Exploring Pitcairn Island by Drone. Home of the descendants of the mutineers of the HMS Bounty.
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- Lets go on the first round the island drone flight on Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific. Home of the descendants of the mutineers of the HMS Bounty.
If you would like to see how I got to Pitcairn Island you can find it here. • Journey to Pitcairn is...
By Drone you will visit places on Pitcairn Island like Christians Cave, The Gods, Gudgeon Cave, St Paul's Pool, Ship Landing Point, Bounty Bay and go under water and visit the wreck of the HMS Bounty. We will also see a Humpback whale with her one week old baby.
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I was aboard the Queen Victoria when she docked off the island in 2017. It was an extremely busy day for the islanders as the supply ship has also just docked. All the islanders came out in their long boat, leaving only 1 elderly man ashore and came aboard for several hours. They set up a lively market in the Queens ballroom selling their home made products, trinkets, souvenirs and home made produce such as honey and jams. It was amazing being able to meet them. Such friendly people. Finally the QV's captain asked them what they would like in return for providing his passengers with such an unforgettable experience. The next thing I remember seeing was hundreds and hundreds of toilet rolls being loaded into their long boat! Such simple things we all take for granted but which the islanders deemed essential. The cruise ship then circumnavigated the island before setting sail for Tonga. An unforgettable day indeed.
Thanks for watching. If you would like to see how I got to Pitcairn and the trip from Tahiti you can find it here. th-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/w-d-xo.html
@@tonyprobst4266 Thank you Tony, I already did, very enjoyable watch. Thanks
Sounds like the USA in March of 2020!
@@boataxe4605 or Germany at the same time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Surprised they don't use the Indian method, as long as you wash your hand it's no big deal.
You never know where TH-cam algorithms will lead you. One day your video is languishing in nowhere land for a couple years and then suddenly--BAM!--over half a million views. I've searched for Pitcairn Island videos on TH-cam before and never ran across this one. Then, today, it's in my recommendations. This is really one of the best videos I've seen showing Pitcairn Island. Excellent drone work and editing, with great historical context added as well. Thanks.
If you would like to see the video on how to get to Pitcairn you can find it here th-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching.
I have had that issue of finding nothing searching for a subject and agree with you. I no longer “search” for anything on TH-cam. I only click do not recommend channel or not interested on videos with subjects I am not interested in. It is very interesting what videos are suggested to me. Says everything. TH-cam prevents me from uploading videos very frequently, as well.
It isn't an algorithm, it's a bunch of people who used to run cheap cable TV and shopping channels.
Same here, one year after you wrote your comment. I've been reading and looking for information for a long time and suddenly, last night.... Thank you for sharing this gem. I cannot imaging what life is like there, so cut off from the rest of the world. You really have to rely on each other and make your life interesting with what nature is giving you there. What a great video!
@@Loveliftstheveil three is some old reel footage that was shown on TCM before or after "Mutiny on the Bounty" with Marlon Brando. I love the cinematography in that movie. It was filmed in B&W decades ago. It went on the island and showed a wedding between two siblings I believe. Don't remember the name of though. Just wanted you to know it was out there.
As a Young lad I also got caught up in the history of Pitcairn and wanted to go there at 66 i think I've lost my chance that said im very very great full for the magnificent efforts you took on to produce this remarkable video telling and preserving this remarkable story for everyone who wants to learn about this wonderful island THANK YOU ❤
My grandmother on my dad’s sides was Dorthy May Christian. Dad was very proud that we where related to Fletcher. It’s so cool to watch this video and realize that I’m related to these people some 7 or 8 generations ago. I hope to visit someday. I’ve had dreams of sailing the world. I’ve been a power boater in Arizona for decades. Yes the desert has thousands of miles of shore. Fresh water lakes and rivers. I’ve owned the same boat for 22 years now. Took her out last weekend. It was only 115 degrees on 7/22/23. I call her the High Noon Saloon!
The people on the island are monsters. Google for the crimes committed on the island.
@myratsalad these islanders are the descendants of mutineer. And now alone on this island, the men have become sex fiends preying on the young children on the island. There is also a serious problem of inbreeding. Monster island.
@PranicEnergy what crime
@@infidel202 , fxxxxxing small kids.
@@infidel202 , the men did unspeakable stuff to children.
"He who dies with the most memories wins"...that's a great epitaph for any man.
@The Green One where did humankind materialise from?
Indeed. I'll have to remember that one!
I went to a boarding school in New Zealand and one of the boys was from the Pitcain island and his last name was Christian. He had a wonderful happy disposition and had a hard time understanding all the formal rules and punishments. I was too young (10) appreciate what a change of lifestyle this must have been for him.
That's wild. At least he was sent away to school. Don't think they're big on education.
Fascinating
Did Christian look half white ?
@@theonlyonestanding8079 His last name was Christian, I do not recall what his first name is. (This was over 50 years ago.) I am assuming you are asking if he was half Polynesian and half white, I do not know how many generations he was removed from Fletcher Christian and what potential mixed marriage he might have been from, so I feel my answer might be misleading… in addition to that I do not recall that well. If I were to guess I would say … he was not fully Polynesian and not fully white but to how much in any one way I do not know. As a ten year old in the 1960’s I was more concerned if he was a nice person, or how well he played rugby or cricket…. he was a nice person. That I can remember. :>))
@@peterallen544 I was just asking how did he look . That's all
Marvelous. I'm an old man now, more or less. Wanted to see this island since I was 15. You've made it possible. I come for the heritage of those who sent a boat called the Pitcairn from San Francisco to Pitcairn in the 1890's. I met one of the Christians in 1963 in Redding, California, USA. I'v wanted to go there ever since I met that old man and saw a 16 mm documentary of the visit. You've made my dream in a sense come true. I love your sound track and particularly enjoyed your interactions with the people.
