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Re: Racing report TAR18, leg #12 is on page 2
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--- Quote from: redskevin88 on April 17, 2011, 07:52:10 PM ---travel agents are up there with used car and insurance salesmen in terms of honesty...
--- End quote ---
As a former travel agent, I take offense at your absurd remark. Travel agents are honest, decent citizens just like other people. How knowledgeable they are about specific point-to-point city pairs and alternative routes determines how successful they can be. Some travel agents know more and work harder. Just hope that you get the privilege in the future of utilizing travel agents are in the more knowledgeable category.
maf:
Racing report
Amazing Race Season 18, Episode 8
Film date: 2011-12-05 - 2011-12-06
Any driving times given are calculated using the web and assumes no other traffic. Also when I list the order of the teams I usually also list how many spots they have gained(+) or lost(-) since the last place team order was given.
First there is the usual recap of the last leg. We see that Jet & Cord dug themselves into a hole at the start by booking a later flight.
Teams depart from the Pit Stop in Varanasi in the following order:
1.Flight Time & Big Easy02:07 2.Zev & Justin 02:12(+0:05)3.Kisha & Jen 02:53(+0:46)4.Gary & Mallory 03:30(+1:23)5.Jet & Cord 03:35(+1:28)6.Kent & Vyxin 03:44(+1:37)
Route info: "Fly to Vienna Austria". Once teams land they will choose a brand new product placed car where they will get their next clue. From the team conversations we also learn that they must go to one of a number of listed travel agencies to get their tickets.
Choice quotes:
"Rats", Mallory upon finding out that Vienna will be a cold place
"We kind of dodged the bullet the last leg, but I'm not sure we can do that again", Jet realize they have to stop making mistakes
"We are done plying cowboys and Indians", Jet make a bad joke about getting out of India
"Lets just get this booked, let them concentrate and not bicker in from of others. It's... really tacky", Vyxin wants Kent to stop bickering
"We are lone ranges again", The cowboys realize they are the only ones on the later flight
It turns out that there are two ways to reach Vienna. The safe choice is through Delhi and a slightly faster, but with more connections, is through Delhi and Mumbai.
In the end every team but one go for the faster but riskier flights. These work out so they land in Vienna at 05:34.
The lone team which will land after the others is yet again the Cowboys who land at 06.09.
When they land teams rush to a garage where they reach their cars and find the clue in the following order:
1. Kent & Vyxin
2. Zev & Justin
3. Kisha & Jen
4. Gary & Mallory
5. Flight Time & Big Easy
6. Jet & Cord
Route info: "Get into gear, climb into the *gratitious product placement* car and Phil will tell you what you need to know". In the car Phil is on a video screen telling them to put the car into reverse. Once they do the backup camera will activate and let them see where they need to go next. He also tells them that the winners of this leg will receive a car like this, each.
The next clue is written out in letters on the floor behind the cars. It simply reads "Schloss Schallaburg". Teams must now drive there (111km 1:17) and search for their next clue. The only team having trouble with this is Gary & Mallory who dig into the navigation system rather than backing up. But eventually they also figure it out and get going.
Most of the teams select to stop at the same gas-station and ask the same gentleman to show them where the castle they need to go to is.
