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00:34There she is, gleaming and standing tall in all her glory.
00:39Muckleflugger.
00:40Yeah, you heard me.
00:42That Muckleflugger.
00:46Gently perched on a pebble-strewn outcrop at the very tip of the Shetland Islands,
00:52Muckleflugger Lighthouse marks the top end of Britain.
00:55And for some, it might just feel like the end of the earth.
01:00If you keep going that way, there is nothing between us and the Arctic Circle.
01:05In fact, Norway is closer than Scotland's own capital.
01:10A lonely shard of rock wearing the crown as the UK's most northern extremity.
01:18Around here, a lot of things are the northernmost.
01:21You know, the northernmost castle, distillery, pub.
01:24But I wasn't expecting to find the northernmost snack stop.
01:27Jane's Cakes and Eggs.
01:30All of the sweet treats.
01:33These tiny honesty boxes appear roadside, scattered all over the remote Shetland Islands,
01:39stocked daily.
01:42Tiffin, Bounty Bar, Norwegian Cake looks good.
01:46Mars Bar, Crispies, Rocky Road, Biscoff Millionaire's Almond Slice.
01:51The list goes on.
01:53I think being this close to Norway, I'm going to have to go with the Norwegian Cake.
02:00So...
02:03But we are in Shetland after all.
02:06Sorry, not sharing.
02:12Carol, do I need to be concerned about a stampede?
02:14No, there's no stampeding with them.
02:16No, no.
02:17Can't say anything but not stampeding.
02:20Put your arm around her neck.
02:21Yeah.
02:22Clap her like that.
02:23Scratch her.
02:23Scratch them.
02:24See her lip?
02:26See her lip?
02:27Her lip comes up.
02:28Ah, yeah.
02:29See her lip?
02:30See her lip is coming up.
02:31See?
02:32See?
02:32They sense if you're good to them.
02:35Shetland ponies, the island's biggest, or is that smallest, attraction.
02:41There's three sizes.
02:42They're the minis, the midis, and the standards.
02:4486 centimetres is the minis, 96 is the midis, and 107 is the standards.
02:51Gee, there's not a whole lot of difference between the three sizes.
02:57Was the island known as Shetland first, or the Shetland pony was first?
03:03You've got me there.
03:05I think the Shetland Islands was first.
03:06I mean, in Shetland since the Bronze Age time, which is about 2,000 to 4,000 a year.
03:11And have stayed ever since, calling this beautiful island their forever home.
03:17It's like this every day, I hear.
03:19You must be choking.
03:22There's a real magic to summer nights in Shetland.
03:26At 60 degrees north, the sun barely dips below the horizon, gifting nearly 20 hours of full sunshine.
03:36Locals call it Simadim, a liminal hour where light lingers long after sunset and well into the next day.
03:51It's so beautiful, it just doesn't feel real.
03:58I have to admit, I was not expecting to find beaches like this in Scotland.
04:05An archipelago of 100 islands with endless sweeps of sand that feel wildly out of place for the UK.
04:15It's warm in the sun, but it's still fresh.
04:17That's why you swim with a beanie.
04:21With, or without.
04:26Oh, that is fresh.
04:28And that's just the angels.
04:31A dip at St Ninian's Beach is sure to take your breath away.
04:37Oh, yeah.
04:39Oh, you can feel that Arctic Circle.
04:47Let's get back in.
04:50Saunas might be synonymous with Scandi culture, but in this case, a true and rather fitting blend of Nordic and
04:58Scottish life.
05:00Beanie optional.
05:07Shetland is, you know, internationally important as a transit point sandwich between the Atlantic swells and the North Sea.
05:16You just get crystal clear water.
05:19So that's a nice gentle swell.
05:21So I just aim for the middle of the channel.
05:24I don't think I appreciated how tall these cliffs were when we were a little further away.
05:31They're impressive.
05:33Only by kayak can you marvel at these sheltered inlets, wind-battered cliffs and sea stacks just made for paddling
05:42through.
05:43Just goes further and further in.
05:48With every stroke revealing yet another cove and colony.
05:54Oh, look, look, look.
05:56Got a cheeky seal.
05:58There seems to be a few seals following us.
06:01Hot on our trail.
06:03You're not secretly dropping seal food, are you?
06:05It looks like we're almost the Pied Piper.
06:08You have to make sardine sandwiches.
06:11Shetland's marine and bird life is brimming off, on and in the water.
06:18Ooh.
06:19Is that?
06:20That's a puffin.
