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00:05El Verde, para mĆ, es una mini versiĆ³n de Mul, que estamos ya enamorados con.
00:12Es hermoso, el marco es maravilloso, el progreso es increĆble, la gente es increĆble.
00:22No en la vida, no hay una oportunidad de hacer un hogar muy especial.
00:36Ā”Bien!
00:36Oh my gosh, what are you doing?
00:39Red stag, young animal, second year, and we'll now take all the organs out and, you know, dress it for
00:46the larder.
00:47Well, good shot, you got it.
00:49We now take the knife and go up.
00:52That's the esophagus, that's the food pipe.
00:54Split the food pipe and pleat it off, and that keeps the contents of the stomach.
00:59Mm-hmm.
01:00In the stomach, so it doesn't contaminate the meat.
01:02So you just tie that off like that, and you take the bowel out, nice liver, there's a nice healthy
01:09kidney.
01:11That's the bowel out, start the gut coming out, go back in with the knife and go round the diaphragm.
01:18When you live on the mainland, or you live in a city, you're completely disconnected from your supply chain.
01:24You know, this is land management, pest management, also food.
01:32Food.
01:33You know, look, it's a resource.
01:35Yeah.
01:35Food.
01:35Food.
01:44People turning.
01:44Food.
01:45Newcomers to the Island aren't exactly newcomers anymore.
01:50It's been approximately two months since Banjoon Row took on Alva House, seeking to transform
01:56this magnificent building into
01:58a boutique hotel of
02:00questionable practicality
02:02but undeniable charm
02:03In that time, Ulva House has acquired
02:06a tempting whiskey library
02:08an inviting hotel lobby
02:10smelling faintly of fresh paint
02:12and most recently
02:13two very small guests who arrived
02:16without luggage
02:17Banj has gone out and got a couple of pigs
02:20My babies
02:22Come on, Baba
02:24But they're never to be eaten
02:25No, gosh no
02:26This is the best day of my life
02:33Pigs running around everywhere
02:35Pipping everywhere
02:38Yeah, I think we could have timed that a bit better
02:41But taking on a building
02:42of this size and age
02:44has led to inevitable lengthy building struggles
02:46such as restoring antiquated
02:48water pipes, rewiring the
02:50entire property and dealing
02:52with a leaky roof
02:58So
02:59the flat roofs have collapsed
03:01because of an ingress of water
03:02In this country, this volume of water
03:04it won't flow off quick enough
03:06and so it's ingressed
03:08into the house
03:09and probably been out of sight
03:11probably for quite a while
03:12and then the ceilings have collapsed
03:13and then it's exposed it
03:14as an issue
03:15and that's what worries me about this house
03:17is what's going on behind the ceilings and walls
03:21Today an off-site trades team have arrived
03:24to entirely dismantle those roof sections
03:27We're literally about to start
03:29the biggest piece of construction
03:30on the entire project
03:32and that's doing the roof
03:34and the builders are coming in
03:35They're going to rip that off
03:37Right off
03:38Yeah
03:38We're not going to have a roof
03:39I know, it is wild
03:40If the weather turns
03:42or if we just miss that window
03:45to get the roof on
03:46we're cooked
03:47Yeah, I know
03:48It's Scottish weather
03:49that's what I'm worried about
03:50It can change like that
03:51I know
03:52It'll be fine
03:53It'll be fine
03:53But with the continual building endeavours
03:57around the house
03:57devouring their meagre budget
03:59the hotel opening date
04:01seems a distant promise
04:03Banjo and Roe
04:04must look to generate income
04:06from elsewhere
04:10Occupying a position of quiet authority
04:12at the island's edge
04:13directly beside the ferry slipway
04:16the boathouse represents a time
04:18when Ulva's livelihood
04:20came not from menus
04:21but from nets, kelp
04:23and the sturdy rhythm of oars
04:25When Banjo and Roe
04:27took on the big house
04:28they also took over the lease
04:30and management of this business
04:32Now this cafe
04:33offers a potential solution
04:35to their financial woes
04:37I remember when we first arrived on Mull
04:39people were saying to me
04:40you have to go to the boathouse on Ulva
04:42and that was 10 odd years ago
04:44If we can make that a destination
04:46we can make this more of a destination
04:48and we can make Ulva
04:50more of a destination
04:51but most importantly
04:52we need money to do the house
04:54This house is taking over our lives
04:57and cleaning out our bank accounts
04:59so the boathouse for us
05:00has to work
05:04We've got all this beautiful fresh produce
05:07all around us
05:08We've got fresh island meats
05:09that's beef and lamb
05:10the seafood
05:11you know
05:11we've got fresh langoustines
05:13fresh crab
05:14fresh lobster
05:15we need this to work
05:16to make the big house work
05:18If I can take a wage from here
05:20and then reinvest that money
05:22back into the big house
05:23you've got to kind of make your own
05:25luck here
05:26don't you?
