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Jules and Gregs Wild Swim - Season 3 - Episode 01
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00:00This time we're exploring new Scottish waters.
00:03We have been west, we've been north, we've been east.
00:06So it's only polite that we go south.
00:10We're going swimming and beyond.
00:14To discover new pastimes, people, and places.
00:21This is like apocalypse now, but with women.
00:23As we make our way across the Scottish borders through Dumfries and Galloway
00:27and all the way to Scotland's southernmost tip.
00:30This is Scotland's forgotten corner, but not for us because we're here.
00:34We're putting the world to rights while getting very wet.
00:37Have we got down? We'll get down together.
00:39And very, very cold.
00:41I'm alive!
00:43As the temperature drops.
00:45You feel quite dizzy when it's that cold.
00:47On our autumnal October swim venture.
00:50I was effervescent. I was swimming in cold champagne.
00:54It's going to be epic.
00:55Yes, team!
01:06Good to be back in the road. Look at this.
01:10See me, you and Bon Bon.
01:12Dream job.
01:13Out like this.
01:14It's just the best, isn't it?
01:16Whoa!
01:17First cattle grab!
01:20So what's the plan, Hempy?
01:22We're going to work our way ever westwards, skirting the English border.
01:27But today, we're Brit-popping our way to the very south-eastern corner of Scotland.
01:33We're 50 miles from Edinburgh, 80 miles from Newcastle.
01:36This is a nice wee day out or something.
01:38People do come down here for the day, because looking out the window,
01:41the sea's right there. It's so beautiful.
01:44It's good enough for you.
01:51If you don't mind me saying, you look a bit knackered.
01:55I'm just back from seeing Oasis at Wembley.
01:58You were always more rock and roll than me.
02:00I don't know how my body feels about me being rock and roll right now.
02:03I'm actually having a hot sweat thinking about it.
02:05So this dip today is just going to be heavenly for me.
02:08I love that Bonnie's here.
02:10She's missed you.
02:11She didn't go to see Oasis, because she's more of a Blur fan.
02:15Yeah, she's like, no, they're not for me.
02:17And do you know what? Damon Albarn cold dips.
02:20Does he?
02:20Yeah, let's get him in.
02:25We're not far from the tiny historic fishing port of St Abbs.
02:29We were taking our first dip of the trip.
02:34What's the name of the group we're going to meet today, Jules?
02:37The Caldingham Brave Bears.
02:40The Caldingham Brave Bears.
02:42Bears as in bears, as in bears.
02:44No, it's as in they are from the bay.
02:46I can't wait to meet them,
02:47because they've got this quite an unusual take on their wild swimming.
02:51They snorkel.
02:52It's a little bit like the aquatic equivalent of gazing at the stars.
02:56It's a first for both of me and you.
02:59Did you hear that, Bonnie?
03:00You heard me right.
03:05Is this St Abbs now?
03:07It's gorgeous.
03:08You like it, Bonnie?
03:15Wow, it's so gorgeous.
03:16It looks like Cornwall.
03:18Beautiful spot.
03:19Can't wait to go in the water.
03:21We're snorkelling.
03:22We might be in for longer than five minutes.
03:24Maybe we should wear our wetsuits.
03:26That's a first.
03:27Let's get our stuff to get.
03:28Maybe turn it off.
03:29Nobody needs to see me getting into a wetsuit.
03:34So how will we find the group?
03:36I'm no Maygrave, but there's a load of folk over there in wetsuits with plastic tubes.
03:40Hi.
03:41It could be them.
03:42Hi.
03:45How are you, gang?
03:47And our leader today is Sally.
03:49And this is an absolute first for us because we've never actually snorkeled and looked under.
03:54It really helps people connect with their environment.
03:56It's part of a marine reserve here.
03:58It's well known for the declarative water.
04:00And you don't need much stuff to go and do it.
04:02It's free.
04:03Is this what you always mean?
04:04We know.
04:05There are a series of snorkel trails around this coastline that Eloise from the Scottish Wildlife Trust was involved in
04:10creating.
04:11Hi.
04:11Hi.
04:11One of the snorkel trails is here at St Abbs.
04:13We have over 80 snorkel locations all across Scotland.
