Topic: TAR 17 Speculation

[mjriches2005]

Something doesn't jive though. It's not easy to get from Accra to Stockholm in a short amount of time...

Unless you fly through Amsterdam or Frankfurt.

[theschnauzers]

FWIW, it might be only some, but not all teams were connecting through Stockholm, in which case flights from those two European cities that may be headed to the same places as a flight from Stockholm could make sense.

The last time we had teams fly on their own somewhere with different connections was when the teams flew to Hamburg from Patagonia last season. (The timing's about right, leg wise.)

[Caelestor]

Something doesn't jive though. It's not easy to get from Accra to Stockholm in a short amount of time...

Unless you fly through Amsterdam or Frankfurt.

Taking this to spec. If Ghana is really the second country, then Copenhagen is unlikely (direct flights from Amsterdam).

The only other Eastern Europe city with a flight that leaves Stockholm is Riga.

[chill_sd]

If Stockholm is genuine, Accra departure is out.  The only earlier flight was to Amsterdam, but it just landed less than an hour ago.

[mjriches2005]

FWIW, it might be only some, but not all teams were connecting through Stockholm, in which case flights from those two European cities that may be headed to the same places as a flight from Stockholm could make sense.

The last time we had teams fly on their own somewhere with different connections was when the teams flew to Hamburg from Patagonia last season. (The timing's about right, leg wise.)

They flew from Patagonia to Frankfurt, then took a train to Hamburg.  The person who witness teams at the Stockholm Airport early morning took pics.  Then we will see the pics and judge for our selves.

[mjriches2005]

If it was 4am in Sweden around that time of the post, it would have been 7pm here where I live, western United States (Pacific Standard Time)

[redwings8831]

If it was 4am in Sweden around that time of the post, it would have been 7pm here where I live, western United States (Pacific Standard Time)

Why does that matter?

[chill_sd]

The teams were spotted in the airport in Accra on May 31.
Have asked for more information... please don't overwhelm them with requests!
http://jacobsenjourneys.blogspot.com/2010/06/were-here.html

Hopefully we'll hear back.  There must have been some flight delays or problems.  The 9:55 flight from Accra was probably Lufthansa to Frankfurt.  There, they should have been able to connect to a flight arriving in Seattle around noon.  They say they got to Seattle around 6 pm, though.  (Not questioning the sighting, just saying.)

If they saw the teams on 05/31, they may have been arriving and then only had one leg in Ghana.  Of course, the 06/01 departure sighting still hasn't been positively confirmed.

[walkingpneumonia]

The teams were spotted in the airport in Accra on May 31.
Have asked for more information... please don't overwhelm them with requests!
http://jacobsenjourneys.blogspot.com/2010/06/were-here.html

Hopefully we'll hear back.  There must have been some flight delays or problems.  The 9:55 flight from Accra was probably Lufthansa to Frankfurt.  There, they should have been able to connect to a flight arriving in Seattle around noon.  They say they got to Seattle around 6 pm, though.  (Not questioning the sighting, just saying.)

If they saw the teams on 05/31, they may have been arriving and then only had one leg in Ghana.  Of course, the 06/01 departure sighting still hasn't been positively confirmed.

The Jacobsons flew from Accra to Frankfurt (LH557) to Chicago (LH430) to Seattle (UA575?).

[georgiapeach]

If it was 4am in Sweden around that time of the post, it would have been 7pm here where I live, western United States (Pacific Standard Time)

Why does that matter?

It doesn't.

[redwings8831]

If it was 4am in Sweden around that time of the post, it would have been 7pm here where I live, western United States (Pacific Standard Time)

Why does that matter?

It doesn't.

Then why does he post random comments like those.

[georgiapeach]

If it was 4am in Sweden around that time of the post, it would have been 7pm here where I live, western United States (Pacific Standard Time)

Why does that matter?

It doesn't.

Then why does he post random comments like those.

Feel free to ask him if you like...but let's try to stay on topic here...

[Caelestor]

The teams were spotted in the airport in Accra on May 31.
Have asked for more information... please don't overwhelm them with requests!
http://jacobsenjourneys.blogspot.com/2010/06/were-here.html

Hopefully we'll hear back.  There must have been some flight delays or problems.  The 9:55 flight from Accra was probably Lufthansa to Frankfurt.  There, they should have been able to connect to a flight arriving in Seattle around noon.  They say they got to Seattle around 6 pm, though.  (Not questioning the sighting, just saying.)

If they saw the teams on 05/31, they may have been arriving and then only had one leg in Ghana.  Of course, the 06/01 departure sighting still hasn't been positively confirmed.

Is production still on a 3 week schedule? Because if there's only one leg in Ghana, then this race's pace isn't as rushed...

Let's look at the timeline again: Teams arrived in Accra on 5/29 early morning. Give them 12 hours to do tasks, they'll be at the pit stop by 5:00 P.M.