05:27Well it's island living isn't it?
05:29Also running this operation
05:31as joint restaurant manager with them
05:33is an old friend from Mull
05:39Before I came here
05:40I was milking cows
05:41rearing pigs
05:43shearing sheep
05:44I was a farmhand
05:45at the cheese farm
05:47in Tobamori
05:51and I always wanted to run my own restaurant
05:54with a farm kitchen
05:55and Ro said
05:56oh we'll go in with a business
05:58if you want to do it
05:59so it was kind of their little nudge
06:01that made me do it
06:04The boathouse is a pretty chaotic place
06:06we don't really have much space
06:08and what space we do have
06:09is not very usable
06:10when the sun isn't shining
06:11and people want to go upstairs
06:12you're met with this weird empty space
06:14yeah that would be a nice thing to change
06:16there was once upon a time
06:18a sign there
06:19yeah there was
06:20I remember there used to be
06:21a different sign
06:21it's kind of iconic
06:23it's a shame that that's not there
06:24it would be good to bring that back
06:26oh yeah
06:26that's what we want
06:27you want boats sailing past
06:29to really see that
06:30yeah
06:30okay
06:31paint the sign
06:32back on
06:34okay
06:36so this space
06:37you want it to feel like
06:38general store for the island
06:40because it kind of is
06:41so all the produce
06:42that we make on the island
06:43like have it
06:44so people are walking
06:45into our larder
06:46yeah yeah definitely
06:47like that
06:48it's our pantry
06:49it's the whole community's pantry
06:50I love that
06:50yeah yeah
06:51well let's see upstairs then
06:54okay
06:55it doesn't feel nice
06:56the outside feels nice
06:57the most amazing scenery
06:58and you come up the stairs
07:00so this room has to work
07:02even harder
07:03yeah it's a head scratcher
07:06even for a design visionary
07:07like me
07:11the boathouse is a tough little space
07:13it's a shop
07:14it's a restaurant
07:15it needs to work really hard
07:17they're already coming
07:18to enjoy the scenery
07:20I want them to come
07:21to the restaurant
07:22I want that to be the destination
07:24but for me
07:25inspiration's everywhere
07:27I'm not short of it here
07:28I think I can just look out the door
07:30and I've got a million and one ideas
07:38this is what I'm thinking
07:40for the boathouse
07:41this kind of patina
07:43this is gorgeous
07:45it's weathered
07:46windswept
07:47it's rotten
07:48and falling apart
07:49perfect
07:50what we get
07:51is some gorgeous
07:53kind of scaffold boards
07:54on the wall
07:55scrape back the ceiling
07:57you want it to feel like
07:59it's been there forever
08:00you know what I mean
08:01yeah
08:03out
08:03out
08:04out
08:04out
08:04get out of the boat
08:05what's my plan B
08:06honestly
08:07we've got not much money
08:08and we've got some timber
08:09to scrape
08:10work with me
08:11well
08:14Banjo's big idea
08:16for the boathouse
08:17is all about creating
08:18a space
08:19which reflects
08:19the breathtaking beauty
08:21of the island
08:22upstairs
08:23he is drawing inspiration
08:24from an abandoned boat
08:26cladding the walls
08:27with upcycled
08:28scaffold boards
08:29to bring that
08:30worn weathered look
08:31and building new furniture
08:33from treasures
08:34found at the water's edge
08:35downstairs
08:36he will restructure
08:37to create a more usable space
08:39refresh the menu
08:40to showcase produce
08:42from the land around them
08:43and outside
08:44reproduce the original
08:45much loved sign
08:46all right
08:47we've got to get
08:48scaffold boards
08:49any old bit of timber
08:50lying around
08:51if it's free
08:53and it's not nailed down
08:55we're taking it
08:56to manage both projects
08:58simultaneously
08:59Banjo and Roe
09:00have acquired
09:01the use of a vehicle
09:02it's a 20 minute walk
09:04from the house
09:05to the boathouse
09:06that's fine
09:07but that's like
09:08multiple times a day
09:10and these legs
09:11are not made
09:11for walking
09:12but for an island