06:21It looks like a puffin.
06:22Yeah, it is.
06:24Wow.
06:25Right in front of me there's two of them.
06:27It's just the start of it.
06:28They've only just started a raving bath.
06:33Oh, we have hit the jackpot.
06:36This is one of the most special things about Shetland Islands.
06:40And we are seeing them in the water while we're kayaking.
06:57Here we go.
06:59We're gonna get this right now.
07:01Now wait.
07:03Wait.
07:04Here we go.
07:06Yeah.
07:15Rough riding like the good old days
07:18across the open plains of remote Australia.
07:22We're lucky we can do it out here, you know, little town,
07:26and we can get them out onto a dirt track.
07:28The wind in the air.
07:29Yeah, dust in their teeth.
07:32They'll taste it all, they'll smell it all,
07:34and they'll probably eat some of it all
07:36if they have their mouth open too much.
07:40Easy, boy. Easy.
07:44Whoa!
07:45I just tasted the outback.
07:47It did taste incredible.
07:57Longreach, the beating heartland of Queensland's outback,
08:01where endless skies and sweeping country
08:05put this landscape at its very best.
08:09The sounds of the bush have drawn me
08:12and many others all the way here.
08:14But I just can't let go.
08:17Oh, oh, oh.
08:20I love country music.
08:22Oh, oh, oh.
08:24I originally planned on doing 12 months around Australia,
08:29but I'd forgotten about Queensland.
08:33These travellers are following Queensland music trails,
08:37concert itineraries that will take them across the outback
08:40from one unforgettable show to the next.
08:44You choose your events along the way
08:46and also your accommodation.
08:49Solbush Retreat in Longreach is a classic country escape.
08:53Rustic as the surrounding landscape,
08:55but also luxurious.
08:58You know, I reckon even I could write a country music song
09:03in a setting like this.
09:08This region is overflowing with inspiration.
09:13The country is looking at the best it's had in 50 years out here.
09:17We've had two magnificent summers of rainfall.
09:19I mean, look at it.
09:20It's glassy and serene and with the colour in the sky.
09:23That's what makes it.
09:25We want people to be able to connect with the bush
09:27and come out here to Western Queensland and go, wow.
09:31Wow, indeed.
09:33The vast colours of the mighty Thompson River
09:36supplies an abundance of creativity
09:38for local artists like Riley Zisky.
09:44I wrote songs on the land.
09:45I grew up on properties.
09:46Obviously, that all comes into songwriting as well.
09:48A lot of hardship growing on the land.
09:50There's a lot of hardship in living out here
09:53and providing food for the nation.
09:54You bring that into the songs
09:55and people connect with it on a deeper level.
09:59It's awesome that, you know,
10:00the whole music trail is actually getting local artists
10:02from every place.
10:03And that's massive because that gives you a boost up
10:05and, you know, puts you in front of eyes
10:06that you never thought you'd be in front of.
10:07You just don't know who's in the crowd
10:08so you just want to perform to the best of your ability every time.
10:11Well, we'll be in the crowd.
10:12So if you want to shout out, it's Kimberley.
10:14Yeah, Kimberley.
10:15This song, I've got to go to Kim.
10:18It's a great album.
10:20And when Riley's referring to other country artists,
10:24they don't come more massive in Australia than Lee Kernighan.
10:29Kimberley, must be that you're ready to sing tonight.
10:31And a more unique out backstage surely cannot be found
10:35under aircraft wings at Qantas Founders Museum.
10:39This is the centre of the universe for me
10:41because this is where my music comes from.
10:43When you're out here and you're among people
10:46that not only know the songs that I've recorded over the years
10:49but they've lived them as well.
10:51They're the fair dinkum, salt-of-the-earth people.
10:54We're the boys from the bush and we're back in town.
10:57The great thing about the music trails
10:59is that it not only supports the local communities
11:02but it really brings a lot of people in
11:04from all over Queensland, all over Australia, in fact,
11:07and they get to see some of the greatest places in the whole nation.
11:12Amen to that.
11:14Thank you, everybody.
11:17Well done, Neil!
11:34Oh my goodness.
11:38What?
11:39How fast did he get up there?
11:41When do you need it?
11:42Just the one on the left.
11:44Thanks, Papa Jack.
11:45Oh, no, and that one too, yeah.
11:49All right.
11:50Coconut, chop, hold.
11:52Whoa!
11:53Whoa!
11:55How good was that?
11:57Like this, I can push it up.
