Topic: TARAus 3: Episode 8 (Croatia) Discussion *Spoilers*

[ovalorange]

From Portugal, teams travel to Croatia and the old city of Dubrovnik where they have trouble negotiating the old cobbled streets. The only Fast Forward in the series calls for an act of devotion that leaves a lasting impression. Hosted by GRANT BOWLER.

[ovalorange]

Leg 8: Lisbon, Portugal →  Dubrovnik, Croatia

FILM DATES:  March 21?
AIR DATE: September 15

ROUTE INFO:   Fly to Dubrovnik, Croatia

ROUTE INFO:   Unknown
 !  TASK:    Carry Rocks through Dubrovnik's streets



ROUTE INFO:   Dubrovnik Old Barber
Fast Forward:  Shave heads



ROUTE INFO:  Dubrovnik Cathedral
SPEED BUMP:  Tie bow ties on each other



ROUTE INFO:   Fort Bokar
ROADBLOCK:   Abseil down the fortress



PIT STOP:       Fort of St Lawrence



   SAFE:


?  AT RISK:


X  ELIMINATED:

[ovalorange]

No posting except for Alen please

[Alenaveda]

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[Alenaveda]

Second part of the caps!


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[ovalorange]

New promo up here.

Cap 39 is Ashley & Jarrod in Argentina. The house on the right is similar to the ones on the suburban areas of Buenos Aires and the car's tapestry is usually seen in cabs here.

Interesting to note that this cap pops up again, looks to me like Argentina is the second half of next weeks double ep...

[Alenaveda]

Definitely Argentina, Oval.

[Slowhatch]

Barbershop: article here, streetview here.

[Alenaveda]

Definitely Argentina, Oval.

The intersection of Santa Fé Ave. and Callao Ave.:

http://bucket1.clanacion.com.ar/anexos/fotos/03/1223603h430.jpg

[Alenaveda]

Caps up!

[DetectiveLoke]

What's the theme for this leg's Speed Bump?

[georgiapeach]

Barbershop: article here, streetview here.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/cbKBAaJcf2I" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/cbKBAaJcf2I</a>

[georgiapeach]

New promo up here.

CAPS: Note that car shots all show different clothing from Dubrovnik. Also Dubr is a nighttime Pitstop, which does not match the first promo's Mat...so that one must be Argentina and since everyone looks relieved...could it be NEL?? And boys are not seen after barbershop in THIS promo...


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Peach, caps 16 & 17 are also from Buenos Aires. The legend of color yellow in the background is MAXI, the first four letters of MAXIKIOSCO, a typical argentinian store that is frequently open 24/7.

[Alenaveda]

New promo up here.

CAPS: Note that car shots all show different clothing from Dubrovnik. Also Dubr is a nighttime Pitstop, which does not match the first promo's Mat...so that one must be Argentina and since everyone looks relieved...could it be NEL?? And boys are not seen after barbershop in THIS promo...

Am I wrong or these are the boys?

And another...

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[georgiapeach]

Thanks Alen! Yes, that was what I was trying to say, the car shots were in Arg. And yes, that looks like the boys, I just meant we did not see a car shot of them (presumably to avoid the haircut shots), not that they were never seen again, lol.

[ovalorange]

Need to be on the lookout for a speedbump this leg. These are the only two shots we have of Ash/Jarrod in Croatia during the day.. notice the guy in the first cap tying a bow tie. Maybe watch a demo and then Jarrod attempting it on Ash?

[ovalorange]

Also notice there's one task with an ascender and then the other involved rappelling at Fort Bokar. Two part roadblock/route info maybe? But then where is the detour? I don't see any other task than carrying around those rocks at night

[georgiapeach]

Could at be ascender or descender Detour? That would be weird though.

And the only reason I can think of carrying a rock would be some sort of wall repair task....

[georgiapeach]

What is the haircut task??

Could it be the RB and the reason the shown teams all arrive so late at the Mat (dark) is they took penalties?

[ovalorange]

Hair cut should be the FF, I don't see anything else this leg leaving a lasting impression.

The only Fast Forward in the series calls for an act of devotion that leaves a lasting impression.

[georgiapeach]

 I missed the FF news. 

[georgiapeach]

We don't seem to see any team member doing both ascender and descender so perhaps a task where one goes up and one comes down?

So....this a KOR leg? And the Pitstop in Argentina could be NEL?  Or what??


Like your speedbump!

[Bookworm]

What is the haircut task??

Could it be the RB and the reason the shown teams all arrive so late at the Mat (dark) is they took penalties?

What caps show that they arrive at night? I think that teams arrive in Dubrovnik at night (stone carrying) and the leg continued into the day (either like the Lisbon Leg from this season or similar to the penultimate leg in Prague from TAR15).

[Alenaveda]

Could it be this place...

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...this one, Sveti Ivan? (Also known as St. John Fortress)

[NMC]

So....this a KOR leg? And the Pitstop in Argentina could be NEL?  Or what??