Teams reach the castle in the following order:
1(+1) Zev & Justin
2(+1) Kisha & Jen, a couple of minutes after #1
3(-2) Kent & Vyxin, seconds after #2
4(+1) Flight Time & Big Easy
5(+0) Gary & Mallory, a couple of minutes after #4
6(+0) Jet & Cord
At the castle they are welcomed by a girl dressed as a medieval maiden. She gives them a big book opened on the first page where it reads:
--- Quote ---BITTE BRINGEN SIE DIESES BUCH ZURÜCK ZU
Librarian
Prunksaal
Österreichische
National Bibliothek
Wien
--- End quote ---
The first line translates to "Please return this book to". So teams must now drive to the national library in Vienna (84km 1:06)
Choice quotes:
"We didn't have to do much there, just grab a big book from a chick from Harry Potter", Justin
"There is no way there is anybody behind us", The cowboys know they are last
"Go into problem solving mode and just not like... emotional mean blaming mode", Vyxin gets irritated with Kent
"Wow, this is a beautiful library", Mallory is impressed by the baroque library
Teams find the librarian in the following order:
1(+0) Zev & Justin
2(+0) Kisha & Jen
3(+2) Gary & Mallory, minutes before #4 and #5
4(+0) Flight Time & Big Easy
5(-2) Kent & Vyxin
6(+0) Jet & Cord
--- Quote ---Detour: Long Hard Walk or
Quick And Easy Meal
Long Hard Walk: Make your
way to the Freud Museum,
which was once the home of
psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.
Then, working together, move
an analyst's couch
approximately 1 mile to the
Marietta-Blau-Saal in the Main
building on the University of
Vienna. Once delivered you'll
receive your next clue.
Quick And Easy Meal: Make
your way to the Wiener
Riesenrad. Once there pick up
two Viernese meals and enter a
marked dining car. To receive
your next clue, finish the meals
during one rotation of the Ferris
wheel (approximately 12
minutes).
--- End quote ---
Teams may not drive to the detour locations. The meal is ~3km from the library and the Freud museum is ~2km away.
Three teams try the quick and easy meal, which turns out to be a big Wienerschnitzel and a large piece of Sachertorte. But nobody manages to finish their part of the meal in the allotted time. So they all switch to the other detour.
Choice quotes:
"Bet that'll be the biggest wiener I'll ever eat", Jen
"There's no try, there's only do right now", Justin feels the pressure
"I want to talk with the manager", Zev was not happy with the amount of food they had to eat
"That was a disaster", Justin after failing the quick and easy meal
"Fantastic, delicious", Justin a minute later on a question from Mallory on how the meal was
"I just guess he enjoyed Couches", Flight Time speculates on Freud and couches
"It's okay, it doesn't say anything about keeping it clean", Kisha & Jen are careless with their couch
"That was like the first light at the end of the tunnel", Jet & Cord finally spot another team
"That was not fun, that was terrible", The Globetrotters did not enjoy the detour
"That sucked", Justin did not either
"It's affecting me when you are being so negative", Vyxin bites back at Kent (who does whine a lot)
Teams eventually finish the detour in the following order:
1(+3) Flight Time & Big Easy (walk)
2(+3) Kent & Vyxin (walk)
4(-2) Kisha & Jen (meal and walk), just after Kent & Vyxin
4(+2) Jet & Cord (walk)
5(-4) Zev & Justin (meal and walk)
6(-3) Gary & Mallory (meal and walk)
Route info:
--- Quote ---Drive yourselves to the
city of Salzburg. Once
there, find your next clue
outside Sternbräu at
Griesgasse 23-25.
--- End quote ---
Part of the additional info reads:
--- Quote ---* Return to your cars at the Österrichische...
* When you arrive in Salzburg, you should...
... on the Münzgasse.
--- End quote ---
Once in Salzburg (299km 3:19) they must find a restaurant where they will get their next clue.
Choice quotes:
"That's the cowboys, I see the hats", Justin catches up to Jet & Cord on the freeway
"I can not deal with your fricking psycho behavior", Vyxin continues to argue with Kent
Teams reach the restaurant in the following order:
1(+0) Flight Time & Big Easy
2(+3) Zev & Justin
3(+1) Kisha & Jen
4(-2) Kent & Vyxin
5(-1) Jet & Cord
6(+0) Gary & Mallory
Road block: "Who's feeling lucky as lucky can be?" One team member must dress in a chimney sweeper's uniform, climb to the roof and then use a specially weighed tool to clean one chimney pipe (3 times down and up). Once done they head to the cellar, open a small hatch (and duck for the spring loaded mechanism flinging soot at them) to retrieve the next clue.
