Exploring Pitcairn Island by Drone. Home of the descendants of the mutineers of the HMS Bounty.

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
  • 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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  • @wtxrailfan
    @wtxrailfan 3 роки тому +204

    You never know where UA-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 UA-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.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому +19

      If you would like to see the video on how to get to Pitcairn you can find it here ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html Thanks for watching.

    • @Loveliftstheveil
      @Loveliftstheveil 2 роки тому +2

      I have had that issue of finding nothing searching for a subject and agree with you. I no longer “search” for anything on UA-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. UA-cam prevents me from uploading videos very frequently, as well.

    • @weareallbeingwatched4602
      @weareallbeingwatched4602 2 роки тому +1

      It isn't an algorithm, it's a bunch of people who used to run cheap cable TV and shopping channels.

    • @londiniumcross5122
      @londiniumcross5122 2 роки тому +3

      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!

    • @l.plantagenet
      @l.plantagenet 2 роки тому +2

      @@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.

  • @peterallen544
    @peterallen544 3 роки тому +481

    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.

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 3 роки тому +33

      That's wild. At least he was sent away to school. Don't think they're big on education.

    • @TheOnlyOneStanding8079
      @TheOnlyOneStanding8079 3 роки тому +8

      Fascinating

    • @TheOnlyOneStanding8079
      @TheOnlyOneStanding8079 3 роки тому +7

      Did Christian look half white ?

    • @peterallen544
      @peterallen544 3 роки тому +84

      @@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. :>))

    • @TheOnlyOneStanding8079
      @TheOnlyOneStanding8079 3 роки тому +16

      @@peterallen544 I was just asking how did he look . That's all

  • @S.Kona34
    @S.Kona34 5 років тому +229

    This is why I love UA-cam...!

    • @fritzwilhelm8258
      @fritzwilhelm8258 4 роки тому +16

      You ain't alone. So many generous people giving us unique info and priceless perspectives. This vid is definitely one of a kind.

    • @lloydbrewer4229
      @lloydbrewer4229 4 роки тому +9

      Well said

  • @colinostrom260
    @colinostrom260 Рік тому +47

    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 ❤

  • @kurthanssen2131
    @kurthanssen2131 5 років тому +198

    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)

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  5 років тому +40

      You are so lucky to experience first hand to old days of Pitcairn. I wish I had been there that early. All the best.

    • @kurthanssen2131
      @kurthanssen2131 5 років тому +21

      @@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

    • @kurthanssen2131
      @kurthanssen2131 5 років тому +25

      @@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.

    • @chocomanger6873
      @chocomanger6873 5 років тому +12

      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.

    • @anatolykirpichev6244
      @anatolykirpichev6244 4 роки тому +16

      What did you do there in 1964 if you don’t mind me asking?

  • @rickthomas393
    @rickthomas393 3 роки тому +105

    …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.

  • @jimbob5848
    @jimbob5848 3 роки тому +390

    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.

    • @rodericknash4204
      @rodericknash4204 2 роки тому +30

      How wonderful in this modern age that we can visit and experience this fantastic island! Thank you for this remarkable video.

    • @nobertcewat7856
      @nobertcewat7856 Рік тому +1

      B obvvgn
      .
      Bho

    • @garlandremingtoniii1338
      @garlandremingtoniii1338 Рік тому +1

      @@nobertcewat7856 What was you saying?

    • @redlywaxer
      @redlywaxer Рік тому +3

      Thank you for sharing this wonderful place with us!

    • @JosephKulik2016
      @JosephKulik2016 Рік тому

      @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.

  • @broadside1944
    @broadside1944 3 роки тому +150

    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.

    • @hilarylawrence4588
      @hilarylawrence4588 9 місяців тому +3

      That must have been amazing for a small child and I bet you never forgot that stop.

    • @larciabella
      @larciabella 8 місяців тому

      what was your route of travel from the UK to NZ?

    • @broadside1944
      @broadside1944 8 місяців тому

      @@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

    • @donahaschak1408
      @donahaschak1408 7 місяців тому

      What's the population of the island?

    • @hilarylawrence4588
      @hilarylawrence4588 7 місяців тому

      Probably about 40 people.

  • @johnrandle3002
    @johnrandle3002 Рік тому +72

    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!

    • @PranicEnergy
      @PranicEnergy 8 місяців тому +1

      The people on the island are monsters. Google for the crimes committed on the island.

    • @PranicEnergy
      @PranicEnergy 8 місяців тому

      @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.

    • @infidel202
      @infidel202 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@PranicEnergy what crime

    • @PranicEnergy
      @PranicEnergy 8 місяців тому

      @@infidel202 , fxxxxxing small kids.

    • @PranicEnergy
      @PranicEnergy 8 місяців тому +1

      @@infidel202 , the men did unspeakable stuff to children.

