we would see more stuff, have more of a laugh. 657 00:37:13,775 --> 00:37:14,902 And that's exactly what happened. 658 00:37:18,405 --> 00:37:19,406 Amazing! 659 00:37:24,786 --> 00:37:29,541 Oh, man. The idea of riding the bike to your house, so exciting. 660 00:37:29,625 --> 00:37:30,626 It is cool. 661 00:37:30,709 --> 00:37:33,754 All the trips we've done, we've always finished somewhere else. 662 00:37:33,837 --> 00:37:35,547 - Yeah. - And then now we're, 663 00:37:35,631 --> 00:37:39,718 you know, back into the Channel Tunnel, back to Britain. 664 00:37:39,801 --> 00:37:40,802 Long way home. 665 00:37:43,138 --> 00:37:44,139 Here we go. 666 00:37:53,899 --> 00:37:55,776 - Fantastic. - Almost fell over there. 667 00:37:56,318 --> 00:37:57,611 That would've been embarrassing. 668 00:37:58,403 --> 00:38:00,697 Yeah. "I saw that Charley and Ewan the other day. 669 00:38:00,781 --> 00:38:03,200 Ewan fell flat on his face, flat on his arse." 670 00:38:03,283 --> 00:38:05,410 Yeah, standing still in a train. 671 00:38:06,203 --> 00:38:08,205 Welcome to England. We hope you had a pleasant trip. 672 00:38:08,288 --> 00:38:09,373 And thank you for choosing-- 673 00:38:09,456 --> 00:38:13,460 Right. Now, on British soil. There we go. 674 00:38:13,961 --> 00:38:16,088 Now we have to drive on the left. 675 00:38:16,171 --> 00:38:17,673 Oh, my God. The left. The left. 676 00:38:19,466 --> 00:38:22,010 We're on the home straight to Charley's house in Surrey. 677 00:38:22,678 --> 00:38:24,263 It won't be the end of the journey for me though, 678 00:38:24,346 --> 00:38:26,723 as tomorrow I'll leave Charley behind 679 00:38:26,807 --> 00:38:28,851 and set off for Scotland on my own. 680 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:33,647 Wow. In a few hours we'll be… 681 00:38:33,730 --> 00:38:35,983 - At your house! - We'll be at my house. 682 00:38:37,192 --> 00:38:39,820 But first, though, we're gonna meet up with some bikers. 683 00:38:39,903 --> 00:38:42,030 It's become a bit of a tradition. 684 00:38:45,576 --> 00:38:49,872 We're trying to coordinate all of the convoy people who have started to arrive. 685 00:38:49,955 --> 00:38:52,040 It's four minutes past 1:00. 686 00:38:52,124 --> 00:38:55,252 Dad's normally a bit of a stickler for time. 687 00:38:55,335 --> 00:38:56,628 Here he is! 688 00:38:57,254 --> 00:38:58,881 Well done! You did it! 689 00:39:02,801 --> 00:39:04,887 We could hear you coming round the corner. 690 00:39:04,970 --> 00:39:06,096 - Yeah? - Yeah, the… 691 00:39:07,097 --> 00:39:08,182 of the bike. 692 00:39:18,025 --> 00:39:20,444 Wow. It's lovely to see all those bikes in my mirror. 693 00:39:23,113 --> 00:39:24,990 These guys are motorcyclists. 694 00:39:25,073 --> 00:39:27,951 Ewan was telling a story about when he was making a film, 695 00:39:28,035 --> 00:39:30,454 and he was prohibited to ride a motorcycle. 696 00:39:30,954 --> 00:39:33,999 He said, "Asking me not to be able to ride a motorcycle 697 00:39:34,082 --> 00:39:36,168 is like asking me not to listen to music." 698 00:39:36,251 --> 00:39:38,045 That's who these guys are. 699 00:39:39,379 --> 00:39:42,799 Man, remember the ride into New York? 700 00:39:43,383 --> 00:39:45,802 I remember a very strong feeling of losing you 701 00:39:45,886 --> 00:39:47,221 - in all the people. - Yeah. 702 00:39:47,304 --> 00:39:49,348 Being on road with Charley 703 00:39:49,431 --> 00:39:52,017 is something that I share with him and no one else, you know. 704 00:39:52,100 --> 00:39:54,144 He's in my mirror, or I'm in his. 705 00:39:54,228 --> 00:39:55,437 It's so familiar. 706 00:39:55,521 --> 00:39:58,649 We've done so many thousands of miles like that, you know. 707 00:39:58,732 --> 00:40:00,400 I think as you get older 708 00:40:00,484 --> 00:40:03,320 you're much more precious with the people that you spend time with. 709 00:40:03,403 --> 00:40:04,988 And Ewan is one of those people. 