How wonderful in this modern age that we can visit and experience this fantastic island! Thank you for this remarkable video.
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@@nobertcewat7856 What was you saying?
Thank you for sharing this wonderful place with us!
@jimbob5848 - Does your Dream about Pitcairn Island include the fact that child abuse had been going on there for MANY Decades ? I'm talking about adult men having sex with 12 year old girls. THAT is the Reality of what life is like on a small island 1000's of miles away from Civilization and its Laws. A young lady who left the island and settled in London finally blew the whistle on what Life in Paradise is Really all about. They imported some judges from Australia for a trial that sent a handful of men to a home made prison on the island specifically built for them.
And think about the inbreeding on that island. They're ALL Kissing Cousins !!! After 3 Centuries if inbreeding, there MUST Be many Congenital Idiots among them, which in turn explains the rampant Sexual Child Abuse there.
Very talented filmmaker. The best part for me is the singing.🎵🎵The beautiful hymns, spiritual songs honouring God and everyone can join in.❤️
This is why I love TH-cam...!
You ain't alone. So many generous people giving us unique info and priceless perspectives. This vid is definitely one of a kind.
Well said
I' was there in 1964, and it looked more like the picture from 1928. They came out in Rowboats and picked us up, there is only that tiny spot on the whole Island that you can land. No money, only barter, It was a real experience that I'm real happy that I' have experienced, From there we sailed to the Eastern Island, than the Robinson Crusoe Island. (Isla De Juan Fernandez)
You are so lucky to experience first hand to old days of Pitcairn. I wish I had been there that early. All the best.
@@tonyprobst4266 : Back then their was no money, or anything running on Gasoline in most of the Cooks Islands except Papete, as long as you got Cigarets, Whiskey, or Sunglasses. hot commodities. Today Morea is one of the most expensive places you can visit. as they say, that was the good old days
@@tonyprobst4266 : Forgot to thank you for the Video, brought back some old memories, one thing I' remember, the size of those guys Feet, none wore shoos.
I was wondering when I saw the store. I was wondering why they even bothered with money, being so isolated, and only a few people on the island. I was surprised by the houses and docks too. That's a lot of construction to do requiring a lot of materials. I expected more simple buildings. Anyway, cool video.
What did you do there in 1964 if you don’t mind me asking?
My family came to NZ from the UK in 1953 aboard the Rangitiki. We stopped at Pitcairn I believe it was to pick a woman who needed Hospital treatment in NZ. The Islanders came aboard selling coloured coral, carved flying fish and other items they had made. Always been fascinated by the whole Bounty, Pitcairn Island story so this video was a wonderful way to learn more. Thank you so much.
That must have been amazing for a small child and I bet you never forgot that stop.
what was your route of travel from the UK to NZ?
@@larciabella The ship left the Royal Albert Dock in London on the day of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation, the first stop was at Curacao and then on through the Panama Canal. Apart from the brief stop at Pitcairn it was non stop until our arrival at Auckland NZ
What's the population of the island?
Probably about 40 people.
A superb post. Teriffic photography and sound!
I love how the islanders both look, and sound English in church and in their singing, with a little Tahitian thrown in.
Thanks for the journey to the past, the stuff of a boy's imagination as he reads about the Mutiny on the Bounty, and Pitcairn Island, then as an old man of 77, sees it via this video and is wonderstruck by its reality.
So glad you liked it. If you would like to see how you get to Pitcairn Island I put this video together th-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/w-d-xo.html Thank you for watching
@@tonyprobst4266 Enjoyed that, after watching it I felt as close as I could to have actually having been there, the video quality was excellent and the views were awesome. I have seen some footage of the island before but they were made by professional reporters and they, as usual, missed the most important part, the Island and it's inhabitants.
@@tonyprobst4266 I am sending these to my father, Raymond Christian. He went to England and met one of Fletcher's direct descendants who had written a book about his greatx5grandfather. The title of the book is Paradise Lost, by Glen Christian, London, UK.
@@tonyprobst4266 I really should be in bed, but if you insist. This was a fantastic view of Pitcairn, thanks so much for capturing it.
The best Pitcairn video I’ve ever seen.. Thank you..(Phil - UK)
for 36 minutes I could forget all the misery and sadness surrounding my little world. Thank you and God bless you!
…couldn’t have been done any better by National Geographic, or BBC. Great contribution to Pitcairn Island history & documentation. Your love of the place & people comes through loud & clear.
This was a lot more interesting than I had expected for such a tiny island. What a beautiful place!
I have never been to such a beautiful and peaceful place as Pitcairn . The people are very clever, talented and multi skilled. They are also very friendly and can sing beautifully.
@@QuynhNguyen-yq9zd Of course Viet Nam has its own beautiful islands, including by right, the Hoang Sa, throughout the South China Sea.
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An ode to the former Queen of Pitcairn:
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50 years ago as a child I read the Bounty Trilogy by authors Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. The descriptions I remember from so long ago match exactly what I always imagined the island to be like. What great literature for a young boy! Those were three of my favorite books, each one more exciting than the next.
My wife and I lived on Oahu in Hawaii. Nothing like Pacific islands. This is a beautiful little island..the colors are amazing. Thank you for this outstanding video..superb job 👍
Best Documentary on the Pitcairn Islands yet!
Absolutely Loved It!
Thank you, I just put it together from scraps of video I took while on the island and never thought it would take off like this.
@@tonyprobst4266 You did a wonderful job sir....though there is lot of difference in actual visit and watching a video, but this video nearly fulfilled my wish to experience the aura of this place.
I really enjoyed this video. It is very well done. Thank you for sharing.
Amatuerish. We are left with no clue about how the people survive. How many are descendants of mutineers and how many are original islanders? Were does their food and energy come from? How do they produce wealth? How are the children educated? Why no solar panels?
It's eye candy that ignores the truth about this cultural disaster of a place!