04:17It's all about just making the ocean more accessible, isn't it?
04:19Yeah.
04:19Just showing people how incredible our marine life is.
04:22See, when you're snorkeling, for me, it's just, it's magical.
04:25So what are the safety protocols for a snorkeling group as opposed to a wild swimming group?
04:29Yeah, so we tend to be a bit more warmly dressed.
04:31Yeah.
04:32Just to be in the water a little bit longer.
04:34When you're snorkeling, you're just not moving very much.
04:36It's amazing how quickly you get chilled.
04:38St Abbs is a working harbour, so we will make sure we've got our tow floats with us today, our
04:43boys, just in case.
04:45And most of the boats are all in now.
04:46There's maybe a little one out.
04:47But, yeah, so just making sure of other water users in the same way as a swimming group.
04:51Visibility high.
04:52Yeah.
04:52We would always say to people, be very clear about where your entry and exits are.
04:56I just love the fact that you keep saying the word snorkele trail.
04:59It's getting me so excited.
05:00Snorkele trail.
05:01And no disrespect to you ladies, but it's lovely to see some fellas here today.
05:04Thank you so much.
05:07Let's hit the snorkele trail.
05:09Yes, please.
05:13This isn't a good look.
05:15It's like squash, balloon face.
05:17No.
05:17But, never mind.
05:19I'm going.
05:20I'm just going to wade out a bit and then sit down.
05:21Elvis, you won't be saying I'm going to your couch.
05:23We've just been set down.
05:26The rest of our cup of tea and our biscuit.
05:28The water here is normally like 12 to 14 degrees.
05:31It's boiling.
05:33It's a bit unusual for us to have to get our kit on before we go swimming.
05:39We'll put our masks on first.
05:41Well, OK.
05:42A little bit of spit just stops them steaming up.
05:44Spit and then do.
05:45Yeah.
05:45Spit and then do.
05:46Delightful.
05:47But this full face mask with a steam preventing layer of spit gives us the best possible view
05:52underwater and stops water going up our noses too.
05:55We're also using fins, which, once you're good at it, should mean fast hands-free swimming.
06:01It is a wee bit faffy, to be honest, the fins.
06:04Not everyone wears fins.
06:05That's a faffa.
06:06I think it's worth it.
06:07I'm just going to let the water take your weight.
06:10Thanks again.
06:12And a final high-tech, hang me.
06:16A plastic tube or a snorkel, for those of us in the know.
06:20Go.
06:20All right, thank you.
06:21OK.
06:23I've got it well through.
06:25OK, all right, all right.
06:26If you float upright, just relax.
06:28Uh-huh.
06:29I'm like the hard thing with them.
06:31That's better already.
06:32I'm probably just getting used to it.
06:33Yeah, you do.
06:41It's so peaceful.
06:42Yeah, you did really well then.
06:44Oh, my God, it's so magical if you were to win a film.
06:49How long have you been doing at birth?
06:52Five years here.
06:54Five years, wow.
06:55What's great about going out with a group like this is their local knowledge and expertise.
07:00And then this time of year, the kelps are starting to die back now, winter, and then come the spring,
07:04it all starts growing again.
07:06Oh, God.
07:07The thing with snorkel is really big, rocky, tri-humal, we've been tied in.
07:15It's amazing to come across things we'd normally be trying to avoid in their natural habitat.
07:22It sort of takes the fear away, especially for us newbies.
07:29Of course, time with me and Claire together.
07:31Yeah, I can, like, get under the water.
07:33Do you know?
07:34It's really good.
07:36Look how much you smell and that's what I feel like.
07:45But it's not just an underwater safari, they're a community-minded lot, too.
07:50So when we're snorkelling, we also pick up any rubbish and fishing line and stuff.
07:55Oh, you didn't like that?
07:57It's fantastic.
07:59Yeah.
08:00Oh, my God, it really changes it for you.
08:03What, something like this?
08:04Such fun, thanks, guys.
08:05That's so great.
08:07It's mad how you can go from serenity to flailing around like a seal coming home from the pub in
08:12a matter of moments.
08:13Oh, it's really slippery.
08:14Yeah, it is, wow.
08:16Couldn't get out.
08:17That's beautiful.