  • @retiredyeti5555
    @retiredyeti5555 3 роки тому +157

    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.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому +10

      So glad you liked it. If you would like to see how you get to Pitcairn Island I put this video together ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html Thank you for watching

    • @tobyhallidie1498
      @tobyhallidie1498 3 роки тому +2

      @@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.

    • @lorirode-off
      @lorirode-off 3 роки тому +1

      @@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.

    • @frequencymanipulator
      @frequencymanipulator 3 роки тому +1

      @@tonyprobst4266 I really should be in bed, but if you insist. This was a fantastic view of Pitcairn, thanks so much for capturing it.

  • @michaeleasterling5943
    @michaeleasterling5943 5 років тому +94

    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!

    • @dogisgone
      @dogisgone 2 роки тому +2

      Then his life changed for the worse...

    • @Sabbathissaturday
      @Sabbathissaturday 2 роки тому +5

      Life has definitely changed as we knew it. Pitcairn island is looking darn good about now.

  • @xantheedwards7883
    @xantheedwards7883 2 роки тому +95

    This was a lot more interesting than I had expected for such a tiny island. What a beautiful place!

    • @QuynhNguyen-yq9zd
      @QuynhNguyen-yq9zd 2 роки тому +9

      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.

    • @scottdavis691
      @scottdavis691 Рік тому +1

      @@QuynhNguyen-yq9zd Of course Viet Nam has its own beautiful islands, including by right, the Hoang Sa, throughout the South China Sea.
      .
      An ode to the former Queen of Pitcairn:
      ua-cam.com/video/SS-mQ42Ftc4/v-deo.html

    • @miguelaguerrebere9403
      @miguelaguerrebere9403 Рік тому

      @@QuynhNguyen-yq9zd i

  • @frogstamper
    @frogstamper 3 роки тому +86

    "He who dies with the most memories wins"...that's a great epitaph for any man.

    • @nizviz
      @nizviz 3 роки тому

      @The Green One where did humankind materialise from?

    • @rickkinki4624
      @rickkinki4624 3 роки тому +1

      Indeed. I'll have to remember that one!

  • @alipainting
    @alipainting 3 роки тому +20

    I love how the islanders both look, and sound English in church and in their singing, with a little Tahitian thrown in.

  • @Ibiracatu
    @Ibiracatu 5 років тому +209

    Best Documentary on the Pitcairn Islands yet!
    Absolutely Loved It!

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  5 років тому +13

      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.

    • @punjabi-ae-zubane9708
      @punjabi-ae-zubane9708 4 роки тому +7

      @@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.

    • @stevegasco8418
      @stevegasco8418 3 роки тому +2

      I really enjoyed this video. It is very well done. Thank you for sharing.

    • @phaecops
      @phaecops 3 роки тому +1

      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?

    • @ecoquilting7077
      @ecoquilting7077 3 роки тому +2

      It's eye candy that ignores the truth about this cultural disaster of a place!

  • @PatriciaS-t1x
    @PatriciaS-t1x 7 місяців тому +13

    Very talented filmmaker. The best part for me is the singing.🎵🎵The beautiful hymns, spiritual songs honouring God and everyone can join in.❤️

    • @dariomirovic9209
      @dariomirovic9209 Місяць тому

      What is the song name.! Wonderful song.!

    • @threeraven13
      @threeraven13 12 днів тому

      White Christians have an uncanny ability to sing in a speaking voice that's why it all sounds so plain and screechy at the same time. The singing was my least favorite part of this video. You get it? Singing in a speaking voice? That's why it all sounds so terrible.

    • @bonniemoerdyk9809
      @bonniemoerdyk9809 9 днів тому

      Yes, it felt like I had stepped back to the 1960's at my little country church of Fontanet Indiana, US.... even the songs were the same hymns! The inside looked almost identical too! God Bless my brothers and sisters in Christ there!!! 😇📖🎶

  • @stratsw
    @stratsw 3 роки тому +44

    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.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому +13

      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 ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html

    • @SergeyPRKL
      @SergeyPRKL 2 роки тому +11

      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.

    • @TRIChuckles
      @TRIChuckles 2 роки тому +1

      I'm truly jealous. I'm not usually!

    • @vorynrosethorn903
      @vorynrosethorn903 Рік тому

      I hope you didn't take your children with you.

  • @marktwain368
    @marktwain368 3 роки тому +48

    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!

    • @dieselcowboy777
      @dieselcowboy777 3 роки тому +4

      They will probably be the few survivors when a nuclear attack happens

    • @RoadkillX33
      @RoadkillX33 3 роки тому +5

      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.

    • @beantrader4723
      @beantrader4723 3 роки тому +3

      @@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.

    • @jamiecloud1897
      @jamiecloud1897 2 роки тому

      @@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.