A lonelier place I can scarcely imagine. Truly the middle of Nowhere. It's astonishing that anyone lives here, goes here, remains here. Your film makes a powerful impression!
They will probably be the few survivors when a nuclear attack happens
it's not just an isolated place, but a place that wanted to remain isolated, at least until the last of the mutineers had died.
@@dieselcowboy777 Nah! God said that in that day not even one stone will remain atop another. No one, no place is save in that day.
@@dieselcowboy777 Goodness, so interesting you said that, I was just thinking that it would be a perfect place to go if Putin decides to carry out his threat with nuclear weapons.
Are you serious? I couldn't think of a better spot on earth to spend my life. I guess everyone chooses their own heaven or hell.
Thank you from Fiji , but I once met a lady in NZ who was a decendant of Pitcairn early settlers. Truly amazing 👏. Always wanted to know more about this place, drone has made it possible for treacherous terrain
Glad you liked it. Thank you
Wow! That was a 10! You win an award for best documentary. You presented everything so well, you were so respectful. The places you showed were so interesting. The risks you took were daring. The plants, trees, geology, historical places you showed so deep. The turtle, the beach, the bay, the boating, the still photos. The singing of hymms and people in the church and connection to your documentary. I was so touched, it brought tears to my eyes. Not only was the historical aspect great, but descendents and new families, the buildings and views and museum. I work at a small museum in the desert and I can really appreciate how proud they are of it too. I am indigenous to the land the museum sits on. I am going to recommend showing your documentary to locals in the small town out in the desert on hot days or just for educational reasons. I will look to purchase your documentary somewhere. Thank you-Indigenous kumeyaay christian veteran
Thank you very much for the kind words. This is actually the first narrated video I have made and I just put it together for fun. I still cannot believe it has taken off like this. Unfortunately the only place to find it is here on youtube. Maybe it will be released someday.
If you would like to see how I get to Pitcairn Island you can fin it here, this is my second narrated video- th-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=oYeBJ1k47yaskuWa
And if you have any interest in Titanic you can find some of my artifacts here th-cam.com/video/ql99J3kR-Bc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=sBAoMk5ySsI7-7fg
and here th-cam.com/video/1VOFKdiyfjU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=PikGTAzKLnRWrVnS
@@tonyprobst4266 Even if it's your only Documentary...it was the best!
Nice job whitewashing the disgusting history of this island.
Back in the mid 80's I actually had the privilege of making contact with Tom Christian via ham radio (Morse code) which at the time was the only means of communication on or off the island except for the occasional supply ships. A memorable experience indeed!
Wow! I'm interested in getting into Ham radio. Can I ask what your approximate location was when you were talking to Tom Christian on Pitcairn Island? I mean how far away were you and did you use repeaters?
@@desertodavid I had just earned my Novice class ham license in 1982 and could only use Morse code via HF bands. I did not have voice privileges as a novice. At the time, I was located in central illinois. That would put it as roughly 5,150 miles as the crow flies. Since it was the HF bands, no repeaters were used. You're probably thinking 2 meter or 440 vhf/uhf for those. I did eventually get my General class ticket, but was never lucky enough to catch Tom on the air after that.
@@Foothill1070 Did you get a QSL card?
@Hello David Meigel, How are you doing?
What a great story!
The date is 04/03/2019. I am in Flowood, Mississippi USA sitting at my computer. The time is 12:45 AM. What a beautiful, 36 minutes and 7 seconds of history and beauty, Thank you, Tony, for making my night a whole lot brighter! Cheers!
Then his life changed for the worse...
Life has definitely changed as we knew it. Pitcairn island is looking darn good about now.
I never knew anything about the Bounty's mutineers. I had no idea this island even existed! Thanks for making this video and educating those of us who knew little to nothing about this island and the history of its people.
I suggest reading the Mutiny on the Bounty Trilogy. Great books, I've wanted to go there & Tahiti since I was a kid after reading those 3 books. I'm old now so probably won't get there. Those 3 books actually changed my life.
@@kentonhammond8938 Wow. Thanks for recommending that! I'll look into it...I'm getting back into reading more now.
@@kentonhammond8938 I read those books when I was in eighth grade from the school library which wasn't all that big. Didn't know how to pronounce trilogy then....... probably wouldn't know of Pitcairn otherwise.
I love how from the church to the museum they gather the rainwater! Lesson for all of us
Been there twice under private sail. Mid 1980's - before the new dock. Dove on the bounty under the gaze of the Old Man. Stayed awhile then set sail north and west. Your video told a thorough tale as it touched many memorable places. Thank you.
That's so cool.
I wish people knew the at the past tense of “to dive” is “dived”!
@@leedsman54I just looked it up. Although you are correct in the olden days, using dove as the past tense of dive began in the 1800s, and is now standard in American English. English is always evolving.
I was lucky enough to have spent five months on the Island, June to October 2002. Wonderful memories of unique and wonderful people and the Island itself. Thank you for posting this wonderful footage.
Thank you for the kind words. This is my very first attempt at a narrated video and of course there is no audio from a drone so every sound had to be put in, the hardest was timing the breaking waves. I am the most proud of the boat going up the launch ramp near the beginning with the hatch dropping and the sound of the aluminium boat falling over at the end. i have a new appreciation for sound in the movies now. it took me a little over six months at about 2-3 hours a day to put it together.
If you would like to see how I got to Pitcairn Island you can find it here th-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/w-d-xo.html
What do you do there so long? Work? chill out? I'm really curious. Where to stay such long periods? How does the daily life go for a visitor that stays there? I'm a Finnish guy and this kind of deep community stuff is very strange; we are more like hermits.
I'm truly jealous. I'm not usually!
I hope you didn't take your children with you.
Hello Tony.
I am 67.
This was certainly an emotional trip for me,
I live one world away, but the legacy of the Bounty is still seen in Breadfruit trees and taro plants on my island and in the Caribbean.