09:14with no roads
09:15this requires
09:16permission
09:16from
09:17the trust
09:21the biggest hurdle
09:22for anybody
09:23who's going to do
09:24any major work
09:25on Ulva
09:26is
09:28logistics
09:29so it's getting
09:30materials
09:31over to Ulva
09:32so that's going to be
09:34the biggest problem
09:36smaller
09:37than a car
09:39smaller than a tank
09:42you didn't read the email
09:43from the trust
09:45it says
09:46the board has agreed
09:47the original proposal
09:48included a possible
09:49maximum width
09:51width
09:52length
09:53and weight limit
09:53for private vehicles
09:54but it's clear
09:55that setting hard numbers
09:56has made vehicle shopping
09:58quite difficult
09:58the board has agreed
10:00to take a more
10:00flexible approach
10:01and trust residents
10:02to choose a quad
10:03ATV or UTV
10:04that's appropriate
10:05for the size
10:06and condition
10:07of the tracks
10:10right
10:12you didn't tell me
10:15it was ugly
10:17it's perfect
10:17it's a people mover
10:18it's not cute
10:20it's not here to be cute
10:21it's here to be practical
10:22it's here to move
10:23people and things
10:23you're cute
10:24and practical
10:25it can be both
10:26that's really sweet
10:27but that is not cute
10:31Banjo and Roe
10:32have allotted themselves
10:33just one week
10:34to reinvent the boathouse
10:35while the steady process
10:37of roof removal
10:38occurs back at the house
10:40so while this is all
10:41going on in the house
10:42I think it's a good opportunity
10:43that we go down
10:43to the boathouse
10:44that way
10:45this can carry on here
10:46we can carry on down there
10:47finish up that
10:48come back here
10:49all good to go
10:51yes
10:52because the best thing
10:53to do is
10:53just run away
10:54from your problem
10:55yeah
10:55a small but formidable
10:57team has been
10:57assembled to transform
10:59the restaurant
10:59whilst also keeping it
11:01open to passing trade
11:02when you're useless
11:04like me
11:04it really pays
11:05to have handy friends
11:07so I'm the captain
11:08of the shit
11:09I've got Awin
11:10my carpenter
11:23he's going to
11:24knock up some walls
11:26and some shelving
11:27Zoe
11:27she's a decorator
11:29she's going to
11:29splash some paint around
11:34howdy Zoe
11:35hey mate
11:36how you doing
11:37thank you for coming
11:38Louis and Pilar
11:42they're going to
11:42keep the ship
11:43running
11:44they're going to
11:44knock out some food
11:45while we're still
11:46open
11:46which is a bit scary
11:48and I've got
11:49the farmer
11:49and this one
11:50and hopefully
11:51together
11:52we'll make a craft team
11:55menu of works
11:56today
11:57scraped ceilings
11:58and returns
11:58we need to
11:59paint the black sign
12:00paint the end walls
12:01measure the sale curtains
12:02paint the pine toilets
12:03and sand the church pews
12:04that's by lunch
12:07that's the lunch menu
12:08you guys got to
12:09run the cafe
12:09as well
12:10we need money
12:11but do you know
12:12what the most
12:13important ingredient is
12:15love
12:15I was going to say
12:16love
12:16love
12:17we love each other
12:19and we love being here
12:30a shipment of salvaged
12:32scaffold boards
12:33sourced from various
12:34construction sites
12:35has appeared
12:36ready for the next
12:37chapter of life
12:38this is the downstairs
12:40they want storage
12:41they want a shop
12:42they want their freezer
12:43we want to get
12:44punters inside
12:45and if it's full outside
12:46we want them to sit
12:47inside
12:48design for me
12:49is like making a smoothie
12:50it's all the different
12:51ingredients
12:52I've got some
12:53scaffolding boards
12:54some pottery boards
12:55all of these raw
12:56ingredients
12:57I'm going to chuck
12:58in the blender
12:58and then see what
12:59comes out
13:10I've been busy in here
13:11alright so I'm peeling
13:13all of this back
13:14then
13:16I want to clad
13:18this in
13:19what the handrail
13:20yeah
13:20all the way
13:21both sides
13:22yeah
13:22well that whole wall
