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EP3: 'Please, Lord, Give Me Milk !'
gingerman28:
We look to be in a bind here; not much progress.
So far we have:
Receive clue at pit stop to fly to OUAGADOUGOU. Jason and Lorena read clue while it is still dark; Grandpa and Nickolas read it after sunrise (5:34AM)
Teams fly from AMS to CDG and then on to that desert resort in Upper Volta or rather Burkina Faso.
Are all the teams able to get to CDG for the 10:30AM AF flight to O.?
The sun is setting as the teams arrive. Sunset at 6:35 PM
First teams must find some local location to watch an indiginous dance ceremony. Teams than camp out over night waiting for first light and taxi to railroad station to catch train to Gorom-Gorom.
Finally, after arriving perhaps by taxi from Dori, find clue for DETOUR. Two task typical of the Sahel region of Burkina Faso: (1) Herd camels; teams must capture and lead pairs of camels to the camel market. (2) Swat 100 black flies. Each task has its own pros and cons. Clue leads them to:
ROADBLOCK. One member of the team must milk a camel (female, of course) fill a gourd with milk and carry it to the dairy master to receive their next clue.
Proceed to the final pit stop: "Bingo!" Jenny says thinking they have won and will get a nice trip to Hawaii, but once there Phil does not Philimate anyone, but tells them "You are still racing; here is your next clue."
Teams run to the local airstip, short dirt track, and sign up for departure the next morning by charter plane to Niamey, Niger.
gator27:
--- Quote from: gingerman28 on November 16, 2007, 12:13:47 PM ---We look to be in a bind here; not much progress.
So far we have:
Receive clue at pit stop to fly to OUAGADOUGOU. Jason and Lorena read clue while it is still dark; Grandpa and Nickolas read it after sunrise (5:34AM)
Teams fly from AMS to CDG and then on to that desert resort in Upper Volta or rather Burkina Fa.
Are all the teams able to get to CDG for the 10:30AM AF flight to O.?
The sun is setting as the teams arrive. Sunset at 6:35 PM
First teams must find some local location to watch an indiginous dance ceremony. Teams than camp out over night waiting for first light and taxi to railroad station to catch train to Gorum-Gorum.
Finally, after arriving perhaps by taxi from Dori, find clue for DETOUR. Two task typical of the Sahil region of Burkina Faso: (1) Herd camels; teams must capture and lead pairs of camels to the camel market. (2) Swat 100 black flies. Clue leads them to:
ROADBLOCK. One member of the team must milk a camel (female, of course) fill a gourd with milk and carry it to the dairy master to receive their next clue.
Proceed to the final pit stop: "Bingo!", but once there Phil does not Philimate anyone, but tells them "You are still racing; here is your next clue."
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Well done! I like it ... especially the fly part.
apskip:
CHATEAU (or anyone else that wants to take this on), I had an idea on how to settle the question of whether the rail line goes north of Kaya. I fired up Google Earth, which I hadn't used in a while, and set in on Kaya. The best resolution in that area was so indistinct that I could only distinguish two lines going north. I cannot tell if both are roads or if one is a road and the other is a railroad. Perhaps someone else trying it will get better results and if there is a rail line can track how far north it actually goes.
apskip:
GMAN, the geographic spelling police have caught up to you. It's Gorom-Gorom and Sahel, with different vowels than you were using.
gingerman28:
--- Quote from: apskip on November 16, 2007, 12:56:21 PM ---GMAN, the geographic spelling police have caught up to you. It's Gorom-Gorom and Sahel, with different vowels than you were using.
--- End quote ---
So noted! You're better than a spellchecker :jumpy:
Looked at the promo from last night again. To settle question of a railroad, we have shots of camels crossing over a railroad track. Looks new (at least rail is not rusted) and of narrow guage. This scene runs right into scenes of Grumppy and Daughter leading camels. So wherevere they are if not Gorom-Gorom, then there is a railroad line in the area.
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