08:18I think we were in there for just under 40 minutes.
08:20It would be a bit freaky if you were doing that by yourself, but doing it with a group is
08:22great.
08:23I feel a bit, um, like, banding a bit for you.
08:26Yeah.
08:26So cool.
08:28Loved it.
08:29But I tell you, I'm looking forward to a cup of tea.
08:35I feel like we've added another feather to our wild swimming cap today, so thank you for that.
08:41It was really something different, wasn't it?
08:43Yeah, it really was.
08:44But Claire and me were first time doing that.
08:46Yeah, it's from me, sir.
08:46So how did you find that?
08:47I really liked it, yeah.
08:48Did you?
08:49My Santa list now is a snorkel, flippers and a mask.
08:53Do people bag these trails like Munroes?
08:55Is that how it works?
08:56Someone suggested recently we should have, like, snorkel snagging or something.
09:00I don't know, like, maybe.
09:01I think it's a great idea, so.
09:03Well, we bagged one today.
09:04Yes.
09:05Melendry, you weren't in today's.
09:06Are you the boss of the group?
09:08No.
09:09I'm one of the co-founders.
09:11In 2023, I got a really aggressive form of breast cancer.
09:16On my darkest days, you would just get a little text message for somebody,
09:19or somebody would drop off a loaf of bread,
09:22or you would come down on a Sunday and everyone would social distance around me,
09:25but it still made you feel part of something and gave you hope.
09:29Sorry, my voice is a bit shaky.
09:31Oh, I was dying to cuddle you, but I didn't want to stop your beautiful flow.
09:35No, no.
09:36That's the bravery in your group, because this is what it is.
09:39It's the fact that you're all holding each other up like that.
09:42It's amazing.
09:42What's really great about the snorkelling is it takes you to that mindful and present moment,
09:48looking at the little fishies or the starfish, and there's some wonderful things to see.
09:53It fills me full of joy.
09:54Oh, but you can tell that, and it totally comes across.
09:57But Shelley, do you mind telling us about your experience as well?
10:00Yeah, it was normal swimming, just had a great time, and then I was severely ill.
10:05I was told I had cryptosporidium.
10:07Unfortunately, I've been in some contaminated water, and I've ingested a parasite,
10:12and it took nine weeks before I was able to get back in the sea.
10:15Did it knock your confidence?
10:16Yeah, it did at first, but I was lucky, because I had the girls round about me to sort of
10:19support me through that,
10:20and then once I got back in, that was it.
10:22You know, I don't want anybody to be scared of getting in the sea when they hear what I've went
10:26through,
10:26but I want them to be a bit more mindful.
10:28After heavy rainfall, you really shouldn't swim for 48 hours.
10:32Check your local apps.
10:33I've done a lot of work with Surfers Against Sewage.
10:35You've got a great app.
10:36There's the Rivers and Seas Trust online as well.
10:39You can check those, and they just let you know if there's been any sort of overspills
10:43or any pollution in the past 48 hours.
10:45It always takes somebody else to go.
10:47It's not a good time, because the last time there was a big runoff like that.
10:49It was somebody else that went, don't go in.
10:51Don't go in.
10:52Yeah, and thanks for being so welcoming to us.
10:55It's been brilliant.
10:56Yay!
10:58What an utter treat that was.
11:01Yes, but after 40 minutes in that cold water, I'm ready for my bed.
11:06Let's find somewhere to park up.
11:09Of course, I'm not the only international megastar to have visited St. Abbs.
11:15International megastar, Embi?
11:17Bonnie's a bigger star than you.
11:19The little harbour was New Asgard.
11:21It was in the Avengers movie.
11:23Chris Hemsworth came and filmed here.
11:25Wow.
11:26Yeah.
11:26Hot Thor.
11:28Thor.
11:31Did you think he went wild swimming?
11:34Probably, yeah.
11:34I should have seen that.
11:35With his big hammer.
11:38I bet his hammer was quite wee when he came out of the water, Jules.
11:40You mentioned his hammer.
11:41I bet he went into the water with a big hammer and he came out with a tiny wee hammer.
11:50Bonnie, cover your ears.
11:55Apart from the size of our hammers, me and old Chris Hemi here have a lot in common.