Choice quotes:
"I'm cleaning out for Santa Claus", Big Easy
"Seriously heavy, I feel like I'm lifting weights", Kisha finds the work hard
"Chicks dig it?", Cord puts on the uniform
"I think I might have found a new calling already, chimney sweeping", Cord likes his new uniform
Teams complete the Road Block in the following order:
1(+0)Flight Time & Big Easy*(3-4)2(+0)Zev* & Justin (3-4)3(+1)Kent & Vyxin* (4-3)4(-1)Kisha* & Jen (4-3)Seconds after #35(+0)Jet & Cord* (3-4)At around 15:206(+0)Gary* & Mallory (4-3)
Route info:
--- Quote ---Drive yourselves to the
next Pit Stop
The Villa Trapp.
Warning! The last Team
to check in may be
eliminated'
--- End quote ---
Teams must now drive (4km 0:10) themselves to the real home of the Von Trapp family which was immortalized by the film The Sound of music.
Choice quotes:
"Let's not get lost", Zev
"We're actually freakishly close", Vyxin has a way with words
"These guys whipped your ass today, by at least 3 seconds", Phil to Jet & Cord after Kisha & Jen won the race to the mat
Teams eventually reach the Pit Stop in the following order:
1(+1) Zev & Justin, each win a car from the sponsor
2(-1) Flight Time & Big Easy
3(+0) Kent & Vyxin
4(+0) Kisha & Jen
5(+0) Jet & Cord
6(+0) Gary & Mallory, are saved by a non-elimination
Next week there will be taxi troubles, measuring of Lichtenstein and lots of cheese.
maf:
Racing report
Amazing Race Season 18, Episode 9
Film date: 2011-12-07
First there is the usual recap of the last leg. Gary & Mallory were last but were saved by a non-elimination. Which means they face a speed-bump in this leg. We also get some product placement when Zev & Justin inspect their prices from last leg.
Teams depart from the Pit Stop in Salzburg in the following order:
1.Zev & Justin 03:14 2.Flight Time & Big Easy03:25(+0:11)3.Kent & Vyxin 03:39(+0:25)4.Kisha & Jen 03:49(+0:35)5.Jet & Cord 03:50(+0:36)6.Gary & Mallory 04:36(+1:22)
Route info: "Make your way to Liechtenstein". Teams must now travel by train to Feldkirch and then cross the border into Liechtenstein at Schaanwald. Teams will find their next clue just inside the border. There is also a warning that a double U-turn will appear somewhere on this leg.
Choice quotes:
"We've won more legs than anybody so our confidence is sky high right now", Justin feels good
"We've been kind of bickering like bratty little kids", Kent realize they have not shown stellar performances lately
"We're just going to play it positive and it will be a great day', Kent & Vyxin, who already tried that in Japan (and failed miserably)
"I don't know if we are outcasts, but there sure hasn't been anybody just buddying up with us", Jet feels they are not really part of the group
"Linkstenschein", Mallory tries to pronounce Liechtenstein
All teams make the same train from Salzburg to Feldkirch. Once there we get the usual mad dash for the taxis. Teams settle into their taxis in the following order:
1. Jet & Cord
2. Gary & Mallory
3. Flight Time & Big Easy
4. Kisha & Jen
5. Zev & Justin
6. Kent & Vyxin
But settling into a cab is only half the problem. The next half is to make the driver understand where to go, and to get him starting. Gary & Mallory have problems with the latter and get frustrated when their driver starts fiddling with his GPS (anybody remember the driver in the finale of S17? He had a GPS:-).