I did "Mutiny on the Bounty' for English Literature in my secondary schooling. I also read "Men against the Sea", and "Pitcairn Island". I was always intrigued by the happenings. It is remarkable how these islanders persevered. I wish I could assist them in some ways,
Tony, you did a wonderful job ! I will never forget this work of yours. I wish other people would be interested in historical documentaries like this............especially where there are living descendants.
The history of my country is based on African Slavery, Indian Indentureship, and a little Chinese labour. We have quite a multi-racial, multi-religious society. We get along well.
Thank you once again.
Trinidad & Tobago.
West Indies.
I am touched by your comment and I will save it for ever. I have a little surprise for you. I grew up sailing around the world for 14 years with my Father, Mother and Brother and Sister from 1967 to 1980. We visited just about every island in the Caribbean and my families favorite was Scotland Bay in the North West side of Trinidad. It was around 1969 just before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. We were the only boat in the bay for about 2 weeks and the Howler Monkeys and Firefly's at night were unforgettable. We also had three large Stingrays living under our boat for a few days. You are living in the best island in the Caribbean without question. BIG HUG.
This is the first narrated video I have ever made and I am stunned at how it took off. I just put it together for fun to show my family who live in Scotland (not the bay). If you would like to see how I get to Pitcairn I put this together. th-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/w-d-xo.html All the best and thank you for making my day.
I am given to understand that since Trinidad- Tobago is now oil rich, it is even more desirable place to live. I'd love to live there, best carnivals in the world, and I love to sail....... what's the immigration policy ? If you please
@@sciencedavedunning3415 No, I am sorry, but that is not so. The oil money came, and was misspent. Our only refinery was shut down in 2018 and now we have to buy fuel on the international market. We have a lake of asphalt, but some of the worse roads in the Caribbean.
Building plots are extremely expensive. A small dwelling house with 3 bedrooms cannot be had for less than TT$1.5M. (1$US=1TT$6.8)
We have had water problems since I was a boy.
Crawling traffic during the day.
Banditry, car hijackings robbing business places, home invasions, and over 422 murders up to Sept. 22nd 2022.
In the last 5-7 years we had a large immigration of Jamaicans, Guyanese, Venezuelans and others.
A major part of our food are imported, meats included.
Getting immigrant status is a long drawn out process. My daughter-in-law is a foreigner. 3 years married, and no naturalisation yet !
Like lots of Caribbean islands, many young educated people migrate to First World countries.
Yes, we do have good Carnivals......................and the ills that comes with it !
@@ramishrambarran3998 I am so sorry to hear all that, my friend. It was just a fantasy after all, but it hurts to lose it all the same. Is there anywhere on Earth that is not in decline ? There is a company in Brazil, that knows how to till sugar refining refuse into soil, controlling the sand to clay ratio, rolling the result into a hard road . They have had success building affordable roads for thier logging industry. As for water, it can be purified cheaply and quickly by blowing ozone through it. Ozone is O3, but wants to be breathable oxygen O2, the extra oxygen atom breaks off and becomes a free oxygen radical, that breaks down organics and carries them away on the breeze. Also waste water from drains and showers should go into a "grey water" tank and then reused for toilets, car washing, and irrigation. To use drinking water for flushing toilets is insanely wasteful. These green technologies exsist. Politicians must be forced to implement them in any way possible. I wish you best of luck !
@@sciencedavedunning3415 Thanks for your reply. Here we have two main political parties. The one that ruled the most is African oriented, the other is Indian oriented. (40% of our population is Indian descendants 40% African descendants). Because it is a small country about 1.5M, most people in the upper echelons know each other, so in political and business circles, it is ripe for corruption. Recently it came in the news that an Opposition parliamentarian used his Tax exempt privilege to purchase a Mercedes G4 wagon. It is alleged that someone else benefited. The cost was about TT$2.4M, the tax exemption was TT$1.7M !!! He bought the car from New Zealand because buying it here from the MB dealer, he would have to disclose the source of funds !
They get this concession every two years if they want to renew their cars . And he is not the first one to do that.
Years ago, an Attorney General bought two range Rovers that ended up in his friend's hands ! Me ? I have to pay every cent of taxes that the government wants from me.
It is an unsafe country for foreign whites, unless you have local people with you.
But....there are many nice people still, warm and hospitable. Nice places to go, though it is a small island. We have excellent foods and nice beaches. Foreigners love our sister island Tobago. Once you are here, it can become an enjoyable holiday with proper guidance.
Regards.
Ramish.
Thank you for sharing this with the world, Tony. So few of us will ever get to visit this legendary place in person, so your films mean a lot (even if my fear of heights could do without that terrifying rock climbing towards the end 😂).
So glad you liked it. All the best.
This is truely fabulous...thank you for sharing this magical place with the world. In 1958 , at the age of 6, I was on a ship from England to New Zealand, which called in at Pitcairn to (amongst other things...I’m sure) drop off a new organ for the church. As there was quite a swell, I remember to this day, the crate with the organ in it , and the boat it was being lowered onto, took a while to line up , as consequence I think the organ got a bit of a dunking. I seem to also remember that the islanders came out to sell us hand made artefacts including woven hats, which my sister and I sported proudly back home in Kenya when we eventually got there. Thank you once again, what a thrill to see this .
Tanga Toto cool memory
Wow, yes what a memory. It's just as well you stayed on the ship. As a 6 year old girl, If you'd of gone ashore you'd almost certainly of been indecently sexually messed with,, even if it was just coming from the then Pitcairn kids, (who were all always at it tampering with each other after all being "shown" sex acts by adults before going on to rule in pedophile Paradise) You dodged a bullet there.
Makes me happy to know that incredibly gorgeous places such as this are out there, just existing, unspoiled, no matter what crap goes on on the rest of the planet.
almost unspoiled. you missed or forgot the passage with plastic stuff in the trees. even here. and micro plastics can be found on these shares as well as on easter island, easily.