11:59Before you go on,
12:01before you go on,
12:02it's always make yourself...
12:03I can push it to yourself,
12:04say,
12:04yeah!
12:05Huh?
12:06Yeah!
12:07Yeah.
12:08How's that?
12:09Hot!
12:09Say,
12:10ah!
12:10Ah!
12:11Can I scream loud enough for the coaches?
12:13Oh, yeah.
12:13They'll fall down.
12:15Yeah.
12:17Keep your feet wide up.
12:18Wide up.
12:20Oh, yeah.
12:20You're doing good.
12:23Yeah.
12:25Come on, warrior.
12:26Push it up.
12:28Ah!
12:29Carry on.
12:30Ah!
12:30Yeah.
12:32I'm not coming.
12:34I'm not coming anywhere.
12:36Coconut, get up.
12:38Get some coconut for your wife.
12:39Ah, she might not eat tonight.
12:42Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
12:46Painted with coconut trees
12:48and framed by turquoise waters,
12:51this is exactly how I picture paradise.
12:55Kaurana, welcome to the Kukali.
13:03Right at the heart of the Kuk Islands
13:05is Rarotonga,
13:07the largest of the 15 isles
13:09that sprinkle this remote corner
13:11of the South Pacific.
13:16Near metres from the shoreline
13:21lies an underwater Eden
13:23bustling with marine life.
13:27The clarity of the water,
13:29the colour of the fish,
13:31so vibrant.
13:33Maybe it's for a moray hill.
13:34I've never seen one before.
13:36Just came out,
13:36had a little look.
13:37Oh, wow.
13:39Look at that for a backdrop.
13:41Ha, ha, ha, ha.
13:44Lagoon cruisers take you
13:46to top snorkelling spots.
13:49But to get better acquainted
13:50with the locals,
13:51you'll need something
13:52with a little more power.
14:01That was cool.
14:02Yeah.
14:03That was cool.
14:04Swim right up above it.
14:07Oh.
14:08Sea scooters help you
14:09get right up close
14:10and personal
14:11with the chill turtles
14:12that hang out here.
14:14Diving down,
14:15swimming alongside them.
14:16We get people cheering up
14:19because they just can't believe
14:19how magical it is out there.
14:22It's very sentimental.
14:26Speed things up a notch.
14:30And head out deep,
14:32beyond the reef.
14:33Yeah.
14:36You can circumnavigate Rarotonga
14:39in only a few hours
14:40by jet ski.
14:43That's pretty amazing.
14:44And not one that you get
14:46to see in many places
14:47around the world.
14:48Nice.
14:49Absolutely.
14:50Out here,
14:51you can really
14:52rev it up.
14:55That's fun.
14:56That is fun.
14:59My heart is pumping.
15:01That was awesome.
15:07As the day slows,
15:10spectacular sunsets
15:11bathe Rarotonga
15:12in a golden glow.
15:16Things quieten down
15:18and just when you think
15:19you've seen them all...
15:21Have we spotted a turtle?
15:24Oh, we've got some turtles
15:26behind as well.
15:27Say hi to us.
15:29It's a very original experience.
15:31It's very unique.
15:33It's also just really
15:34kind of peaceful.
15:35It is.
15:37Very peaceful.
15:40When the sun fades,
15:41sups illuminate the lagoon.
15:44Yeah.
15:45Makes it magical, hey?
15:46It really does.
15:49After dark, though,
15:51the real light show begins.
15:57My dancing is a form
15:59of storytelling
15:59in the colourful
16:01Polynesian culture.
16:03Hey!
16:05Ah!
16:08Incredible,
16:09fearless skills
16:10passed down
16:11through generations.
16:14And tonight,
16:16to me.
16:18Come on, Lee.
16:19Boom.
16:20Boom.
16:21All right.
16:21Gotcha.
16:23Gotcha.
16:23On the ground, on the ground,
16:24on the ground.
16:25Woo!
16:26Woo!
16:27Oh, God.
16:31Hey!
16:33Stop.
16:35Okay, ready?
16:36Yeah.
16:38Ah, that's hot.
16:39Very, very cool.
16:41But very, very hot.
16:45Really putting me into work here.
16:46Yeah, yeah.
16:47No gym for you today.
16:48Yeah.
16:49Yeah.
16:50Yeah.
16:53Yeah.
16:55Yeah.
17:01I get a feeling
17:02that there's more
17:03than they're telling us.
17:08Rugged, rusty ranges.
17:11Red Rocks Gorge.