Choice quotes:
"Don't worry, we are good American people", Zev reassures a taxi driver that they are not terrorists
"Go go go go go go go, (steadily rising and accelerating voice) Mallory is stressed due to a slow driver
"It's crazy what I do", Zev & Justin's Taxi driver makes some interesting maneuvers
Teams reach the border crossing and the next clue box in the following order:
1(+4) Zev & Justin
2(+1) Flight Time & Big Easy
3(+1) Kisha & Jen
4(-3) Jet & Cord
5(+1) Kent & Vyxin
6(-4) Gary & Mallory
Road block: "Who's ready to give a measured response?". In this road block one team member must ride a motorized bicycle, aka Solex. With this, a provided map and an odometer teams must measure the entire length of Liechtenstein (22km). Once done team members must present their guess to Marco Büchel (with six Olympic skiing gold medals). If their guess is correct he will direct them to the next clue at the Gutenberg castle. If they are wrong them must ride back and measure again.
This is also where Gary & Mallory encounter their speed bump. They need to figure out how much gas to add to a tank to achieve the proper mixture ratio of 25/1 (gas/oil) for their bike. Once the mechanic approves of their calculations they must add the gas and then fill up one of the bikes, which one team member then will use for the road block. They struggle a bit with the math (being stressed does not help) but fairly quickly figure out that they need to add 2l of gas to the tank. Which means that the can may have contained .08l of oil to start with. Or possibly .1l of oil and .5l of gas.
Choice quotes:
"I haven't looked back because... looking back is a bad idea", Justin is not comfortable on his bike
"I think I've got a 50/50 chance of getting this right", Jet knows it is hard
"The map is pretty straightforward, but you do have to read it", Flight Time has an insight
"For some reason, this doesn't make sense to me", Vyxin has trouble reading the map
Jen lost her map but encoutered Justin and worked together with him to find teh way.
Teams complete the road block in the following order:
1(+0)Zev & Justin* (3-5)2(+1)Kisha & Jen* (4-4)Confirmed her count with Justin before submitting, but she already ha the correct answer3(-1)Flight Time* & Big Easy(4-4)Asked Justin for the right answer (but was already close with a guess of 20)4(+2)Gary* & Mallory (5-3)Got told the answer by Flight Time5(+0)Kent & Vyxin* (4-4)6(-2)Jet* & Cord (4-4)Initially arrived as #3 but had the wrong answer (35km). Had to go back and try again, so they are about two hours behind
Route info: "Cross the alps". Teams must now travel by bus and train to Zermatt in Switzerland. When they arrive they must search the train station for their next clue. Teams travel by bus to Sargans and there catch different trains:
Train #1 carries:
Zev & Justin
Kisha & Jen
This probably was
Sargans-Zürich 12:39-13:48
Zürich-Visp 14:02-16:02
Visp-Zermatt 16:25-17:34
Train #2 carries:
Flight Time & Big Easy
Kent & Vyxin
Gary & Mallory
This probably was
Sargans-Zürich 13:28-14:28
Zürich-Bern 14:32-15:28
Bern-Visp 15:34-16:31
Visp-Zermatt 17:10-18:18
Train #3 carries:
Jet & Cord
This probably was
Sargans-Zürich 14:39-15:48
Zürich-Visp 16:02-18:02
Visp-Zermatt 18:10-19:14
Choice quotes:
"Actually makes me more nervous because I know people are chasing me", Jen is not relaxed even though they are on the first train
--- Quote ---Detour: Cheese or Wheeze
Cheese: Make your way to
a nearby restaurant and
share a pot of cheese
fondue. When you finish,
the Waiter will give you the
next clue.
Wheeze: Using wheeled
valet carts, transport
suitcases from the train
station to 5 different hotels.
When your deliveries are
finished, return to the train
station, where the Head
Porter will give you the next
clue.
--- End quote ---
In cheese teams make their way to the Walliserkanne restaurant and eat a large pot of hot cheese fondue. They have to eat everything "drippings on your plate must also be consumed".
In wheeze teams must deliver 20 pieces of luggage from a big pile at the station. Each bag is marked with a hotel and teams must visit at least five different hotels. Teams will get a tag for each correct delivery. Once they have 20 tags the head porter at the station will give them their next clue.