12:00I am in the Marvel Universe as CD Barman.
12:03Wow.
12:04What's your superpower then?
12:05Pouring drinks and bad power?
12:08And could you possibly put that down again?
12:10Bonnie's breath is...
12:12You could do it.
12:13I can't look.
12:14It's childlocked.
12:15Oh, it's good.
12:16I'm going to possibly be childlocked.
12:19There you go.
12:21Bonnie, that's better, isn't it?
12:26Here we are.
12:27It's camping time.
12:30I bet they've got a hotel for Chris Hemsworth.
12:33I've never been much of a camper.
12:35No.
12:35But I'm getting into it.
12:36The whole thing about swimming, you have to shed being comfortable,
12:40whether that's having your belly out or whatever.
12:43Embrace the uncomfortable.
12:44So I think that's what camping is all about,
12:47is about being a little bit more uncomfortable and being good with it.
12:51That was hardcore.
12:52I might sleep for about two days after.
12:54After the 40-minute snorkel?
12:55Yeah.
12:56What did you say to those fish?
12:57I hated the fish.
12:59What are those fish doing here?
13:00Oh, yeah.
13:02That's where they live.
13:03The only thing I didn't like was, there's no chat, because...
13:06Because you've got something in your mouth.
13:08I did attempt it a couple of times, and I'll take the thing out,
13:11and the leader was kind of like, you know, we need to put that back in.
13:14We were in that water for 40 minutes, and it's October.
13:18We had the wrong wetsuits on today.
13:19I was a little bit envious of those girls today with their full wetsuits.
13:23And usually for us, it's wetsuits again for tomorrow's activity.
13:26Surfing.
13:27Yeah, let's get the long ones this time.
13:30I'm really excited about tomorrow, because I've only ever tried surfing once or twice before.
13:33Me and the boys went on a surfing course for a whole weekend,
13:36and we couldn't really get to grips with it.
13:38And then Jules came to pick us up.
13:40Within two minutes, surfed right past all three of us.
13:43And I was like, what's going on here?
13:45We'll be wearing the full wetsuit tomorrow.
13:47Suit up, get in, and then you can enjoy it,
13:49because you are going to fall off and be in the water for a long time.
13:52Jules, I don't know about you, but I am shattered.
13:55Yeah, I'm so pooped, I don't think I need another biscuit.
13:58They're too far away.
13:59I'm too tired, I am.
14:00I'll look at Jules, I can't get them.
14:02No, forget it.
14:04Here's to waxing down our surfboards.
14:06Here's to that.
14:06Good vibrations.
14:09Doesn't matter how knackered we are, Greg.
14:11Let's get this on and down before bed.
14:23Morning.
14:24So...
14:24Do you want to use the spindle?
14:25I'll try.
14:26Look at that.
14:30Ow!
14:31Ooh!
14:32Sorry!
14:35All right.
14:36You get the spindle and keep turning it.
14:38Stop saying spindle.
14:39Oh, I think that's fair enough.
14:41There we go.
14:42Good action, Jules.
14:43Well done.
14:44I was going to make you coffee, but I just realised something.
14:46What is it?
14:47Look at the date.
14:50It's our anniversary and we both forgot.
14:52Oh, God.
14:54We both forgot.
14:56We're going surfing together.
14:57Yeah, that's our present.
14:58That's good.
14:59It's the first time in 26 years we forgot, but I think that's a good thing.
15:04Bit of an atmosphere now.
15:06Let's get the coffee on.
15:09Don't feel bad, Greg.
15:10We still like each other after 26 years.
15:12That's a present in itself.
15:1326 years.
15:14Happy anniversary, by the way.
15:17Actually, I'm just thinking right now, this is romantic.
15:20Do you think we'll make another 26 years gig?
15:22I think what's really interesting is that in the 0 to 25 years, neither one of us ever
15:27once forgot an anniversary.
15:28And we chose to both forget together on the 26th year.
15:33That's very romantic.
15:34We're very tuned into dobleness and another phase.
15:38Phase of forgetfulness and slackness.
15:41Slack phase, I like it.
15:43And a waning of the romance.
15:46Everyone knows we love each other.
15:47Kind of sick of it, let's be honest.