710 00:40:05,072 --> 00:40:07,241 There is something about being like a boy again 711 00:40:07,324 --> 00:40:10,202 on our bikes as kids and meet up with mates in the street 712 00:40:10,285 --> 00:40:11,286 and just knock about. 713 00:40:11,370 --> 00:40:12,579 It's like doing that as a grown-up. 714 00:40:13,872 --> 00:40:16,917 I wasn't really going anywhere until we did Long Way Round, 715 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:20,629 and I remember thinking that I'd let my family down. 716 00:40:21,922 --> 00:40:24,299 So I feel very grateful that I met Ewan. 717 00:40:25,926 --> 00:40:28,262 - It's been amazing. - It has. 718 00:40:28,345 --> 00:40:30,389 Thank you, Ewan. It's been great fun. 719 00:40:30,472 --> 00:40:31,557 Thank you, man. 720 00:40:35,102 --> 00:40:37,771 Well, it was a hell of a long way round to get to your house, Charley, 721 00:40:37,855 --> 00:40:38,856 that's for sure. 722 00:40:40,649 --> 00:40:43,986 I suggest next time, just the A1 or the M1 or something. 723 00:40:44,069 --> 00:40:45,487 M6. 724 00:40:47,155 --> 00:40:48,866 This is my driveway, just here. 725 00:40:48,949 --> 00:40:50,200 No way. 726 00:40:58,792 --> 00:41:00,669 Hello, everybody! 727 00:41:04,131 --> 00:41:05,257 Hey! 728 00:41:09,052 --> 00:41:12,222 Wow. Look at my beautiful wife. 729 00:41:12,973 --> 00:41:14,308 Holy, holy, holy… 730 00:41:17,019 --> 00:41:18,270 Where's Mary? 731 00:41:24,318 --> 00:41:25,444 Look at that. 732 00:41:28,488 --> 00:41:29,781 That was a very long way. 733 00:41:40,667 --> 00:41:41,877 I love you. 734 00:41:45,088 --> 00:41:46,089 Good to see you. 735 00:41:49,009 --> 00:41:51,094 Hi, sweetie. Hi. 736 00:41:51,720 --> 00:41:53,597 - We did it. - Oh, my God! 737 00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:56,141 Hey, Dad. It's so lovely to see you. 738 00:41:56,225 --> 00:41:58,185 I've been waiting for you all morning. All day. 739 00:41:59,353 --> 00:42:00,979 You're looking beautiful, Dad. 740 00:42:01,063 --> 00:42:02,147 You look so well. 741 00:42:02,231 --> 00:42:03,232 Daddy! 742 00:42:05,526 --> 00:42:07,236 - The tattoo? - The tattoo. Look. 743 00:42:07,319 --> 00:42:08,862 - It's smaller than I thought it would be! - Wow! 744 00:42:08,946 --> 00:42:10,155 Yeah, it looked bigger. 745 00:42:10,239 --> 00:42:13,200 - I'm first and you're second. - What? Why's she first… 746 00:42:15,494 --> 00:42:17,829 And, yeah. I've never seen Charley's place. 747 00:42:32,427 --> 00:42:35,973 I'm gonna get on my bike and ride to Scotland, but via Manchester, 748 00:42:36,056 --> 00:42:39,142 where I've got a plan, so I don't have to ride the whole way. 749 00:42:40,310 --> 00:42:42,145 To bonny Scotland again! 750 00:42:53,240 --> 00:42:57,661 My friend Chris has been putting together a Volkswagen Beetle. 751 00:42:57,744 --> 00:42:59,955 So, I'm gonna put this bike up on a trailer 752 00:43:00,038 --> 00:43:01,748 and by nighttime we'll be home! 753 00:43:08,964 --> 00:43:11,258 I'll give Ewan a call and see how he's doing. 754 00:43:12,217 --> 00:43:13,468 He won't answer. 755 00:43:14,720 --> 00:43:16,180 It's, you know… It's all over. 756 00:43:17,264 --> 00:43:18,432 Charley? 757 00:43:18,515 --> 00:43:19,808 Hey, man! How's it going? 758 00:43:21,393 --> 00:43:23,187 Mate, I miss you too. 759 00:43:23,687 --> 00:43:25,314 Guess what it's doing right now. 760 00:43:25,898 --> 00:43:26,899 Raining. 761 00:43:30,194 --> 00:43:31,361 Manchester. 762 00:43:33,363 --> 00:43:34,531 That looks great! 763 00:43:35,741 --> 00:43:37,659 I haven't driven a car for ten weeks. 764 00:43:38,160 --> 00:43:39,786 - Ten weeks? - I hope I can remember. Yeah. 765 00:43:48,045 --> 00:43:50,714 Scotland! Scotland! 766 00:44:07,814 --> 00:44:09,816 Fingerprint not recognized. 767 00:44:11,360 --> 00:44:14,613 Well, I'm not allowed to go home because it won't let me in. 768 00:44:16,573 --> 00:44:18,242 Fingerprint recognized. 769 00:44:38,554 --> 00:44:41,890 Here. Press it. Here. This one. This one here. See, press that.