Choice quotes:
"We're going to do cheese, I'm hungry", Justin
"I don't think I can do this", Justin a few minutes into the meal
"There's no question in my mind that the cowboys can make up time", Vyxin is scared of the cowboy's abilities
"It doesn't taste that good, that's part of the problem", Justin has trouble with the cheese
"Our hotel is kind of far", Kisha & Jen find that delivering is no walk in the park either
"I'm not very FOuNDue of this fondue", Zev jokes
"Try harder", Zev pushes Justin
"I just puked", Justin to Kisha & Jen passing in the street below the restaurant
"Beep beep. That's international language isn't it?" The cowboys run along with their luggage cart
Zev & Justin really struggle with the cheese. They almost switched detour at the start but kept going. This time it was Zev who did the most to devour the cheese.
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1. Zev & Justin (cheese), took 53 minutes to complete
2. Kisha & Jen (started cheese but quickly switched to wheeze), completes as Jet & Cord start their delivery run
3. Kent & Vyxin (wheeze)
4. Gary & Mallory (wheeze)
5. Flight Time & Big Easy (wheeze)
6. Jet & Cord (wheeze)
Route info: "INDERBINEN BRUNNEN (fountain) at the Hinterdorf". Teams must now find this local fountain to find their next clue. This is also there the double U-turn sign is located. Teams reach it in the following order:
1(+0) Zev & Justin
2(+0) Kisha & Jen
3(+0) Kent & Vyxin
4(+0) Gary & Mallory
5(+0) Flight Time & Big Easy, U-turns Jet & Cord
6(+0) Jet & Cord
Choice quotes:
"We don't wanna do it, but it is us or them. Sorry guys", The Globetrotters U-turns the cowboys
Jet & Cord are U-turned and have to go back to do the Cheese.
Choice quotes:
"There's no way there is anybody behind us is it?", Jet
"No", Cord dashes all hope
"You'r joying for cheese?", Jet
"Nope", Cord
"Me neither", Jet
Route info: "Travel by electric taxi to the next Pit Stop". Moos Restaurant.
Choice quotes:
"I might puke on Phil", Justin feels full after the cheese
"We are just in it for the FUNdue of it", Zev can't stop making word plays on the delicious fondue
Teams reach the Pit Stop in the following order:
1(+0) Zev & Justin, win a trip to Curazo
2(+0) Kisha & Jen
3(+0) Kent & Vyxin
4(+0) Gary & Mallory
5(+0) Flight Time & Big Easy
6(+0) Jet & Cord, are eliminated
Jet & Cord went back to the cheese fondue. In the post race interviews we learn that they did not have to eat all the cheese but were handed the clue anyway. They we already pretty toast, and knew it.
Choice quotes:
"I know they hit the nail on the head when they called this race amazing", Cord
Next week there will be tasks on the snow and making gnomes in a kitchen.
PS big thanks to askip who is the one who found the train times
maf:
Racing report
Amazing Race Season 18, Episode 10
Film date: 2011-12-08 or 09
First we have the usual recap. Teams helped each other out while measuring Liechtenstein, except for Jet who was left out in the cold. Jet & Cord fell behind and were unable to catch up despite a valiant effort.
Teams depart from the Pit Stop at Restaurant Moos in the following order:
1.Zev & Justin 06:54 2.Kisha & Jen 07:02(+0:08)3.Kent & Vyxin 08:00(+1:06)4.Gary & Mallory 08:18(+1:24)5.Flight Time & Big Easy08:43(+1:49)
Route info: "You are headed into the unknown". Teams must now make their way to the air rescue helicopter port and sign up for departures leaving at five minute intervals. They will receive their next clue just before takeoff. Teams receive $1 for this leg. At the heliport they also receive a large bag of extra clothing and safety gear they must put on before boarding the helicopter.