15:48Let's carry on.
15:50Let's celebrate a year of slackness.
15:52Yeah, exactly.
15:53You used to have a good day of surfing.
15:55A good day of surfing.
15:56Happy anniversary.
15:57What did you say, surf's up?
15:58Surf's up.
16:00Not quite yet, but...
16:03A wee bit more coffee first.
16:05All right.
16:06Go!
16:09I'm gonna wake you up early, cause I'm gonna take a ride with you.
16:14So I put the Beach Boys on, Jules.
16:16Of course.
16:16Just to kind of, you know, gently remind you that...
16:20I know you went to see Oasis.
16:22I didn't go with you, because Noel Gallagher was uncomplimentary about Brian Wilson.
16:27I'm sure he didn't mean it.
16:28He said that he was overrated, so I'm Team Beach Boys.
16:32We're rambling a few miles south round to Caldingham Bay.
16:36To meet a family who gave up farming for all things surf-related.
16:43Look at the weather, Greg.
16:44It's beautiful.
16:45Coast along here is so bonny, isn't it?
16:48Oh, it's fantastic.
16:49Could have took Bonnie for a walk to England.
16:51It was about five minutes at the border.
16:53Would you have liked that, Bonnie?
16:54Yes.
16:55Catch a wave, and you're sitting on top of the world.
17:03The Beach Boys are all about surfing.
17:05Do you know that Brian Wilson couldn't surf?
17:08Yeah?
17:08Yeah.
17:08I think people would be quite amazed at that, cause they've never done chatting about it.
17:13I was quite emotional when Brian Wilson died.
17:15It's that the Beach Boys were the first band I ever saw live in 1985.
17:19But you just realise life's short, don't you?
17:21And you just have to get up and...
17:23Well, there's the message right there, isn't it?
17:25Life is short.
17:25If you're going to go surfing, don't talk about it.
17:28Go do it.
17:35Oh, there we go.
17:37Look at that sunshine.
17:39It's like California sunshine.
17:40It looks beautiful already.
17:43We're meeting a fellow called Steve and his daughters,
17:45who run a mini Scottish surfing industry based at their shop.
17:51All right.
17:54Hello.
17:55This is so cool.
17:56Are we on the east coast of Scotland, or are we on the set of Home and Away?
18:00Hi, I'm Gilles.
18:02Nice to meet you.
18:03Nice to meet you.
18:03How you doing?
18:04Lovely to meet you.
18:05You too.
18:05Your spot's amazing.
18:07Hi.
18:07Hi.
18:08Now, Steve, are you making crystal meth?
18:11Like...
18:12Is this breaking bad?
18:13It's nothing to do with surfing at all.
18:15Keep it quiet.
18:16How about you dressed like that?
18:17Yeah, fixing surfboards.
18:19Tell us about the kind of things you do here, Steve.
18:21So we hire surfing equipment, sell it, repair it, teach it,
18:25and then we have paddleboards and kayaks.
18:27We bought these premises in 2002.
18:31We were just going to open this hotel.
18:32Right.
18:33And then we're seeing people surfing.
18:34We started doing a bit of hire.
18:35I thought, I'd better learn to surf.
18:36Remember that day I stood up on the board like it was a hook.
18:39It never stopped.
18:40So it's just gone with the flow, as they say.
18:42And how long were you in the farming life before you decided to pivot to surfing?
18:45I was third generation.
18:46Third generation.
18:47Born on a farm.
18:47Is this less stressful?
18:49Yes.
18:50I'm more in control of my business.
18:51Where farming, you put where you work in,
18:55and then somebody else's rent tells you what they're going to pay you for it.
18:57And how long does it take to teach somebody how to surf?
19:00It's a lifetime journey.
19:01Ah.
19:02Never stop learning.
19:03Yeah.
19:03I'll give you the basics, and then you go away and...
19:05It's up to us after that.
19:07A minute to learn, a lifetime to master?
19:09Yes.
19:10Probably a lifetime if not long enough.
19:11What kind of surf can we expect today down at...
19:13Small but interesting.
19:15You feel like jewels.
19:16That sounds good.
19:17I'm into that.
19:18So before we go down, is it OK to have a little...
19:20I know he's dying too.