    • @johncrowell3293
      @johncrowell3293 Рік тому +3

      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.

  • @Foothill1070
    @Foothill1070 3 роки тому +94

    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!

    • @desertodavid
      @desertodavid 3 роки тому +1

      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?

    • @Foothill1070
      @Foothill1070 3 роки тому +8

      @@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.

    • @seanwatts8342
      @seanwatts8342 3 роки тому +1

      @@Foothill1070 Did you get a QSL card?

    • @lydiaanderson3312
      @lydiaanderson3312 3 роки тому

      @Hello David Meigel, How are you doing?

    • @crisnevin7934
      @crisnevin7934 3 роки тому +1

      What a great story!

  • @rstash1
    @rstash1 2 роки тому +3

    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?

    • @johnharrisprd
      @johnharrisprd 26 днів тому

      You have just described real life to a tee. Dreams and memories are what tangles our lives with intrigue and when experiencing those dreams, reality sets in and sometimes sets one back on their bottom. Experiencing one’s dreams can be sometimes very challenging, but it creates those wonderful things called memories. Remember he who has the most memories wins.

  • @tangatoto362
    @tangatoto362 5 років тому +36

    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 .

    • @LilyGazou
      @LilyGazou 5 років тому +6

      Tanga Toto cool memory

    • @YanoshRagauld
      @YanoshRagauld 2 роки тому

      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.

  • @rapturebound197
    @rapturebound197 2 роки тому +31

    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 👍

  • @busterhyman103
    @busterhyman103 3 роки тому +37

    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.

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 3 роки тому +1

      That's so cool.

    • @leedsman54
      @leedsman54 2 роки тому +3

      I wish people knew the at the past tense of “to dive” is “dived”!

    • @TQRosen
      @TQRosen Рік тому

      @@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.

  • @jerrybriardy
    @jerrybriardy Рік тому +20

    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.

  • @YouTuber-ep5xx
    @YouTuber-ep5xx 3 роки тому +58

    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.

    • @monnoo8221
      @monnoo8221 3 роки тому +3

      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.

    • @fenwayify
      @fenwayify 3 роки тому +1

      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.

    • @Jadefox32
      @Jadefox32 3 роки тому +1

      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

  • @WheelchairWonders
    @WheelchairWonders 2 роки тому +14

    The best Pitcairn video I’ve ever seen.. Thank you..(Phil - UK)

  • @bbgorman562
    @bbgorman562 3 роки тому +106

    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

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому +16

      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.

    • @OGPatriot03
      @OGPatriot03 3 роки тому +4

      @@tonyprobst4266 To think you make such quality work just to show your distant family! Incredible!

    • @ems7623
      @ems7623 2 роки тому +2

      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.

    • @OGMeatball
      @OGMeatball 2 роки тому +5

      I never knew this place existed , but i would love to visit

    • @KaliMaaaaa
      @KaliMaaaaa 2 роки тому

      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?

  • @esetapowell7662
    @esetapowell7662 2 роки тому +24

    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

  • @jameshimes3657
    @jameshimes3657 5 років тому +85

    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.

    • @nerblebun
      @nerblebun 5 років тому +7

      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.

    • @christopherbellore4072
      @christopherbellore4072 5 років тому +5

      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.

    • @LilyGazou
      @LilyGazou 5 років тому

      Christopher Bellore great story👍🏼

    • @yyxy5798
      @yyxy5798 4 роки тому

      Bullshit.No internet in 1914.1914 I doubt was yesterday fool

  • @ramishrambarran3998
    @ramishrambarran3998 2 роки тому +45

    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.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  2 роки тому +19

      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. ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html All the best and thank you for making my day.

    • @sciencedavedunning3415
      @sciencedavedunning3415 2 роки тому +5

      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

    • @ramishrambarran3998
      @ramishrambarran3998 2 роки тому +13

      @@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 !

    • @sciencedavedunning3415
      @sciencedavedunning3415 2 роки тому +8

      @@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 !

    • @ramishrambarran3998
      @ramishrambarran3998 2 роки тому +8

      @@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.

  • @rayweldon2100
    @rayweldon2100 3 роки тому +54

    As a old Pacific Islander cruising yachtsman it’s one place I had always wanted to see. This video is excellent.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому +8

      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 ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html Thank you so much for watching.

    • @juanacum1100
      @juanacum1100 2 роки тому +5

      Tony.
      You did a magnificent job filming and narrating this masterpiece. Thank you.

    • @marknewton6984
      @marknewton6984 Рік тому

      The original mutineers were mostly murdered. A violent past and present.

    • @vorynrosethorn903
      @vorynrosethorn903 Рік тому

      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.

  • @auntiec6294
    @auntiec6294 2 роки тому +46

    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.