Choice quotes:
"'You are headed into the unkown', that's comforting", Zev reads the clue
"I'm not happy about this at all", Kisha does not look forward to riding a helicopter
"We actually put on extra glitter today so we match the snow", Vyxin
"Where can we go for one dollar?", Flight Time decides to splurge their allotted funds on a taxi (and enjoy a joke with the driver)
At the heliport the sign up reads:
--- Quote --- HELICOPTER
SIGN_UP SHEET
Helicopters will begin taking
off at approximately 9:15am
Weather permitting
--- End quote ---
Teams sign up in the following order:
1(+0) Zev & Justin
2(+0) Kisha & Jen
3(+1) Gary & Mallory
4(-1) Kent & Vyxin, had trouble finding a taxi
5(+0) Flight Time & Big Easy
Choice quotes:
"I think we're both pretty nervous", Justin does not know what is about to happen
"It's about to be the best experience that you'll never get to have again", Jen encourages Kisha
"We're going somewhere dangerous 'cuse we have a lot of safety gear on"", Mallory is positive (as usual)
Just before they enter the helicopter teams are given their next clue.
--- Quote ---Detour: Search or
Rescue
Search: Using an
avalanche beacon, find a
rescue target buried in
the snow and then dig it
out
Rescue: Using
emergency equipment
rescue a stranded
mountaineer from 30'
down a crevasse.
--- End quote ---
In search teams must find and excavate a dummy in a large wind-swept snow field. The dummy is buried approximately 1 meter below the snow surface. It turns out that finding the correct spot to dig is fairly easy, it is the excavating which is the hard part.
In rescue one team member must rappel down into a 10 m deep crevasse, and connect the stranded mountaineer to a rescue line. Then their partner must hoist them up and finally they can work together to hoist the stranded mountaineer.
Both the tasks are very physical, and are not made any easier by the fact that they are performed in cold conditions fairly high up (think thin air). But the helicopter ride to the detour looked really awesome.
Choice quotes:
"The Matterhorn was named after the Disneyland ride, pretty mind boggling", I sure hope Zev is joking here
"It was awesome", The Globetrotters enjoyed the view
"Stop Vyxin, stop, stop, stop...", Vyxin keeps lowering Kent deeper than needed into the crevasse (I would have been tempted to do the same)
"We're going to save the body, but it might already be dead", Zev
"She looks light, but she's kind of heavy", Kisha about Jen
"I think he's gonna make it", Gary after excavating the dummy (which broke apart at the waist)
"The altitude is killing my chest, I'm ready for some beaches and palm trees", Jen wants to go somewhere warmer
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+1) Kisha & Jen (rescue, Jen descended)
2(+2) Kent & Vyxin (rescue, Kent descended)
3(+2) Flight Time & Big Easy (rescue)
4(-1) Gary & Mallory (search)
5(-4) Zev & Justin (search)
Teams must now take their helicopter to a Riffelalp and then travel by train from there back down to Zermatt. Once there they must make their way to Le Petit Cervin where they'll find their next clue.
The first train which leaves at 11:08 carries:
Kisha & Jen
Kent & Vyxin
Gary & Mallory
Flight Time & Big Easy
The next train probably leaves at 11.32 and carries:
Zev & Justin
Teams seem to have no problem finding the next clue at the Le Petit Cervin (270m), and it reads:
--- Quote ---ROAD BLOCK
Who want to make a
new Friend?
Note: Zev must perform
this roadblock.
--- End quote ---
In this road block teams must make a gnome entirely of chocolate. Teams must paint the insides of a plastic mold with colored chocolate. Once approved the mold will be filled with hot chocolate. Teams must then bury it in snow for 30 minutes before opening the mold and apply any finishing touches. Once done they will receive the next clue:
The process is complicated and teams must place their molds in the freezer every now and then to make the chocolate set. This sets the scene for the big spat of this leg where Flight Time thinks somebody took half his mold from the freezer. It is impossible to say what happened form the provided footage, but the end result is that the Globetrotters and Kent & Vyxin are pretty mad at each other.