By crap, you mean the mere jostling amongst humans as they settle into their environs. The rest of the time, it's just a gentle nudge from time to time...then, harmonic tranquility.
I feel it would be awesome to build a small home there (12-1600 square feet for at least a single floor) slap down a space X terminal and forget about the rest of the world
I thought 6 months in The Falkland Islands was remote, it has nothing on this totally fascinating video and geographical out look. Thanks very much, I am astounded and 100% so happy to see the people and all of its nature.
Las Malvinas the local people call it
@@brendanliddane6700thats argentina
Thr rest of the world calls it the Falkland Islands
I admired the inhabitants and their ancestors for the patience and perseverance they showed and show to survive on this island somewhere in the vastness of the Pacific Ocean!
Thank you for the wonderful video.
They were a bunch of drunken criminals who set their fellows to a likely death over some native women and then terrorised the locals, kidnapped women to start the island, murdered each other and started a traditional of abusing their daughters which the current generation continued and were charged for.
It always baffles me when I see a show like this that is so informative and nicely done and someone gives it a 👎 nice job thank you for sharing
Thank you for that. I don't really mind, the ratio of people liking it far outweighs the negative. This is my first attempt at a narrated video and I am floored that at this very moment there are 2893 watching it with almost 40,000 views in the last two days. I just put this together to show my distant family what it is like on Pitcairn island.
@@tonyprobst4266 To think you make such quality work just to show your distant family! Incredible!
You must'nt be concerned with such things. You can never know what little thing someone is reacting to - or if, even their shaky finger simply slipped.
In the case of Pitcairn, there are a few things in its history which could ... Set someone into a negative mood.
I never knew this place existed , but i would love to visit
Oh gee, I don't know, could it be the system of childhoodsexualabuse/rape/incest/IPV/DomesticViolence that is embedded in this "community" and still allowed to flourish to this day? How it has been excused as their "culture" and that people don't think it is right to promote this place as some sort of lovely tourist destination?
The HMS Bounty story was my favorite as a child, this is the best documentary I have seen on the Island and its people.
I have a 1969 PITCAIRN ISLAND STAMP and 1972 the 25th anniversary wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip is this collectable item there😊😊😊😊
Thank you Tony! I have learnt more about Pitcairn Island in 30 mins than in 60 years.
No se como se puede vivir en un lugar tan pequeño y alejado del resto del mundo. Admirable.
It looks like paradise but the lack of medical emergency care would be too scary if you had children.
As a old Pacific Islander cruising yachtsman it’s one place I had always wanted to see. This video is excellent.
And that is how I grew up, sailing around the world with my mom, dad, brother and sister from when I was 6 years old till I was 21 on a 47 foot Trimaran the Lorelei III. If you would like to see how I got to Pitcairn Island and a little bit of my story you can find it here th-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/w-d-xo.html Thank you so much for watching.
Tony.
You did a magnificent job filming and narrating this masterpiece. Thank you.
The original mutineers were mostly murdered. A violent past and present.
Most of the current male population were found to be abusing each others little girls, the islanders said that it was a tradition so it looks like the founders were nonces along with being traitors and murderers.
Pitcairn Island is one of the corners of the Earth I've always wanted to visit. Your video almost brings me there!
It's certainly on a corner.
nuttick when ur scared of heights lol
Beware of scams.
@nuttick let's go! I'm so down to get away, far away for a spell !!! This place looks so amazing ✌🚣♀️
No corona virus here boi.
I learned the history of the Bounty in my youth,and was always fascinated with tall ships! Thank you for sharing this beautiful documentary, I so enjoyed it! And the hymns, just wonderful!
Thanks and congratulations to Tony for this remarkable video. His death-defying scramble to the rock above the Bounty's resting-place was actually terrifying to watch. He is one crazy dude!!!
My dad would have loved this, he introduced me to the Bounty story, we watched the original movie together, with clark gable and I rememeber his passion and anger.
I've never seen the original but I will definitely check it out. I love the 1984 adaption with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins!! It's an outstanding film and one of my favorites. It also features a very short scene on Pitcairn at the end. Three places that have always fascinated me: Pitcairn Island, Rapa Nui(Easter Island) and New Zealand. Hopefully I can visit at least one of them someday. Peace.
@@josebro352 I thought Gibson's "Mutany" sucked. The original, Clark Gable and Charles Laughton, was pretty good, but I was in the theater in the early 1960's (a kid) to watch Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard in that 1962 version -- which I think is the best! Too bad they lost the Bounty (replica) from that movie.
I had a small MO business, selling Line Dance CD's. I'll never forget getting an order from Pitcairn with the lady's last name being Christian. I had to ask if she was a desendant, no but wife to one. Probably my most exciting moment from a successful business. LITTLE THING'S, PLEASE LITTLE MIND'S, as they say. GREAT VIDEO. My ex, is from St Helena. Another remote island. Me, I'm British, born in london.
I have seen multiple Pitcairn Island videos on youtube, this is the best one! Thank you for making and sharing this.
So glad you liked it, thank you for the kind words. This is actually my first attempt at a narrated video and i just put it together for my family to see. Can't believe how it took off. All the best.
I'm 81. I lived through the "golden years" in America - the Ozzie Nelson years. All gone now. The simple life. We never had much money, but didn't need much. These people remind me of those days. I think it would hard to live the simple life now. I tried years ago when I spent big chunks of time backpacking through islands in the South Pacific. Wanted to be a "beach comber" - just wanted to be left alone. It drove me crazy after a month. Some islands only a week. Got island fever. Had to get off and see a desert or mountain, to walk in a straight line for 10 miles. Easy to become a drunk. I read a lot of Robert Louis Stevenson travel writings when I was with the military in Asia and wanted that life. The reality is far, far different than the dream, at least for me, but these people have captured some of that dream. I wonder if they know it?