    • @kentonhammond8938
      @kentonhammond8938 2 роки тому +9

      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.

    • @auntiec6294
      @auntiec6294 Рік тому +3

      @@kentonhammond8938 Wow. Thanks for recommending that! I'll look into it...I'm getting back into reading more now.

    • @edstevens4439
      @edstevens4439 Рік тому +6

      @@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.

  • @blissedher
    @blissedher 3 роки тому +71

    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

  • @tamatip5703
    @tamatip5703 5 років тому +134

    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

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  5 років тому +40

      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.

    • @MarkSmith-js2pu
      @MarkSmith-js2pu 5 років тому +10

      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

    • @LuckyLucky-xp2sz
      @LuckyLucky-xp2sz 5 років тому +7

      Awww my condolences to your mum and to you. Give your mum a big hug for me.

    • @LilyGazou
      @LilyGazou 5 років тому +1

      ❤️

    • @kevingreen6473
      @kevingreen6473 5 років тому +4

      Id move there tommorow if I was allowed im english too so help me get a move

  • @AdamosDad
    @AdamosDad 3 роки тому +26

    The HMS Bounty story was my favorite as a child, this is the best documentary I have seen on the Island and its people.

    • @earllynasinas5062
      @earllynasinas5062 3 роки тому

      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😊😊😊😊

  • @CondorSkyGhost
    @CondorSkyGhost 8 місяців тому +16

    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

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  8 місяців тому +6

      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- ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.htmlsi=oYeBJ1k47yaskuWa
      And if you have any interest in Titanic you can find some of my artifacts here ua-cam.com/video/ql99J3kR-Bc/v-deo.htmlsi=sBAoMk5ySsI7-7fg
      and here ua-cam.com/video/1VOFKdiyfjU/v-deo.htmlsi=PikGTAzKLnRWrVnS

    • @CondorSkyGhost
      @CondorSkyGhost 8 місяців тому +6

      @@tonyprobst4266 Even if it's your only Documentary...it was the best!

    • @danielbond9755
      @danielbond9755 8 місяців тому

      Nice job whitewashing the disgusting history of this island.

  • @alanlefkowitz7423
    @alanlefkowitz7423 3 роки тому +31

    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.

    • @josebro352
      @josebro352 3 роки тому +1

      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.

    • @yepiratesworkshop7997
      @yepiratesworkshop7997 3 роки тому +1

      @@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.

  • @markbonham3477
    @markbonham3477 5 років тому +30

    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!

  • @raynus1160
    @raynus1160 3 роки тому +75

    Fascinating story.
    Interesting that the Royal Navy missed Pitcairn Island by a day's sail while enroute to Tahiti to apprehend the mutineers.

    • @chrischris5510
      @chrischris5510 3 роки тому +8

      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.

    • @johnhennessy9698
      @johnhennessy9698 2 роки тому +3

      At the time it was a uncharted Island.

    • @raynus1160
      @raynus1160 2 роки тому +6

      @@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.

    • @Tortinger
      @Tortinger Рік тому

      @@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.

    • @williamdonnelly224
      @williamdonnelly224 Рік тому

      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.

  • @AintItGreat
    @AintItGreat 2 роки тому +36

    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

    • @timothyking8650
      @timothyking8650 2 роки тому +47

      No crime? may want to have a quick look into that.

    • @philmckenna5709
      @philmckenna5709 2 роки тому +13

      A nonce's paradise 👀

    • @pilotactor777
      @pilotactor777 2 роки тому +2

      My feelings exactly.

    • @jordansmith1563
      @jordansmith1563 2 роки тому +1

      They had two mayors convicted of raping little girls, one was charged before he ran for election and he still won.

    • @tallyhorizzla3330
      @tallyhorizzla3330 2 роки тому +16

      I hear Dueling Banjo's when l think about Pitcairn lsland.

  • @winifredchevalier8537
    @winifredchevalier8537 3 роки тому +5

    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.

  • @Twongo
    @Twongo 3 роки тому +65

    Sometimes, as I'm watching youtube, I wonder why. This is why youtube.

  • @bridlingtonengland75
    @bridlingtonengland75 3 роки тому +49

    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.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому +4

      So glad you liked it. If you would like to see how you get to Pitcairn Island I put this video together ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html Thank you for watching

    • @randydelabarcena4988
      @randydelabarcena4988 3 роки тому +1

      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 ?

    • @captainseyepatch3879
      @captainseyepatch3879 3 роки тому +1

      Well no not many people come at all.

    • @hesavedawretchlikeme6902
      @hesavedawretchlikeme6902 3 роки тому +2

      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.

  • @xenophonharlamoff5074
    @xenophonharlamoff5074 2 роки тому +11

    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.

    • @vorynrosethorn903
      @vorynrosethorn903 Рік тому

      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.