13:24from the corner
13:24downstairs
13:25yep
13:25clad all the way up
13:28staircase
13:29add a bit of
13:30architecture to it
13:31oh you've got enough
13:32boards
13:3370 scaffold boards
13:35okay
13:35and then what about
13:37this wall
13:39I've got a long
13:41church pew
13:42for that wall
13:42that you might just
13:43need to connect
13:44together
13:45many hands
13:46may quite work
13:55at the moment
13:55we're just trying
13:56to get everything
13:57prepped and ready
13:58for the design
13:58and it just feels
13:59like there's a lot
14:00of pieces to that
14:01puzzle that need
14:01to be done
14:02also while trying
14:03to run a cafe
14:05and lots of moving
14:06parts
14:07I think as long
14:08as we don't fall
14:09behind
14:09I think we're okay
14:10it's just all hands
14:11on deck
14:12and just keep moving
14:14do we make it
14:15like that
14:15sort of split the
14:16difference there
14:17and then go
14:20six mil longer
14:32row the pigs have
14:34escaped
14:35the pigs are out
14:37we need to get up
14:39to the house
14:40I had them locked
14:41up
14:42the guy said
14:43it was up behind
14:43the house
14:44heading down
14:45towards the water
14:45oh god
14:47where are all
14:47these people
14:48coming from
14:56you haven't
14:57noticed a piglet
14:58yes
14:59I'm not by the house
15:00okay
15:01was there just one
15:01or was there two
15:02by the house
15:03okay
15:06piggy
15:09piggy
15:09piggy
15:15that's one pig
15:16secured
15:17maybe his brother
15:18will hear it
15:19piggy
15:37that's always
15:37the little one
15:39while both pigs
15:40are now safely
15:41in their quarters
15:42the flat roof
15:43sections of
15:44all the house
15:44are steadily
15:45being dismantled
15:53with the trades
15:54now occupying
15:55both house
15:56and restaurant
15:57it's time for
15:57banjo to do
15:58what he does best
15:59transform another
16:01man's trash
16:02into boathouse
16:03treasure
16:03here we go
16:04banjo's emporium
16:06what is that
16:08vintage sale
16:09that's good stuff
16:11that's a french sale
16:20oh my fishing line
16:22that's a good looking
16:23hole
16:32not content with the
16:34vintage spores from
16:35his own supplies
16:36banjo and his team
16:37have also joined
16:38a local beach
16:39clean
16:39back and over
16:40in search of
16:41flotsam and jetsam
16:42i'm gonna have to be
16:44inventive
16:45i'm gonna go hunting
16:46i'm gonna hit the beach
16:48if it ain't tied down
16:49i'm taking it
16:56how do you get down
17:01so much stuff
17:02so much plastic
17:04so much fishing waste
17:05if you're not
17:06disposing of stuff
17:08carefully
17:08could end up
17:10on a little
17:11windswept beach
17:12in the hebrides
17:13weird little man
17:14might repurpose it
17:15into something
17:16for his cafe
17:22old sign
17:24that's nifty
17:25how far we gotta walk
17:26okay
17:27i'll take it
17:29do you think this is
17:30gonna be a crucial
17:31piece of your design
17:32you never know
17:36all right
17:36here they are
17:38look at them
17:39they're beautiful
17:40i think they'll be
17:41stunning
17:41it's real bog
17:43that's
17:45oh god
17:47rotten cementing seaweed
17:51bloody hell
17:53made a hander
17:54yeah
18:00lucky i love you
18:02oh i love you too
18:03a lot
18:09the vault house
18:10has been stripped
18:11back to its skeleton
18:13but such upheaval
18:14has compelled the business
18:16to close its doors
18:17until the building
18:18has been pieced back
18:19together
18:20i don't normally
18:21have a plan
18:22but today i have a plan
18:23and i'm sticking to it
18:24we need to hit
18:26all of those targets
18:27today
18:27otherwise we're in danger
18:29because we need to be
18:29open at the end of the week
18:32we've got enough boards
19:00we've got enough boards
19:00to make two big tables
19:01what i need is the kitchen table
19:02and if we don't need it
19:03i'll march that table right on back
19:05and eat my words off it
19:10okay let's just have a look at this table
19:12i don't know how you get
19:14it's 1940s glue