It would have been fun to spend a few years experiencing life on Pitcairn Island as a younger man!
I spent 3 months on Midway Island in 1997 as a plumber and artist and I could have lived there another 2 years easily and Pitcairn has much more to offer! Great video and thanks for this experience!
Thank you for the tour. My first contact with Pitcairn Island was my ham radio in 1993.
Was that you I spoke with, or did you make the Pitcairn contact too?
Edward Chamberlain. My contact was on 4/03/94 with VR6DB Dave, box 13, Pitcairn Is. Via New Zealand. My call KC4TIX.
I imagine the biggest benefit of living in a place like this is just the lack of anxiety. No crime, no war, no winters, beautiful views, great people, nothing really to worry about but supplies. Seems like a very blessed life
No crime? may want to have a quick look into that.
A nonce's paradise 👀
My feelings exactly.
They had two mayors convicted of raping little girls, one was charged before he ran for election and he still won.
I hear Dueling Banjo's when l think about Pitcairn lsland.
My knees went weak towards the end when your looking straight down from that rock that’s separating from the rest. 😊
Thank you so very much! When I was sixteen I had a pen pal on Pitcairn Island. Her name was Leona Young. We corresponded for several years. I've always dreamed of going to Pitcairn; meeting the people. My introduction was through a woman in NH (she worked in the post office. He nephew collected stamps and needed stamps from Pitcairn) who was able to visit the island and took pictures of the area (black and white) and of Leona. So pleased to have had the opportunity to view this video. Gorgeous Island.
What a fabulous documentary...even with the vertigo inducing shots over cliff tops! All the news we get in New Zealand is when things go wrong on Pitcairn, so it’s good to see where and how the people live, and laugh and sing, and how beautiful their home is. I was aware how everything on that island has been bought in by boat...from ranchslider doors and roofing, to lollies at the store. But only one beach .....down a cliff? That’s a tough deal in the beautiful Pacific. Thanks for doing this work with your drone and letting us meet some of the folk who live there. Hello to all of them so far away!
One of the best things I’ve ever seen on TH-cam. Simple as that 🤷🏼♂️
I served Pitcairn Island,on the Blue star Ships,I know personally some of the Islanders.
If television was an good as this, there would be no youtube. Loved this film and its spirit. Well done Tony. Good on the Pitcairner's who were gracious enough to give you a good amount of access to their daily, real lives. I'm sure a lot of people come and go, it looks like you bonded well with them. And I loved this: "he who dies with the most memories wins." SPOT ON.
So glad you liked it. If you would like to see how you get to Pitcairn Island I put this video together th-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/w-d-xo.html Thank you for watching
If television was as good as this then ask the people on the island of Yap also in the South Pacific or watch “ Yap... how do did you know we’d like tv”. Another docu to watch is the about the Sea Gypsies. They too had no tv’s or western technologies. When they showed the children Tom n Jerry cartoons, they were horrified. TV and Television is not good for all or ?
Well no not many people come at all.
Television has devolved into a reflection of a soul lost in darkness. I don't like to be so melodramatic or pessimistic, but the heart of man without relationship with the Lord is dismal. Good to see these folks worshipping and singing. Truly love these type of glimpses of the world we would miss if folks like you did not show us. Thank you.
this video just about had my mum in tears az her mum is buried on the island Elvina Imogine Clarke. thank u for shareing this wonderful video of pitcairn island
I took pictures of every grave site on the island. I will see if I can find her. I also have a few thousand photos taken on Pitcairn going back to the 1800's and some with Thursday October Christian, I will also check to see if I can find your grandmothers.
Tony Probst, are there grave sites of John Adams, Ed Young, Maimiti and all the rest? I just read N and H book again for the 3rd time. Can you post those pics? Their story had fascinated me for 50 years when my high school had me read the Trilogy
Awww my condolences to your mum and to you. Give your mum a big hug for me.
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Id move there tommorow if I was allowed im english too so help me get a move
Truly amazing. I read the books as a young man and I fell in love with this Island that I will never see with my own eyes. Thank you.
My husband and I were traveling on a British container ship on our way to Australia when as a "stores" ship stopped at Pitcairn. The lovely people of Pitcairn would order whatever they needed from New Zealand and would get their next deliveries on a "stores" ship. The island only had shortwave for their communication to the outside world. Thanks to satellites direct communication by voice is now available. The islanders are very good wood carvers and we were able to buy several examples to share with our friends in the USA. Many islanders are members of my church, Seventh-day Adventist, who worship on the 4th commandment Sabbath so it was a blessing to meet my fellow "brothers and sisters." I want to say hello and God bless to those I was able to meet on our short visit in the late 1980s. Thank you for this wonderful film because we were only able to see the landing area and the village. Doreen Wurts (widow of Richard)
In the sweet by and by we shall meet on that beautiful shore..
the music of my church.
If you would like to see how to get to Pitcairn island I made this video on getting to Pitcairn. it is an adventure in itself. Thank you for watching. th-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/w-d-xo.html
This is such an awe inspiring documentary. So well done. The spirit of the island and it’s people are threaded through the whole of it. 36m08s well spent!!! Thank you.
You’re a brave man to scale The Nose. Harrowing to say the least
Wow! Thankyou - I never realised how small Pitcairn is, amazing the community keeps active and lively! Wonderful.
I will never visit the island I first read about many years ago, so I really appreciate the production and posting of this video. I am amazed at the resilience of the generations that have made this island their home.
Thank you so much for this! It's like I visited the island finally myself!
i visited here on a BP tanker BRITISH HONOUR in 1961 with some supplies etc bought a carved flying fish off an islander called BEN CHRISTIAN one memorable day in my life he wanted to go down to look round the engine room but being in bare feet the CE declined
Fascinating story.
Interesting that the Royal Navy missed Pitcairn Island by a day's sail while enroute to Tahiti to apprehend the mutineers.