Neither Legs can be KOR or NEL, because there's 5 Teams left, and there's only 10 Legs, so unless Leg 9 is a Double Elimination, I can't see any more KOR or NEL's. 

[georgiapeach]

What caps show that they arrive at night? I think that teams arrive in Dubrovnik at night (stone carrying) and the leg continued into the day (either like the Lisbon Leg from this season or similar to the penultimate leg in Prague from TAR15).

They arrive at the MAT at night, Alena has the location above. ^^

And we believe that the leg continues...in ARGENTINA! Daytime car shots...

[Alenaveda]

Caps 7 & 8 are St. Lawrence's Fortress

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[Alenaveda]

And all these caps:


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...are also from the St. Lawrence Fortress:

[Alenaveda]

Cap 2 and 32 are the Dubrovnik Stradum.


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Cap 3 is the Sponza Palace and Clock Tower.


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[Alenaveda]

And what is interesting is that the Palace and the Sveti Ivan are only 5 minutes distance walking.

[Alenaveda]

Cap 23 seems to be the back door of the Dubrovnik Cathedral:


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[georgiapeach]

Awesome job, Alen! So...if Dubr St John's Fortress is not a nighttime pitstop, then maybe the Leg does start at night and continue thru the day just like Bookworm said?

All these daytime shots apparently NOT in Dubrovnik but in diff clothes in Argentina have me confused.   

[Alenaveda]

Well, these caps are all from the same day. Therefore these one are too:

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...are also from the St. Lawrence Fortress:

Also check Hereni's hair:


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I'm starting to think he's right.

[ovalorange]

Awesome job, Alen! So...if Dubr St John's Fortress is not a nighttime pitstop, then maybe the Leg does start at night and continue thru the day just like Bookworm said?

All these daytime shots apparently NOT in Dubrovnik but in diff clothes in Argentina have me confused.   

Two separate legs, they're just showing shots from both legs since they'll air on the same night. No more room left for NELs or KORs, these are the last two legs before finale!

[Alenaveda]

Need to be on the lookout for a speedbump this leg. These are the only two shots we have of Ash/Jarrod in Croatia during the day.. notice the guy in the first cap tying a bow tie. Maybe watch a demo and then Jarrod attempting it on Ash?

 

About this task; something I found doing some quick research:

Celebrating historical ties in Dubrovnik

By KIERAN MEEKE
Kieran Meeke –

Celebrating historical ties in Dubrovnik

Like many of you, I lament the loss of the cravat. Not quite wearing a tie, not quite a slob, you have the best of both worlds: casual while being elegant. But did you know a tie is a cravat – ‘tie’ merely referring to the fact the cravat is knotted at the collar? And ‘cravat’ is a corruption of the word Croat, Croatian mercenaries are the ones to thank for introducing to the rest of Europe in the 16th century the fashion of men wearing a piece of lace about their necks.

Well, I did not know these things – until I came to Dubrovnik, where it’s quite a big deal. In fact, every October they have a Day of the Tie when they celebrate the iconic neckwear and decorate several prominent statues with their own large-scale versions.

http://metro.co.uk/2008/06/27/celebrating-historical-ties-in-dubrovnik-223564/

[Slowhatch]

Cap 45 is here; note that this is where the kayak people sign up the tourists, so the racers must be heading down to the beach.

[SamualDude]

They've just announced on the facebook page that it will be a double episode.

[Alenaveda]

Cap 45 is here; note that this is where the kayak people sign up the tourists, so the racers must be heading down to the beach.

If you walk in the same direction than Ashleig & Jarrod - but not taking the stairs as them -, you end on a balcony from where you can see St. Lawrence Fortress. I guess that's the place they're heading to.

[Katarina]

Double episode tonight ? 

[georgiapeach]

From Facebook:

The Amazing Race Australia

5 hours ago.


BREAKING NEWS: Tonight's episode of #AmazingRaceAU will be a double-episode, as teams travel from Portugal to Dubrovnik, and then on to Buenos Aires! Tune in at 8:40pm Channel 7

[Alenaveda]

Daniel & Ryan start at 7:51am.

Fly to DUBROVNIK, CROATIA!

Once there, teams will find their next clue at ? Gate.

Ok. Just a spec Racer because I haven't seen the episode yet, but could it be the Pile Gate?

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[Glamazon Racer]

Daniel & Ryan start at 7:51am.

Fly to DUBROVNIK, CROATIA!

Once there, teams will find their next clue at ? Gate.

Ok. Just a spec Racer because I haven't seen the episode yet, but could it be the Pile Gate?

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It could have been - if memory serves me, it definitely started with a P, so that must surely rule out a lot of possibilities But I was typing the live update at the time and didn't catch it (and they didn't write "Proceed To: _____" at the bottom of the screen, so I can't be sure exactly. :/

[Alenaveda]

Close. It was the "Ploča Gate", the eastern entrance to Dubrovnic Old Town.

https://lulone.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/dsc_5426.jpg