19:21Can we have a little peek at the workshop?
19:23OK, can we have a look?
19:24Oh, thank you.
19:25Is that here?
19:26Oh, it's so amazing.
19:27In Israel, the magic happens.
19:29Do you want me to ask him, what's that smell?
19:30Is that the stuff you use?
19:31Resins.
19:32Yeah, popsy resins.
19:33Oh, wow.
19:33Would you ever have imagined back when you were farming that this would be your life?
19:36No.
19:37If somebody says you're going to be, like, packing up farming,
19:39and you're going to teach people to surf and fix boards,
19:41I'd be like, your crystal board's broken.
19:43But see, that's what I love hearing,
19:46because I think people get stuck in their minds,
19:48go, this is my life now,
19:50and you're just living proof that you can pivot and change at any point.
19:54I was 36 when I started surfing.
19:55Never too old.
19:56I think surf lessons, I think the oldest I've had has been 70, something, 75, 76, maybe.
20:02I'm getting really excited now, are you?
20:04Super excited.
20:04Do we need to get suited up?
20:08A few moments left here.
20:14I mean, yep.
20:19You're doing it wrong, do you love that?
20:20I was doing it wrong, that's quite a riot.
20:27Today, thanks to Steve, we're properly kitted out with long wetsuits.
20:31I'm not going to lie, I kind of feel like I'm surfing already.
20:34I've jumped me down with that part.
20:35I haven't had this down.
20:36We should be able to stay in the water for a good old long time.
20:40So when you get on your board, it's hands on the rail, leg out straight, toes in the tail, elbows
20:45up what I call chicken wings.
20:47Waves coming, four or five good paddles, push forward, bring your knees up, slide it between the hands, and then
20:55I'm using my arms to push my weight onto my feet.
20:58Surfing easy as that.
20:59You do.
21:02It's almost like you've been doing it for a few years.
21:04Oh, couple of weeks, couple of weeks.
21:07Okay, are you ready?
21:09Paddle.
21:11Rails.
21:12It's up onto the knees, nice and square.
21:14Front foot.
21:15Seven foot's comfy.
21:18Use arms, push your weight onto your feet.
21:21Okay, let's do a few more.
21:24Yep, totally got that.
21:25Steve's a great teacher.
21:26This is going to be a walk in the park.
21:28I'm going to catch a tube.
21:31Okay, Greg, let's chat, more surfing.
21:34Are we ready?
21:35Yeah.
21:36Is he?
21:37I'm nervous about looking like an idiot.
21:40It's too late for that.
21:41I don't care.
21:43Cool.
21:43Ready?
21:44Yeah.
21:44Yeah.
21:45Let's go and do it.
21:47It's the quietest you've ever seen me, hasn't it?
21:50Take this right in.
21:51Oh, I can't.
21:54Okay, time to put it all together.
21:56Okay, please go first.
21:57I'll go first.
21:58Yeah.
22:00You got this, MP.
22:06That's your time.
22:09Oh, Greg, is that it?
22:12All right, Jules, let's see what you can do.
22:15Nice and you look.
22:17That goes.
22:22Oh, wait a minute.
22:25Quite exciting.
22:26I've got one foot up.
22:28He's come back to me.
22:31Okay, Greg, be one with the water.
22:33This is the one.
22:34This is your moment.
22:35Just, uh, let's, uh, son of a...
22:38Okay, so we're hardly point break.
22:41It's working hard.
22:41But that's not really the point.
22:44You better smile.
22:45It's great fun.
22:46Come on, Greg.
22:51Oh!
22:52Oh!
22:54Oh!
22:54Oh!
22:56Almost left, almost left.
22:57You've been in the country.
22:58Yeah!
23:00Yeah!
23:09She's up.
23:09She's up.
23:11Hang on, so am I.
23:12What is going on?
23:21Yes!
23:23Amazing!
23:26Super fun.
23:27Jules, it's definitely got the hang of it.
23:29I think Scotland beat Canada.
23:30It's very tough, but I guess it's about how many hours you're prepared to put into it.
23:35To be honest with you, it's very addictive.
23:37I could see myself doing this again.
23:39The thing is, once you do it once, even for a split second, and these are small waves, you
23:43can't wait to try it again.