There would still be ~48 hours until the airport sighting. Even if there was a ~36 hour pit stop, they'd be waiting for about 12 hours in the airport... I think a 3rd leg is probable.

And we still have no idea what flight teams were on (I'm doubting Stockholm).

[chill_sd]

This is so ridiculous

Kenny and Kevin
Jonathan and Connor
Gary and Mallory
Chad and Stephanie
Megan and Jennifer

All in bold are Pageant females...Oh they're all Pageant girls...

They all saw how well Caite did last season and wanted to get in on the fun.

[Caelestor]

This is so ridiculous

Kenny and Kevin
Jonathan and Connor
Gary and Mallory
Chad and Stephanie
Megan and Jennifer

All in bold are Pageant females...Oh they're all Pageant girls...

Let's see if they'll beat TAR 5's record.
They all saw how well Caite did last season and wanted to get in on the fun.

[mjriches2005]

If it was 4am in Sweden around that time of the post, it would have been 7pm here where I live, western United States (Pacific Standard Time)

Why does that matter?

It doesn't.

Then why does he post random comments like those.

Feel free to ask him if you like...but let's try to stay

Con topic here...

Caelestor had a post on the sightings thread claiming it was 4am there during the sighting.

[chill_sd]

Found a tweet posted 5 hrs ago

amazing race era alla Grotta Azzurra di oggi....

-translation-
Amazing Race was at the Blue Grotto today (italian)

Blue Grotto is on the island of Capri, near Naples.

If my calculation is correct, this would have been about 7:00 PM Capri Time.  Since the Accra - Rome flight arrived around 7:00 AM Rome Time, this seems reasonable.

Or are my calculations off?  (I'm assuming Rome and Capri are in the same time zone.)

PS - if this is a good sighting, it lends credence to the Accra tweets.

[mjriches2005]

Found a tweet posted 5 hrs ago

amazing race era alla Grotta Azzurra di oggi....

-translation-
Amazing Race was at the Blue Grotto today (italian)

Blue Grotto is on the island of Capri, near Naples.

If my calculation is correct, this would have been about 7:00 PM Capri Time.  Since the Accra - Rome flight arrived around 7:00 AM Rome Time, this seems reasonable.

Or are my calculations off?  (I'm assuming Rome and Capri are in the same time zone.)

PS - if this is a good sighting, it lends credence to the Accra tweets.

The tweet was today (June 2) they left Accra on May 31st.

[chill_sd]

The tweet was today (June 2) they left Accra on May 31st.

Oh, I didn't realize this had all been confirmed.

[Caelestor]

The tweet was today (June 2) they left Accra on May 31st.

Oh, I didn't realize this had all been confirmed.

If the blogger is not lying, then yes, they left on the 31st. The question is, where...

If it was 4am in Sweden around that time of the post, it would have been 7pm here where I live, western United States (Pacific Standard Time)

Why does that matter?

It doesn't.

Then why does he post random comments like those.

Feel free to ask him if you like...but let's try to stay

Con topic here...

Caelestor had a post on the sightings thread claiming it was 4am there during the sighting.

I reasoned that the guy should be SLEEPING at 4 am. Thus, I think he may be lying.

Regarding Capri, I also say take it with a grain of salt, however, until there is photo evidence.

[chill_sd]

The teams were spotted in the airport in Accra on May 31.
Have asked for more information... please don't overwhelm them with requests!

Have we heard back from these bloggers yet?

[walkingpneumonia]

The teams were spotted in the airport in Accra on May 31.
Have asked for more information... please don't overwhelm them with requests!

Have we heard back from these bloggers yet?

Nothing yet - I'm sure they're recovering from their long journey still.

[georgiapeach]

I just reviewed all of ababuo12's Tweets....

Have to say that I think these deserve a close look. There is no reason someone can't have two jobs, right?

We all need to be alert, it is very sad that false spoilers are being used so much. But I think I am going to go on the "innocent until proven guilty" track...and really look at everything as a possibility. Heeeee...  More spoiling for us!!

SO let's use our Detective skills... are there any other mentions out there? Can we start looking around that park?

Cairo on the other hand, is apparently not looking much like an option anymore.

[chill_sd]

Is it possible the flew to Sao Tome through Accra, then back to Accra for a leg in Ghana?

Hopefully we'll pin down some of these sightings and get a clearer picture.



ADD: looking at airport info, this seems improbable.  In fact Sao Tome is hard to get to, so I'm thinking that's totally out of the question.

[chill_sd]

Sorry if this is duplicate info -- I have been away for a couple days and will be away again shortly, so I haven't gotten a good read-thru of the threads. But here is ababuo12's twitpic compared with another shot from Kakum National Park in Ghana. The twitpic (first pic below) is definitely from Kakum -- the question is whether ababuo12 really took it or not.

The EXIF data on her photo is from 2009.  I think she just posted a stock photo of the park.  She says her friend may have taken a photo.  We shall see.

PS - I agree with Peach, I think she might be genuine.  Hopefully we can get corroboration.