19:15whatever off the table
19:26don't encourage him
19:28right
19:28should we try and get this out of here
19:39i don't think it's going to fit
19:41through the door
19:42i can't
19:43i just can't cope with anything
19:45right now
19:45this is not going to work
20:06i don't know how you're going to get it in there
20:08we've got nowhere to have dinner tonight at home
20:10we'll get it off
20:10i'll strip it back
20:12we'll take it apart
20:13we'll get it up
20:14and we'll be having oysters on here tonight
20:16oh it's tired
20:19i'm tired
20:22banjo and his team
20:24are on the final stretch
20:25in anticipation of a grand reopening
20:44he's brought half of them
20:46in grey
20:47and he's brought half of them in green
20:50and he wants them all green
20:51this was one of the grey chairs
20:53and i'm just trying to match it to the green
20:56but he likes this
20:59worn effect
21:03i'm stripping this because band bought a bench
21:06then he said he wanted it back to its natural pitch prime
21:09i'm just sick of stroke and pain to be honest
21:16which one is the new one
21:21yes you're good
21:27yes this is going to be a rope chair back
21:29that's smart
21:30that looks quite
21:31that's high-end actually
21:33that's gorgeous
21:35everything is feeling very natural in here
21:37but we need to do natural but a little bit elevated
21:40kind of like what we're doing on the menu
21:43elderberry is not too early for them
21:45yeah
21:46okay
21:49so have we got everything in there
21:50now we're missing the liquid
21:51you've got to leave it for 7 to 14 days
21:53ah so like a kombucha
21:55more like a wine i think
21:57yeah
21:59i love it
22:00i absolutely love it
22:02it's the good old days
22:03good job
22:03you're doing good
22:04well done zoe
22:05it's a good looking sign
22:07it'll make a lot of people happy to see us restoring to what it used to be
22:11barry
22:13what do you reckon
22:14good as old
22:15yeah
22:15good
22:16good
22:16good
22:17it's like the old days
22:18feels nice
22:19you'll have to come down for a coffee
22:21yeah
22:21how are you with a hammer
22:25retired
22:30the boathouse restoration is complete
22:33the flat roof back at the house has been successfully dismantled
22:37now naturally only one thing remains
22:40a celebration
22:42pulling the space together
22:43even just existing on a little island
22:46you really do rely on each other
22:48and these guys have all helped us to create this beautiful space
22:52to actually create our beautiful life that we have here
22:55so we want to thank them
22:56okay
22:57roe
22:58present
22:59present
23:00grandpa
23:01present
23:03banjo
23:04present
23:04okay
23:05boathouse party
23:07yeah
23:07because it's really important
23:09this goes off with a bang
23:11i want it to be a nice opportunity to say thank you for the different people that have helped
23:14us along the way
23:14the local suppliers currently support us
23:16and say thanks
23:17yep local food producers
23:20pals
23:21riri and rebecca
23:23what are we serving
23:25a seafood feast
23:26yeah
23:26i like that
23:27beautiful
23:27it has to be fresh
23:29yeah
23:29it has to be local
23:30yeah
23:30it has to be bountiful
23:32yeah
23:32and it has to just be visually stunning
23:35we'll get in there and cook
23:36yeah
23:37well i'm going
23:37i'm going to
23:38start cooking
23:38i've got to get the place ready
23:51it's a nice big bucket of fish
23:53they're not bad
23:54how many are there
23:5625
23:57so we've got some mackerel
23:58such a pretty fish aren't they
24:00the colour
24:01they're a decent size
24:03there's a few bigger ones in there
24:04maybe just slightly above average
24:05just tell me
24:06bang on middle
24:07yeah
24:08like that
24:09higher
24:11yeah
24:12oh
24:13you worked hard for this sign
24:15don't ruin it now
24:17i thought we were going to do it up
24:18but i actually like it
24:19i like it
24:20it's rusty
24:23but i like it
24:25i like it
24:51i like it
24:51i like it
24:51Creo que es genial.