17:13A wild, unexpected landscape
17:15on the doorstep
17:16of Australia's capital city.
17:20And reflective of the surprises
17:23Canberra has in store.
17:31Do you think that people
17:32come to Canberra
17:33to visit vineyards
17:35or are they sort of
17:36pleasantly surprised?
17:37People who are wine lovers,
17:38they absolutely know
17:39that Canberra's very serious.
17:40And we make some amazing wines
17:42and really highly awarded wines.
17:44When people are surprised,
17:45we're very small.
17:47So there's no big companies
17:48in Canberra.
17:48We're all tiny,
17:49tiny producers.
17:50Yeah, there's real,
17:51like, heart and soul in it.
17:52Like, this is boutique winemaking
17:53as good as it gets.
17:55Mount Majura Vineyard,
17:56we're a single vineyard.
17:57We don't source food
17:58from anywhere else.
17:58It's all about this one site.
18:00We don't call ourselves
18:01Mount Majura Wines
18:02or Mount Majura Estate.
18:03It's like Mount Majura Vineyard.
18:04That's our inspiration.
18:05That's where everything starts.
18:07It all happens right here.
18:09The hands-on effort.
18:11Really putting me into work here.
18:13Yeah, yeah.
18:14No gym for you today.
18:16Quality control.
18:18Cheers.
18:18Cheers.
18:22Yeah, yum.
18:23Exciting.
18:24And the joy of winemaking.
18:27Woo!
18:30Oh, you're coming.
18:31There we go.
18:32This wine better off in the office.
18:35They're like,
18:36get out of here,
18:36you're in the way.
18:38The grapes have spoken.
18:43Riesling first.
18:44Yes.
18:45So, going to the wine.
18:45Is there an art
18:46to doing this?
18:48Yeah, I mean,
18:49the idea is...
18:49What is it called?
18:50Swirling.
18:51Swirling, swirling.
18:54Gives you the inclination
18:55of what you're about to have next
18:56and then into the wine.
18:57Ooh!
18:58That's delicious.
19:01Tempranillo's
19:02often known for having a colder note,
19:04like, literally,
19:04like a Coca-Cola sort of aroma.
19:06And when you see that
19:07in a Tempranillo,
19:07you're like,
19:08that's really typical,
19:08that's what I like.
19:12Everything's been fantastic,
19:14you know,
19:14the whites,
19:15the reds.
19:16Whatever your palate,
19:18it can be discovered
19:19in Braddon,
19:22Canberra's hippest district.
19:24An explosion of culture,
19:26coffee,
19:26and craft.
19:28We just found
19:29it's really been, like,
19:29a really natural place for us
19:31because people come looking
19:32for something a little bit different,
19:33like, something a little bit,
19:34kind of, I guess,
19:35close to the community.
19:36And I think Braddon
19:37has that real community spirit.
19:39We've got over 300 makers
19:40in the whole store.
19:41Wow.
19:42And everything's made by someone
19:43in Canberra,
19:43in the community,
19:44Canberra region.
19:46Retail,
19:47relaxation,
19:48awe,
19:50and reflection.
19:56A shrine,
19:58a museum,
19:59and an archive.
20:01The Australian War Memorial
20:03tells the story
20:04of those who've served the country.
20:07The latest galleries
20:08is sharing contemporary stories
20:10of modern veterans.
20:15Such a stark contrast
20:17of storytelling.
20:18You've got the more traditional
20:20and the other exhibition,
20:21which felt quite, like,
20:23somber
20:23and yet so beautiful.
20:25And this one feels
20:26really real and raw.
20:34So it's not just covering war here,
20:37it's also the anti-war movement as well.
20:43And there aren't enough words
20:44to describe the last post ceremony.
20:46They shall grow not old
20:49as we that are left grow old.
20:52It's something
20:53that must be felt.
20:54Age
20:55shall not weary them,
20:57nor the years condemn.
20:58At the going down of the sun
21:00and in the morning,
21:02we will remember them.
21:20When words won't do,
21:22a walk will.
21:25A four-and-a-half-kilometre track
21:27stretches from the war memorial
21:28to the summit
21:29of Mount Ainslie.
21:31Serving as a tribute
21:32to those
21:33who braved
21:34the Kokoda Trail
21:35in Papua New Guinea
21:36during World War II.
21:42Hikers are rewarded
21:43with a clear mind,
21:44incredible views
21:46and proof
21:47that when it comes to Canberra,
21:49there's so much more
21:50than what they're telling us.
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