I've always thought an island-hopping season would be a rush of fun (and adrenaline)!
Teams would be picked up in Bayliner boats on the St. Marys mainland
START: Dungeness Ruins in
St. Marys, GeorgiaStarting line task: Navigate speedboats to Fort Clinch State Park in Florida and get to one of 11 muddied jeeps (sponsored by "Acme"
) each with a distinct 3-digit padlock code. To unlock a jeep, teams have to wash the car by hand to uncover the three numbers. After getting into their vehicles, they had to drive to Jacksonville Int'l Airport to reserve seats, first come first serve, on one of two Delta Air flights to Aruba (both connecting thru Atlanta, leaving an hour apart).
Leg 1 (United States -> Aruba, The Netherlands) | Florida to Oranjestad
Pit Stop: California Lighthouse in Noord
Leg 2 (Aruba, The Netherlands -> Cape Verde) | flight to Praia via Amsterdam-Schiphol, mid-leg charter to the island of Sal
Pit Stop: Salinas in Pedra de Lume (near salt evaporation pond Roadblock)
Leg 3 (Cape Verde -> Spain) | flight to Ibiza, Old Town, electronica rave lighting & sail replacement in water Detour
Pit Stop: Mirador del Rey Jaume
Leg 4 (Spain) | ferry to Palma de Mallorca, self-driving through the island, Majorica pearl jewelry & Mallorcan windmill Detour
Pit Stop: Mercado Municipal in Inca
Leg 5 (Spain -> Denmark) | flight to Copenhagen
Pit Stop: Fredensborg Palace - Skipperhuset
Leg 6 (Denmark -> Mauritius) | flight to Plaine Magnien | dodo bird archaeology & Saint Aubin Rum Plantation Detour
Pit Stop: Chateau Bel Ombre (TAR10 Switchback)
Leg 7 (Mauritius -> Singapore) | flight to Singapore | northern side of Singapore
Pit Stop: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve - Singapore Quarry
Leg 8 (Singapore -> Indonesia) | flight to Semarang | Ambarawa/Salatiga region
Pit Stop: Gedong Songo
Leg 9 (Indonesia) | train to Jakarta, taxi toward rural areas
Pit Stop: Baduy Peoples Villages (after Detour in area)
Leg 10 (Indonesia --> Australia) | flight to Hobart, Tasmania | Strahan Detour
Pit Stop: Port Arthur Asylum
Leg 11 (Australia --> Marshall Islands) | flight to Majuro | coconut alternative fuel & pandanus fruit juice Detour
"Controversial" Castle Bravo mushroom cloud Roadblock experiment for the ratings
Pit Stop: Fleet ship in Pacific
Leg 12 (Marshall Islands -> United States) | flight to
Denver, Colorado! | Rocky Mountains finale twist
*Cave of the Winds Mountain Park - Terror-Dactyl Bungee Swing in Manitou Springs
*American Safari Ranch horse grooming task in Fairplay
*Breckenridge Brewery task
*Mobile oxygen bar task at Glacier Mountain
*Ski slalom memory task at Arapahoe Basin in Keystone
FINISH LINE: St. Mary's Glacier in
St. Mary's, Colorado!