24:53Sin embargo, cuando vas a subir y ves ese espacio,
24:56se ve y se ve muy bonito.
24:58Ya sabes, hemos puesto nuestro stampo en el
25:00pero tambiƩn es un espacio que la gente puede visitar y disfrutar.
25:04Y nos va a ayudar a generar dinero que podemos re-investir.
25:08Ya, no, estoy muy orgullo de lo que se ve y cĆ³mo se ve.
25:12Awww.
25:19Tiene que transformar el lugar, no solo en el look, sino en la forma que trabajamos.
25:23Banjo es genial en comienzos con ideas.
25:26No creo que siempre sabe cĆ³mo se va a hacerlas,
25:28pero tiene una visiĆ³n y al final del dĆa, esa visiĆ³n ha sido encontrada.
25:33Nadie sabĆa cĆ³mo se iba a pasar o si era posible,
25:36pero al final algo que ha sucedido, algo que ha sucedido.
25:42SIN CLAIMOS
25:45We're really grateful that you're all here
25:48and we're grateful for Louie and Pila,
25:51who are our amazing chefs
25:53and they've really brought it to life
25:55and Sam and Ro have worked really hard to...
25:58Scrape the ceiling?
25:59Scrape the ceiling.
26:00And everyone that's like supported us.
26:03As I always say, shoot for the stars
26:06Y si viera de un medio ahĆ, todavĆa estarĆ” en el moon.
26:09ĀæNo es tan bonito?
26:10Es tan lindo.
26:12ĀæVale?
26:13Es no.
26:14ĀæQuĆ© tal de eso?
26:15Los islandos y su band de maytrades han cumplido el bote de reenvenciĆ³n.
26:21En un mes de semana, transforman el espacio
26:25a una de un medio medio, mƔs magico,
26:28para el comunidad y demƔs.
26:31Hoy un dĆa, un trupe de mĆŗsicos en busca de un buen dĆa.
26:36Un drink and perhaps a jig.
26:45Great job team.
26:47Like bloody hell.
26:47It was a ride.
26:50It was a ride.
26:51I think what you're trying to say is thank you.
26:54And you know what?
26:56You're welcome.
26:57I did it.
26:58I did it.
26:59Listen to him.
27:00No, we did it.
27:01We.
27:01No, it's beautiful.
27:02That makes it worthwhile.
27:04It's nice bringing all these people together.
27:06Because they've been part of our lives before this.
27:07Yeah.
27:08And now we've got something to kind of.
27:10They've helped us on this journey.
27:11And then we've got a way of saying thank you.
27:13You're doing it to run a beautiful business.
27:16You're doing it for the tourists that come.
27:18But we're here because of the people, aren't we?
27:22Yeah.
27:22The people are what make our life better.
27:25I think we've created something really special here.
27:56I think we've been part of our lives before this.
27:57I think we've been part of our lives before this.
27:57I think we've been part of our lives before this.
27:57I think we've been part of our lives before this.
27:58I think we've been part of our lives before this.
27:58Gracias.
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