    • @realtruth4804
      @realtruth4804 Місяць тому

      i would look into the 2004 criminal case if i were you before declaring that. Yes, its a beautiful place, but its isolation also brings a dark side with it. There is basically no law there and some awful awful things were happening for a long time. I hope its better now, but an isolated tiny community with no real law and order or oversight can be an extremely dangerous society for vulnerable people to live in

  • @rickkinki4624
    @rickkinki4624 3 роки тому +96

    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!

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому +27

      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 ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html

  • @simonlewis8125
    @simonlewis8125 4 роки тому +33

    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.

  • @KiskeyaLife
    @KiskeyaLife 5 років тому +46

    Thank you so much for this! It's like I visited the island finally myself!

    • @trevorglasper2084
      @trevorglasper2084 3 роки тому +2

      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

  • @robhowarth3419
    @robhowarth3419 Рік тому +10

    A superb post. Teriffic photography and sound!

  • @jakehay3074
    @jakehay3074 4 роки тому +36

    This is one of the best videos I've seen on UA-cam. Thank you so much for taking the time to put it together for those of us who can't make it there.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  4 роки тому +10

      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

    • @jakehay3074
      @jakehay3074 4 роки тому +5

      @@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.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  4 роки тому +7

      @@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 UA-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.

  • @Creek54
    @Creek54 5 років тому +60

    The best tour of the island yet! Excellent! Thanks Tony

  • @doreenwurts6010
    @doreenwurts6010 3 роки тому +6

    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)

    • @HankWyllie
      @HankWyllie Місяць тому

      You poor soul, it saddens me that people still believe in fairy tales.

  • @magirusdeutzjupiter2234
    @magirusdeutzjupiter2234 Рік тому +14

    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.

    • @brendanliddane6700
      @brendanliddane6700 10 місяців тому +1

      Las Malvinas the local people call it

    • @JohnnyDanger36963
      @JohnnyDanger36963 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@@brendanliddane6700thats argentina
      Thr rest of the world calls it the Falkland Islands

  • @carlmims2099
    @carlmims2099 5 років тому +17

    Thank you for the tour. My first contact with Pitcairn Island was my ham radio in 1993.

    • @edwardchamberlain7858
      @edwardchamberlain7858 5 років тому

      Was that you I spoke with, or did you make the Pitcairn contact too?

    • @carlmims2099
      @carlmims2099 5 років тому +4

      Edward Chamberlain. My contact was on 4/03/94 with VR6DB Dave, box 13, Pitcairn Is. Via New Zealand. My call KC4TIX.

  • @susanwylie9890
    @susanwylie9890 3 роки тому +11

    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!

  • @richardyates2246
    @richardyates2246 3 роки тому +46

    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..

    • @Lambchop2701
      @Lambchop2701 3 роки тому +4

      Interesting! I had no idea it was built in Hull.

    • @williamearl1662
      @williamearl1662 2 роки тому +2

      I am from Hull and I had not heard of this, glad you shared it.

  • @RandavRoy
    @RandavRoy 9 місяців тому +11

    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

  • @polonaise20
    @polonaise20 5 років тому +82

    A wonderful and fascinating film - such beauty on this little island set in the vastness of the South Pacific - superb photography from the drone !

  • @peteacher52
    @peteacher52 5 років тому +78

    An exquisitely well-organised and presented video, refreshingly different from its predecessors. Bravo!

  • @kmw4359
    @kmw4359 3 роки тому +66

    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.

    • @josephdowling3745
      @josephdowling3745 Рік тому +6

      An accumulation of bird dukey along with volcanic ash probably accounts for the coconut palm in the precarious location. Is the water cold?

  • @nerd_in_norway
    @nerd_in_norway Рік тому +47

    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 😂).

  • @alexlainagudo6228
    @alexlainagudo6228 3 роки тому +12

    In the sweet by and by we shall meet on that beautiful shore..
    the music of my church.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому

      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. ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html

  • @bobelschlager6906
    @bobelschlager6906 5 років тому +49

    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.

  • @markusjakrug7258
    @markusjakrug7258 3 роки тому +11

    Great! Finally some guy with a drone mixing a unique location, good music and an informative commentary!

  • @peterdunn4633
    @peterdunn4633 Рік тому +9

    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!!!

  • @stevewebber4980
    @stevewebber4980 3 роки тому +1134

    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.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому +45

      Thanks for watching. If you would like to see how I got to Pitcairn and the trip from Tahiti you can find it here. ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html

    • @stevewebber4980
      @stevewebber4980 3 роки тому +18

      @@tonyprobst4266 Thank you Tony, I already did, very enjoyable watch. Thanks

    • @boataxe4605
      @boataxe4605 3 роки тому +43

      Sounds like the USA in March of 2020!