Man.. Its pretty cool his family got to live in relative freedom in paradise from all the bullshit the rest of the world was going through. Simple life on an island, pretty great.
At the time it was a uncharted Island.
@@johnhennessy9698
From Britannica online: The British ship HMS Swallow found the island in 1767, and its captain, Philip Carteret, named it Pitcairn for the sailor who first sighted it.
The Bounty mutineers landed on Pitcairn in 1790.
@@johnhennessy9698Not correct. At that time the island was on a wrong position on the sea cards. Fletcher Christian knew this. This was the reason why the mutineers were deciding to enter this island. By this nautical error the mutineers were safe from the Britisch Navy.
Not so. The first decade or so was marked by melancholy, drunkenness and murder. It wasn't until 1800, when John Adams was the only surviving adult male, that life on Pitcairn began to stabilize.
Tony, you are a blessed person !
Your parents and wife must have been great people ! And your sons, their wifes and children, God bless you all.
This was the place where I had applied for a teaching position more than 25 years ago. I still long for this place. God bless all its inhabitants and it has been amazing to hear the hymns in this video.
We can see the Abilities God has given to mankind, how a few people keep LIFE going.
It is amazing, life away from all the hassles of WORLD !
It is I guess:
JUST Live
*I have seen the film The Bounty several times. The last scene has stayed with me when one of the mutineers says "We'll never see England again." Thank you for posting this amazing video.*
My Father Julian Himes assisted the Pitcairn Island HMS Bounty survivors with a new astrolabe years ago, and they sent him a carved flying fish. Dad's birthday was yesterday, March 26, 1914. Thanks Dad for being my father.
James Himes: Sir, today's inhabitants of Pitcairn Island are "descendants" of surviving mutineers & Tahitians of the HMS Bounty who landed on Pitcairn Island in January, 1790.
James Himes
I live way out in Staten Island NY. My daughter's birthday is March 26th. She just turned 19, and I haven't seen her in over a year. She's coming to visit me from Florida in a couple of days.Kind of ironic. Same birthday.
Here's the Kicker. I played the WIN 4 number 17 years ago this month. The number was 1914. I hit for $5,000. Another irony. Same month, same number. It was the birth year of my Aunt's Mother who I was fond of. The same year Morton's Salt company was founded. Same year the designer drug Ecstasy MDMA was invented. Also H.P. Lovecraft wrote a story about the Old Ones frozen in ice in Antarctica who were discovered by an expedition in 1914. All these little things led me to hastily play that number. It came out backwards. I played it combination. I had it covered. 5 Grand. Not bad for a hunch. I honestly do not gamble very much at all. Just one of those things. I wish I had that dough now. I'd spend it on a visit to Pitcairn Island.
Christopher Bellore great story👍🏼
Bullshit.No internet in 1914.1914 I doubt was yesterday fool
This was enormously beautiful. I've been fascinated by this island for years now and your video brought me closer to it than I'll probably ever will be.
This is top quality content. Amazing to see the island up close like this after looking at it on Google Earth so many times. What a magical place. Thanks for sharing!
Never knew this place existed until recently. I love the remoteness of it, very pretty. I would love to live there…..
Sometimes, as I'm watching youtube, I wonder why. This is why youtube.
This was so worth it 🥰👌
This video was nothing less than superb. Everything was perfect, the narration, the music, the scenery, no one could have done better.
I think visiting Pitcairn Island has to go on my bucket list!
Thank you for the kind words. This is my very first attempt at a narrated video and of course there is no audio from a drone so every sound had to be put in, the hardest was timing the breaking waves. I am the most proud of the boat going up the launch ramp near the beginning with the hatch dropping and the sound of the aluminium boat falling over at the end. i have a new appreciation for sound in the movies now. it took me a little over six months at about 2-3 hours a day to put it together.
If you would like to see how I got to Pitcairn Island you can find it here th-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/w-d-xo.html
Beautifully done. Pretty much filled in my blanks of what Pitcairn looks like in detail. Thank you.
That was wonderful. I live in Kingston upon Hull where the Bounty was originally built. Originally a collier named Bethia, it was built at Blaydes shipyard, located off the River Hull in 1784. A plaque in the High Street locates the site today...Bought by the Admiralty and refitted as HMAV Bounty in 1787..
Interesting! I had no idea it was built in Hull.
I am from Hull and I had not heard of this, glad you shared it.
"In the sweet by and by" is a wonderful hymn, comforting, moreso now that I'm in the Navy. I always wanted to visit islands like this
Great adventure viewing an island setting alone the middle of pacific ocean..what nationality were there..history is ..
I really enjoyed this! What a fascinating island and the inhabitants are so warm and kind. This was a great representation of the island and it's people. So beautiful! Well done!☺
They aren't warm and kind, most of them are on the sex offenders register. This Island has a dark history.
The Bounty Trilogy has always been one of my favorite reads and I have a replica, on my bookshelf, of the Bounty that I bought in Mauritius in 1985. I LOVED this video. Thank you!
This is one of the best videos I've seen on TH-cam. Thank you so much for taking the time to put it together for those of us who can't make it there.
I am totally flattered you like it that much. I cannot believe how it took off. I put it together to show my family what the island is like and now this. Thank you
@@tonyprobst4266 you've honestly done a great job of showcasing both the beauty and local knowledge. I'd really like to see you make similar films of other places you have been - you have a good style of story telling.
@@jakehay3074 This is my first attempt at a narrated video. My thing is still photography at the hobbyist level. If you put my name in TH-cam you will find some experimental videos i have done along with some of my artifacts from the Titanic. I just started putting a video/stills together on the interior of Tahiti where very few go.
Given how difficult it is to land in Bounty Bay, and how infrequently mail stops, I’m surprised at the amount of modern building materials, appliances, vehicles, goods, etc. that the islanders have evidently been able to get there over the years (and all of that before the new harbor was created).
