Totes ran into the Amazing Race today on the way to Bariloche, gave a team my map, now i don't know where the [bleep] i am.
The blog from Jeber, discovered by ob-la-di-ob-la-da, was posted on the evening of 2 Dec. We know that the Puerto Varas Pit Stop was on 1 Dec, so this must be the teams on their third leg. It looks like Phil and the teams are going to be racing this one out, with no extra day for Phil to film his stand-ups. Hence we have...
Leg |
Phil |
Teams |
Comments |
Valparaiso |
29 Nov |
29 Nov |
First leg |
Puerto Montt |
30 Nov |
1 Dec |
|
Bariloche |
2 Dec |
2 Dec |
Short leg |
The Argentinean article tells us that Germany is next, and Phil can easily make this the next day:
AR1681 to Buenos Aires: 1110-1313, then AF 417 to Paris: 1800-1100, then any flight to whichever city in Germany.
No matter how late he arrives, he would have 5 Dec to himself before teams arrive (at the latest) on the 6th.
Leg |
Phil |
Teams |
Comments |
Germany |
5 Dec |
6 Dec |
Latest Case Scenario |
Now let's work backwards from the sighting of Phil on the flight from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur, departing Dubai at 10.30am on 12 Dec. This means that Phil left that morning from the Seychelles on EK 708, departing Mahe at 1.45am and arriving at 6.15am. The Seychelles leg would have ended on the 11th. (If it had ended on the 10th, Phil could get to Penang via Johannesburg and Singapore on the 11th.)
For long-distance legs, Phil usually gets an extra day to film his stand-ups. This means he would have arrived on the 10th, departing Paris (any other airport would work within the same time frame) on the evening of the 9th:
QR 20 to Doha: 1505-2325, then QR 702 to Mahe: 0045-0640
Leg |
Phil |
Teams |
Comments |
France |
8 Dec |
9 Dec |
|
Seychelles |
10 Dec |
11 Dec |
|
Penang |
13 Dec |
14 Dec |
|
You guys see the space that suggests an extra leg between arriving in Germany and leaving France? (The extra leg appearing in the Seychelles could work as well.)