    • @steffenrosmus9177
      @steffenrosmus9177 3 роки тому +12

      @@boataxe4605 or Germany at the same time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @reallyhappenings5597
      @reallyhappenings5597 3 роки тому +8

      Surprised they don't use the Indian method, as long as you wash your hand it's no big deal.

  • @rjcote45
    @rjcote45 3 роки тому +6

    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.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому

      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 ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html Thanks for watching.

    • @rjcote45
      @rjcote45 3 роки тому

      @@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!!!

    • @rjcote45
      @rjcote45 3 роки тому

      @@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

  • @mcsmith732
    @mcsmith732 5 років тому +33

    Really great documentary. And the dronework is exceptional. Thank you!
    If I was 40 years younger, I might be tempted to go help increase their population!

    • @towaritch
      @towaritch 5 років тому +5

      people are crazy, they'd rather go to Mars, where there's not even an atmosphere...

    • @mcsmith732
      @mcsmith732 5 років тому

      @@towaritch Actually Mars does have an atmosphere, it's just really thin. Still, you're correct in that we couldn't survive breathing it.

    • @spants1058
      @spants1058 4 роки тому +6

      M C Smith you’d be busy trying to protect your children from all the pedophiles on that island...

    • @philstone3426
      @philstone3426 4 роки тому

      Mars does have an atmosphere, like the Moon, just no Oxygen, or very little!

  • @igua100
    @igua100 Рік тому +6

    I served Pitcairn Island,on the Blue star Ships,I know personally some of the Islanders.

    • @trevorglasper2084
      @trevorglasper2084 Місяць тому

      Called there on. BP tanker British Honour in 1961 bought a. Carved flying. Fish of Ben . Cristian. One of the islanders we called with some spares

  • @tolvaer
    @tolvaer 3 роки тому +13

    "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

    • @auroritarodriguez172
      @auroritarodriguez172 3 роки тому

      Great adventure viewing an island setting alone the middle of pacific ocean..what nationality were there..history is ..

  • @oceannesailor
    @oceannesailor 5 років тому +16

    what a phenomenal living legacy this island and her people remain. thanks for all the work in producing and sharing this. best to you and all who live there

  • @retiredinbali9565
    @retiredinbali9565 3 роки тому +37

    Great video! You're a brave man climbing over the rocks and down the cliffs.

    • @Last_one_before_I_go
      @Last_one_before_I_go 3 роки тому

      Agree...I would have stopped at the warning sign. But the photos were worth the risk.

  • @HorsdSF
    @HorsdSF 5 років тому +26

    THANK YOU! It's great to see Pitcairn Island from above. I stopped there for a day, I was on a cruise ship. I wandered around, visited the cemetery, chatted with the locals. It's an ethereal, eerie place, the sound of the ocean everywhere, not many people about. We also stopped at Ducie and Henderson islands, truly beautiful places. PLEASE do drone videos of those islands and of Easter Island - totally magical. Cheers!

  • @innovationsurvival
    @innovationsurvival 5 років тому +26

    Wow, wow, wow, oh so very wow. Beautiful job, thanks ever so much.
    Fantastic, simply fantastic.

  • @georgiagonzales3769
    @georgiagonzales3769 3 роки тому +29

    Thank you for this amazing video. I've never even heard of this island before. I spent most of my adult life in the USVI. So amazed how buildings get built and supplies and food gets there. Doesn't look like much is grown there. Wondering where money comes from to get these things. What about health care when someone gets sick and for emergencies. I know how expensive things are in the VI. Can't imagine what it costs on this remote island.

  • @africanogloriosus7474
    @africanogloriosus7474 Рік тому +5

    No se como se puede vivir en un lugar tan pequeño y alejado del resto del mundo. Admirable.

    • @margaretbonanno654
      @margaretbonanno654 Рік тому +2

      It looks like paradise but the lack of medical emergency care would be too scary if you had children.

  • @Osvaldo_Oz
    @Osvaldo_Oz Рік тому +4

    I have seen multiple Pitcairn Island videos on youtube, this is the best one! Thank you for making and sharing this.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  Рік тому +3

      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.

  • @ElementalMaker
    @ElementalMaker 3 роки тому +299

    This was just amazing to watch. This was actually my second time watching it in its entirety. I am fascinated with this island, and it's prehistoric Polynesian and later muteneer populations. This video is the best depiction of the island and it's people I've seen. I hope to get there some day.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому +71

      Thank you very much for watching and your kind words. I cannot believe how it has taken off. This video is my very first attempt at a narrated video and I even find myself watching it from time to time. I have a lot more footage and I am considering putting another one together about driving and walking around the island once this covid thing is over. I have an essential business so I am one of the lucky ones that are very busy but have no time for anything else at the moment.
      I recently put this video together in getting to Pitcairn
      ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html
      And this one on the whales off Pitcairn
      ua-cam.com/video/Fee2i4Pfov4/v-deo.html
      Thanks again, and all the best.