The team members not performing the road block must wait off to the side. The waiting is made easier by the nearby trays of chocolate which they nibble at.
The road block apparently took close to three hours to complete.
Choice quotes:
"I want to eat that gnome", Mallory
"So Jen works and I eat (chocolate)", Kisha enjoy the division of labour
"I think there are too many cooks in the kitchen", Zev while Flight Time looks for his mold
"Not your body, this body", The chocolatier tells Flight Time to shake the gnome, not his own hips
"I like you better when you shut up", Jen (jokingly) to Big Easy
"I think Big Easy was trying to be a Big Bully", Kent on the spat form his perspective
Teams complete the road block in the following order:
1.Kent & Vyxin* (4-5)At 14:502.Flight Time* & Big Easy(5-4)3.Kisha & Jen* (4-5)4.Gary & Mallory* (5-4)5.Zev* & Justin (4-5)
The first four teams completed the road block very close together.
--- Quote ---Make your way on foot to
the next Pit Stop.
Mittagsstadel and Mürini
Warning! The last Team
to check in may be
eliminated.
--- End quote ---
Teams must now make their way on foot to a Swiss cabin (1.2km) which is the pit stop of this leg. Most teams run for the local taxis to ask for directions. That is all except Kent & Vyxin who in a case of race-fatigue misses the "on foot" part of the clue and jumps into the taxi and ride to the pit stop.
Choice quotes:
"They are about to get a bad penalty", Mallory sees Kent & Vyxin in the taxi
"I'm nervous, and I don't think that this is correct", Vyxin feels that something is wrong in the cab
At the pit stop teams are enthusiastically greeted by the best greeter yet, a large St. Bernhard's dog complete with a keg around the neck. They arrive in the following order:
1(+1) Flight Time & Big Easy, win a trip to the Cook islands
2(+1) Kisha & Jen
3(-2) Kent & Vyxin, receive a 30 minute penalty and are eventually eliminated
4(+0) Gary & Mallory, check in as #3
5(+0) Zev & Justin, arrive approximately 20 minutes after Kent & Vyxin and check in as #4
Next week there will be waxings and samba in Brazil
maf:
Sorry for the delay here. I have been out of town and real life(tm) has been kind of busy lately. But here it is finally:
Racing report
Amazing Race Season 18, Leg 11
Film date: 2011-12-10 - 2011-12-11
We start with an expose over what has happened earlier this season. We get to see which teams got eliminated. For the four remaining teams we get a flashback to how their original season ended for them and what happened to them in this season.
Last Pit Stop was at a small Swiss hut in Zermatt. Teams are however released from the train station in Zermatt in the following order:
1.Flight Time & Big Easy07:12 2.Kisha & Jen 07:15(+0:03)3.Gary & Mallory 07:18(+0:06)4.Zev & Justin 07:31(+0:19)
Route info: "Make your way to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil". When they land teams will make their way to Carioca where they must board a tram and ride for 5 minutes. Then they must find Escadaria Selaron. Which is a world famous set of steps. There they must search for a tile resembling a route marker to receive their next clue.
All teams make the same train to Zürich which leaves at 07:39. At 11:18 the train arrives in the Zürich airport and Kisha & Jen starts running. Since all remaining teams are kind of competitive they also feel compelled to run. But not without some grumbling.
Choice quotes:
"Aww, come on girls, Really?", Gary does not feel like running
"Are we really gonna do this?", Flight Time shares his sentiments
Zev & Justin and the Globetrotters find a flight which arrives in Rio at 07:30 the next morning. Kisha & Jen and Gary & Mallory end up at a travel agency where they buy tickets with arrival in Rio at 17:40 the next day. While they sit there the Globetrotters walk in to check if they have found anything faster. Gary asks the Globetrotters if they have found anything better, and their poker-faces leave a lot to be desired. So both Kisha & Jen and Gary & Mallory realize there are better flights and start hunting.