Edit: yeah, that rock about to break away from the hill… I wouldn’t have gone out there. Good grief.
An accumulation of bird dukey along with volcanic ash probably accounts for the coconut palm in the precarious location. Is the water cold?
Thank you for opening a window on sights nearly all of us will never see, and introducing us to the people who live there and their stories and history..
Thank you for such an upclose and personal tour/history of a beautiful island, inhabited by some beautiful and tough peoples… what an opportunity!
The best tour of the island yet! Excellent! Thanks Tony
What a fine video. Watching it is a trip itself, into the "soul" of the island and sort of into the soul of the people. Video must have taken a lot of work. I'd never go out on that nose rock. Thanks.
Please Lord dont let man destroy the beauty you created.🙏✨️😊
What a gift to view this gem of the Pacific with awesome recorded history of those that were fortunate
enough. My heart is gladdened with full share. Grateful thanks ❤🇨🇦❤
A wonderful and fascinating film - such beauty on this little island set in the vastness of the South Pacific - superb photography from the drone !
Great! Finally some guy with a drone mixing a unique location, good music and an informative commentary!
Wow. Wonderful video. I visited Pitcairn offshore in 1975 when the islanders came out in their longboats to the MV Taupo enroute to New Zealand, to collect supplies and sell their wares. A beautiful shark carved by Len C Brown hangs on the wall above me as I write this. I bought it from him when he came aboard. I never had the chance to go ashore that day, but I treasure the memory of visiting Pitcairn and meeting the islanders. I've been fascinated by the Bounty story and Pitcairn Island ever since. Thank you.
This was great. My favorite movie was The Bounty starting Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. Thank you for this video!
That was fantastic to watch. THANK YOU for sharing this with us. Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter
@@donaldpedigo296 and how about the people living there?
Mother earth?
Das ist ‘amazing’!!
@@donaldpedigo296 Bollocks to you. What a silly thing to say. These peoples' ancestors have been living there for over 230 years. Where do you live? Maybe you should be repatriated from wherever it is you are by the same token. As sure as eggs is eggs, there'll be idiots around with ill thought through opinions.
instablaster...
Man I can only imagine living in a place like this with that special someone. That’s life.
@@IvoryOasis that sucks! How did that come about? Just the remoteness, or is there an actual backstory as to why? I just discovered this island during this video today. So I’m new to its lore all together, so I apologize if I come across undereducated.
@@IvoryOasis cant throw something out like that and not back it up...
They give u land to build a house on
@@kennethroth6757 wow I didn’t know that. That’s pretty awesome.
I've heard the same. That rape and pedophilia is extremely common. It is under NZ jurisdiction I believe.
Perfect balance of still photo and video pageantry. Excellent narration and none of the excessive face shots by other movie makers.
What marvelous memories you've made. Thanks ever so much for sharing. I feel like I was there with you. A thrill for me at almost 80!
When in high school I read The Mutiny On The Bounty. I have also seen the movies. It was awesome seeing history that I will probably never are in person!
Wow! Such powerful video! I've always loved Pitcairn's history, now there is a way to know every corner of the island, one that (probably) I'll never be able to visit! Thank you very much for this journey!
This was great to watch, thank you. It's clear you had a wonderful time there, and that this Island and it's people will always be in your heart :).
Great job, Tony! Thank you! It was a beautiful journey thanks to your skill as a drone pilot. Also, I MUST comment on one other thing that struck me. As I read down through all the comments it seemed that every single one of them was positive. And complimentary. And polite. And civil. And respectful. It was nearly as much as a pleasure to read a consistently happy gathering of polite thoughts. I would like to thank all the wonderful people who commented so nicely. It was refreshing to my spirit to be a part of a cordial experience.
Thank you for your kind words. I have to blush at your mention of my drone skills. This was my very first flight ever. I purchased it for the trip, practiced a little at my home, maybe about 20 minutes when I was confronted quite angry people telling me it was illegal to fly drones, and I live in the country. At the time of shooting the opening shots off shore I had maybe two hours of flying time in.
If you would like to see the video on how to get to Pitcairn and the demise of the drone you can find it here th-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching.
@@tonyprobst4266 Wow! That drone story in the 2nd video was very exciting! I am so happy you killed the camera to conserve your dwindling power reserves. I think that too was a very exciting story. That was close with only 15' away from the water. You got LUCKY!!! HAHAHA Was the drone wrecked at that point? I saw more drone footage in the 2nd video but am not sure if you took that footage first BEFORE Pitcairn. I am just thrilled you did not lose all that Pitcairn footage. I am going to get a drone soon. What was the manufacturer and model of your drone? I saw the shadow of your drone in the first video at a highpoint of the island that had all the distances on a signpost. It looked like a park. As the drone went over the edge I caught its shadow on the bushes below. So it looks like the style of a Mavic Pro. Thanks again for the great footage!!!
@@tonyprobst4266 Wow! That drone story in the 2nd video was very exciting! I am so happy you killed the camera to conserve your dwindling power reserves. I think that too was a very exciting story. That was close with only 15' away from the water. You got LUCKY!!! HAHAHA Was the drone wrecked at that point? I saw more drone footage in the 2nd video but am not sure if you took that footage first BEFORE Pitcairn. I am just thrilled you did not lose all that Pitcairn footage. I am going to get a drone soon. What was the manufacturer and model of your drone? I saw the shadow of your drone in the first video at a highpoint of the island that had all the distances on a signpost. It looked like a park. As the drone went over the edge I caught its shadow on the bushes below. So it looks like the style of a Mavic Pro. Thanks again for the great footage!!!
WW2HistoryHunter
Thank you. That has brought back wonderful memories of my two visits to Pitcairn Island. Wonderful people and a wonderful island. So sorry to hear about Tom. Tom and Betty were my hosts on both occasions and I miss them both. X