    • @jonothandoeser
      @jonothandoeser 3 роки тому +3

      But how could that first photograph have been taken in 1819 when the first photograph in the world was not taken until 1826?
      "The First Photograph. The world's first photograph made in a camera was taken in 1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The photograph was taken from the upstairs windows of Niépce's estate in the Burgundy region of France."

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому +2

      @@jonothandoeser Which photo are you referring to? I do not see one with that date.

    • @jonothandoeser
      @jonothandoeser 3 роки тому +1

      @@tonyprobst4266 The first photo shown the voiceover says "1819."

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому +26

      @@jonothandoeser Found the photo you are referring to at 2:00 in. On my speakers and my ears I clearly hear 1890. If I listen to it on small speakers such as a phone or tablet it could be misunderstood for 1819. I just comes down to the fidelity of the speakers. I used the Estelon Forza speakers to monitor when I mixed it.

  • @ianlevy8765
    @ianlevy8765 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you Tony! I have learnt more about Pitcairn Island in 30 mins than in 60 years.

  • @victoriacarey8347
    @victoriacarey8347 8 місяців тому +4

    I remember when the children of Pitcairn were brought into New Zealand for school. We had not seen "Island " kids with blond hair and blue eyes before and they all were named Christian and other Bounty names

  • @CCBPhotography1
    @CCBPhotography1 3 роки тому +9

    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

  • @josephgomes6829
    @josephgomes6829 4 роки тому +4

    I met Irma Christian in 1988 while visiting with a cruise ship on which I was working at the time. She was really a beautiful person and I had the most wonderful chat with her and the longest of all the islanders that came aboard. At that time visitors to the island were not allowed so they came to us in those big long boats. I had a bike which I had bought in Shanghai earlier which I gave to the islanders along with many other items and food stuffs given by the ship.I still have the wood carvings I bought from them. I have always been proud to say that my Chinese bike ended up on Pitcairn island. It was a beautiful day with the islanders and one in which I will not forget.

  • @cymru507
    @cymru507 5 років тому +26

    I stumbled across your video quite by accident. What a remarkable collection of images. I live on Vancouver Island, but I will never gaze out across the Pacific in the same way again. Your video leaves many unanswered questions about life on Pitcairn, cause for some serious research on my part, but the magical way you captured the scenery makes the time spent watching it very worthwhile. Thank you.

  • @RUAChristian
    @RUAChristian 2 роки тому +9

    As a distant relative of Fletcher Christian, I especially appreciated this wonderful video. Amazing that his descendants, and those of the other mutineers, have lived for so long in this incredibly remote place.

  • @fgantoniazi
    @fgantoniazi 5 років тому +18

    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!

  • @firecloud77
    @firecloud77 5 років тому +13

    Fascinating video. I read the Bounty Trilogy when I was a teen in the early '70's.

    • @MarkSmith-js2pu
      @MarkSmith-js2pu 4 роки тому

      firecloud77 time re read my friend, I’ve read the trilogy 3 times and I’m 66 yrs old. They were assigned to us in High School. Books can take you places where movies can’t. This is a great documentary

  • @annsouth-goldsmith8596
    @annsouth-goldsmith8596 3 роки тому +17

    Thanks for the video😊 I sailed around the Island in a cruise ship in 2019. My family married into the descendants in Norfolk Island so I have a personal interest in the Island and history. I’ve also recently read Peter Fitzsimon’s Mutiny on the Bounty, which gave me a good historical narrative.

  • @tropicaltico
    @tropicaltico 20 днів тому

    Thank you!
    I'm a 4th generation SDA
    and this is sweet ❤
    As I remember an Angel visited the survivors. 😊

  • @WW2HistoryHunter
    @WW2HistoryHunter 4 роки тому +468

    That was fantastic to watch. THANK YOU for sharing this with us. Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter

    • @nihilisticnut9916
      @nihilisticnut9916 3 роки тому +8

      @@donaldpedigo296 and how about the people living there?

    • @gordonknox8851
      @gordonknox8851 3 роки тому

      Mother earth?

    • @daniel4God4ever
      @daniel4God4ever 3 роки тому +2

      Das ist ‘amazing’!!

    • @davidswift9120
      @davidswift9120 3 роки тому +3

      @@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.

    • @josephzayd9831
      @josephzayd9831 3 роки тому

      instablaster...

  • @stevewebb4542
    @stevewebb4542 3 роки тому +10

    Amazing video gives me a feeling of lost loneliness and hidden peace, so strange to understand love it. God bless.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому

      If you would like to see how you get to Pitcairn Island I put this video together ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html Thank you for watching

    • @lydiaanderson3312
      @lydiaanderson3312 3 роки тому

      @Hello Steve Webb, How are you doing?

