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EP8:" He Can't Swim but He Can Eat Cow Lip's !"
supsandalee:
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--- Quote from: supsandalee on November 01, 2006, 08:16:09 AM ---Still no shots of J/T or R/K doing mattresses? Could they have gone for the FF? I still don't understand how the FF will work this episode.
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My guess is that after the tag-team Intersection mattress task, the teams can go for the FF.
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Makes sense but why would they get the FF envelope at the Intersection? If they have do to the Inersection first wouldn't they not receive the FF envelope until they've complete the Intersection?
georgiapeach:
Can anybody help with a timeline and summary of what we know about this episode?
So far I've got:
--leave Port Louis airport Mauritius June 13 by either 1) charter flight (thanks gator27) or 2)There is only ONE flight from Port Louis to Tana according to airwise.com It's Air Madagascar (MD) 0189 (codeshare with Air Mauritius (MK) 0289) leaving MRU (Port Lois) at 11:30 and arrives TNR (Tana) at 12:25 PM. (thanks quingher)
--arrive Tana airport (Antananarivo (TNR), is 17km (11 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: Taxis asking special higher rates are available at the airport. Air Madagascar provide a regular bus service to Antananarivo. Facilities: Restaurant, bureau de change and car hire)
--Proceed to Lac Anosy (walkway to Monuments aux Morts) where new Intersection clue is revealed
--TASK: teams pair up (R/K+T/J, BQ's+CHO's, Bama+D/M) and go to ?? marketplace where they carry foam mattresses
--??then FF??
--where do cow lips come in?? could that be the FF??? Titleist ??Mary??
--Do we know ANY Detours or Roadblocks?
--something with taxi?? (Traffic drives on the right. Bus: A flat fare is charged, irrespective of the distance traveled. Services can be unreliable and buses tend to be crowded. Taxi: Flat fares apply except in Antananarivo and Fianarantsoa, where fare is calculated according to whether the ride is confined to the ‘lower town’ or goes on to the ‘upper town’. There are two types of taxi: the taxi-be, which is quick and comfortable, and the taxi-brousse (bush taxi), which is cheaper, slower, makes more stops and generally operates on cross-country routes. Fares should be agreed in advance and tipping is unnecessary. Rickshaw: The pousse-pousse (rickshaw) takes passengers except where traffic or gradient renders it impractical. Prices are not controlled and vary according to distance. Stagecoach: A few covered wagons continue to take passengers in Antananarivo. Car hire: This is not widespread and car hire agencies can only be found in the main tourist towns. It is advisable to make enquiries in advance about insurance requirements for car hire. Motorbike hire: Available from several companies in Madagascar. Documentation: A national driving license is sufficient.) Heee...covered wagons!
--Pitstop?? up on a hill in Tana-- (Presumed: D/M eliminated w/ T-shirts willed to Cho's and Bama's) Order of arrival??
--depart for Helsinki on June 15 (Air Madagascar operates four direct flights between Paris CDG and Antananarivo each week. British Midland operates a connecting service from London Heathrow, Leeds-Bradford, East Midlands and Edinburgh. You can also fly from any UK airport served by Air France for an extra charge. ...can fly to Paris ... to connect with Air France service...Alternatively, you can fly to Johannesburg and connect with the Air Madagascar or South African Airways service.) OR could they leave on that late night flight to Helsinki on June 14th in some weird "keep on racing" leg...with another 16+ hours of flying, it's hard to get them to Helsinki on time!
--possible flights: air France via Paris then finnair leaving 12:50AM arr either 4:25PM or 7:25PM OR air Madagascar via Paris dep (9:50PM arr2:50+1PM) Has anybody checked via J0-burg?
That's all I've got--anybody with more?
Slowhatch:
There are a couple of other flight options, including one leaving MRU at 1025. Here's the Air Madagascar timetable and the Air Mauritius website.
gator27:
--- Quote from: supsandalee on November 01, 2006, 09:58:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: gator27 on November 01, 2006, 09:45:05 AM ---
--- Quote from: supsandalee on November 01, 2006, 08:16:09 AM ---Still no shots of J/T or R/K doing mattresses? Could they have gone for the FF? I still don't understand how the FF will work this episode.
--- End quote ---
My guess is that after the tag-team Intersection mattress task, the teams can go for the FF.
--- End quote ---
Makes sense but why would they get the FF envelope at the Intersection? If they have do to the Intersection first wouldn't they not receive the FF envelope until they've complete the Intersection?
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Added conflict! :meow: While completing a task with another team, the cooperating teams make quickly become adversaries as they compete for the FF.
georgiapeach:
Thanks Slowhatch! I had gone looking there too--but I think that on Tuesdays the only MRU-TNR flight is the 11:30 one, at least that I could find--schedule seems to vary by the day. And that seems a bit late per Chateau's great shadow analysis...
What about the getting out of Dodge flights? TNR via where to Helsinki?
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