23:49Amazing!
23:50I was really nervous, but I didn't get a buzz.
23:54That is not easy.
23:55But he says the yoga helps.
23:57Yoga's paying off.
23:59Really well.
24:00There's four waves.
24:01They're quite challenging.
24:02They'd have been a bit bigger.
24:03Yeah, a bit more speed.
24:04Makes life a lot easier.
24:05Yeah.
24:05She picked up the quickest, didn't she?
24:07Yeah, third wave.
24:08Third wave.
24:09Third wave!
24:10Well, you've got two converts completely addicted instantly.
24:14Thanks, man.
24:15Thanks so much.
24:15It's been an absolute pleasure.
24:17Oh, no.
24:17You've been brilliant.
24:21Time to try out the final part of the family surfing empire.
24:24The beach cafe.
24:27So you've got this family business, Steve, yourself, and Jess run the surf shop.
24:32Yeah.
24:32Cara, you run this cafe too, yeah?
24:34Can we join the family?
24:36This is like the dream wave, isn't it?
24:39Is there a wild swimming group around here?
24:41Yes.
24:42I bet they love this cafe, do they?
24:43Yeah.
24:44I know.
24:46You've been away, Cara, to Australia.
24:48How does this compare?
24:49I feel like you don't appreciate it until you've left and come back.
24:53What is it about this area that you love so much?
24:56You're talking about bringing kids up here and stuff.
24:59The grandkids themselves, I'm teaching them to surf, snorkelling.
25:02They're brought up in it.
25:03They're living the California dream.
25:05Encouraging them, yes.
25:06Yeah.
25:07I mean, you have it all here.
25:08You really do.
25:09The great thing about the surfer vibe is it's so chill.
25:13No one's competitive.
25:14It's just about you and the sea.
25:17Speak for yourself, Jules.
25:19If you were handing out a rosette to one of us,
25:23who would get it, Jules.
25:26You did ask, Greg.
25:28But if I was handing one for effort, to you.
25:30Oh, Steve, charmer.
25:32That's good.
25:33Effort.
25:34Never mind, Greg.
25:35I was quite shocked at how exhausted it was.
25:39It's so tiring.
25:41Yeah, it's a good workout physically and mentally.
25:43Absolutely.
25:44Would you do it again?
25:45100% Steve.
25:46I hate to tell you, we're coming back.
25:48That's fine.
25:48There you go.
25:49We're definitely coming back.
25:51I would not resent.
25:52He's only being polite like this because it's our anniversary today.
25:54He's actually raging inside.
25:57I'm a ball of anger and bitterness.
26:01Thanks so much for having us.
26:02I know.
26:02Thank you so much.
26:04It's been so lovely.
26:07I think you need a wee walk to calm down.
26:10I'm fine, Jules.
26:11It's fine.
26:14Bonnie wants to stop.
26:16Oh, he's gorgeous.
26:18Oh, Bonnie, that's nice.
26:21How lovely has this been?
26:23It's been fantastic.
26:24I feel as if we've hit the ground running.
26:27We have.
26:28Or snorkelling.
26:28We've hit the ground snorkelling and surfing.
26:30I like the borders.
26:31Me too.
26:33But it definitely feels different.
26:35I'm like, I'm in England in my head.
26:37Yeah.
26:38This is when I feel half English proper, you see.
26:41It's when the Liverpool sight comes out in me.
26:46Where are we going next?
26:47So we're going inland.
26:49Inland.
26:49And we're going to be beside the River Tweed.
26:52Right.
26:53Are we going to swim in the river?
26:54We sure are.
26:55But we're going to be doing some foraging.
26:56I'm not doing that.
26:57You are doing that.
26:58It's all part of nature.
27:00You'll love it.
27:02Yeah.
27:03I'm so excited.
27:09So we moved down here.
27:10You'd become a surf champ.
27:12Yes.
27:13And I'd never get my hands on that rosette.
27:16We'd better start prepping up.
27:19Maybe I've left it too late at 55, though.
27:22No, that's what we're learning.
27:24You've never left it too late.
27:25Lifelong learning.
27:26Never too late to pick up a board and hit the waves.
27:28Exactly.
27:30Thanks, Steve.
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