  • @jasonmotley7933
    @jasonmotley7933 5 років тому +8

    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!

  • @bradleytguthrie929
    @bradleytguthrie929 Рік тому +3

    Not bad for people living so far away from civilization. They have more than I would think.

  • @frankcatania746
    @frankcatania746 3 роки тому +10

    I read the Bounty Trilogy over 60 years ago when I was in 8th Grade. The final volume, Pitcairn Island, seized my imagination because it is one of the world's most isolated places with such a tragic history. I never imagined I would be able to visit there to meet the Islanders and enjoy such splendid scenery. But thanks to your wonderful video I now have a good sense of what Pitcairn Island is like. My hat is off to you for producing this touching and informative film.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому

      Do you know a Charles Catania who owned a Audio Video store in San Rafael, CA? He passed away in the late 90's I think. I managed his store from 1985 to 1989. If you would like to see how you get to Pitcairn Island I have put this together ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html Thanks for watching.

  • @hans2406
    @hans2406 5 років тому +58

    I always wanted to visit Pitcairn, longtime.
    I waited too long.
    Too old now, health problems galore.
    I really hope the Pitcairners will be able to find new people to live on the island.
    And your UA-cam video just told me why I always wanted to go there.

    • @leadersuccess3761
      @leadersuccess3761 5 років тому +5

      @r c it's true I've watched the documentary it's sad and despicable.

    • @chrisparlow6282
      @chrisparlow6282 5 років тому +7

      hans2406 ---Sir most of the people ate very old them selfs. I give the place maybe 20 more years and no one will be left . All the he younger kids have lift. But the island really needs some break waters and real and more beach's plus more flat land for growing food . It's the best place on Earth in case of all out war to hold up at.

    • @Simonsvids
      @Simonsvids 5 років тому +3

      I do not think you missed too much. St Helena much more interesting.

    • @hans2406
      @hans2406 5 років тому +3

      @@Simonsvids
      Maybe.
      But St Helena has a "harbour" now and an airport.
      Not my ideas.
      Tristan da Cunha is more my idea.

    • @Tomas-ml9nv
      @Tomas-ml9nv 5 років тому

      @@chrisparlow6282 good then maybe people might want to actually live there

  • @bellisor
    @bellisor 3 роки тому +22

    that was fantastic. glad to have stumbled along it.

  • @cindyhamblin5673
    @cindyhamblin5673 Рік тому +3

    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!

  • @darindotson2874
    @darindotson2874 3 роки тому +66

    This is an extremely well-done documentary, with excellent drone work to boot! I love the merging of appropriate music with the great stories of how these folks live. Bravo!!!

    • @theflashingscotsman
      @theflashingscotsman 3 роки тому

      I enjoyed the views and the history lesson, but as a drone pilot, I cringed at the jerky and amateurish movements. Maybe with enough practice,...........

    • @rayannehorne3468
      @rayannehorne3468 2 роки тому +4

      Not all education is smooth sir.

  • @fredhoy6697
    @fredhoy6697 3 роки тому +7

    Fascinating! I'm a great fan of the Bounty story and Pitcairn's history. Thanks for adding the photography to make it more real and relevant even to this day.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  3 роки тому +1

      So glad you liked it. If you would like to see how you get to Pitcairn Island I put this video together ua-cam.com/video/4yjSa7HY_r4/v-deo.html Thank you for watching

  • @purplestarebony
    @purplestarebony 5 років тому +6

    Tony, this is so wonderful and such a blessing! thank you...I can see how the Lord is working on preparing his people! Imagine, these islanders are so remote and yet know and keep the Seventh Day Sabbath! beautiful!!

    • @westaussie965
      @westaussie965 3 роки тому

      They have also been involved in sexual abuse scandals which I find hard to believe 🤔

    • @Mrsnamor
      @Mrsnamor 3 роки тому

      @@westaussie965 But not on the Sabbath. They wouldn't dare. God pays close attention on that day.

  • @SavedByFaithInJesus
    @SavedByFaithInJesus 2 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @boblehman1726
    @boblehman1726 5 років тому +17

    I've been absolutely fascinated by Pitcairn Island since learning about its history as a youngster. Thank you so much for your wonderful video, and I look forward to "Part 2" and beyond! I've traveled around the world, got to visit similarly-fascinating and isolated Ascension Island in conjunction with working on the U.S. space program in the '70s and would love to be able to visit Pitcairn some day. I will be seriously looking into it.

    • @tonyprobst4266
      @tonyprobst4266  5 років тому +4

      Thank you for your kind words. I do have about another 40 hours of video. You might have just twisted my arm into putting another together. For now have you seen this one of the whales? ua-cam.com/video/Fee2i4Pfov4/v-deo.html