Choice quotes:
"I already sold some tickets to your colleague, I think", Airline representative to Justin, i.e. the teams stand out
All teams end up on the same flight. It is however very unclear exactly which flight this is.
On arrival there is the customary race to the Taxis. The taxis leave the Rio airport in the following order:
1. Kisha & Jen
2. Zev & Justin
3. Flight Time & Big Easy
4. Gary & Mallory
The Globetrotters get a slow cab so they arrive last at the Carioca Station (20km 0:28) where they need to board the Santa Teresa Tram. In fact they arrive about 6 minutes after the other teams and therefore they miss the first tram with about 1 minute. They have to wait 30 minutes for the next one.
Choice quotes:
"What's meant to be is meant to be, and hey we had a good time", Big Easy is philosophical about missing the tram
At the stairs (300m) teams find route-marker tiles in the following order:
1. Zev & Justin
2. Gary & Mallory
3. Kisha & Jen
And about 30 minutes later
4. Flight Time & Big Easy
--- Quote ---Make your way to
Largo de São Francisco da Prainha
and search for your next clue
near Rua Scadura Cabral.
--- End quote ---
Teams reach this clue box (4.7km 0:08) in the following order:
1(+0) Zev & Justin
2(+0) Gary & Mallory
3(+0) Kisha & Jen
4(+0) Flight Time & Big Easy
Road block: "Who's not afraid of shaking their boots", team members must dress up in a carnival costume and learn to dance the samba. They must then lead their personal samba troupe on a short parade. Finally they will receive the verdict from the local judge.
From interviews we learn that the clue also said which team members must perform this road block. Apparently team members must enter the final leg each with 5 performed road blocks.
Choice quotes:
"This is so cool", Zev when he sees the Samba troupes
"I'm not a good dancer at all, I hate dancing", Zev explains his performance
"I've seen him dance, but not sober", Justin about Zev
"I have danced for 22 years", Mallory felt this was her cup of tea
Teams complete the road block in the following order (and how many attempts we were shown):
1(+1)Gary & Mallory* (5-5)On her first attempt2(+1)Kisha* & Jen (5-5)On her first attempt3(-2)Zev* & Justin (5-5)On his third try[/td[4(+0)Flight Time & Big Easy*(5-5)On his second attempt
Route info, teams must now make their way to the Copacabana and find a specified salon (8.5km 0:12). Teams reach it in the following order:
1(+0) Gary & Mallory
2(+0) Kisha & Jen, arrive after #1 have left
3(+1) Flight Time & Big Easy, arrive as #2 are being waxed
4(-1) Zev & Justin, arrive as #3 are leaving (taxi trouble)
Route info: "Consider this the ultimate riperee", Here all team members must endure 15 minutes of Brazilian waxing. That is the staff removes as much hair form their body (arms, feet and chest) as they can during 15 minutes. That this is a very painful process is soon apparent from the team member's reactions.
Choice quotes:
"I think this is going to be painful", Gary going into the waxing
"Beauty knows no pain", Mallory
"Oh my god, Dad think of Zev. I have never seen a hairier person than Zev & Justin", Mallory realize that this will be painful for Zev & Justin
"Ouch", Kishas immediate reaction upon reading the clue
"That's making me feel better", Kisha upon hearing the Globetrotters in pain
"Zev, these challenges were not made for us today", Justin is getting waxed
"What's the penalty for knocking her out cold?", Justin feels like hitting the girl waxing him
Since the time spent on this is fixed the team order is unchanged as teams get their next clue.
Detour: "On the Rocks or On the beach".
In on the rocks teams make their way to a local bar where they must learn to make the most popular drink in Brazil, the Caipirinha. When they have made 100 acceptable drinks they will get their next clue.
In on the beach teams make their way to Copacabana beach and pick up an umbrella decked out with bikini tops and a portable changing room. They must then sell enough bikini-tops to earn 100 reals (~$60). The catch is that they must get each customer to change into their new top.
Both detour options are on the beach nearby.
The first three teams all choose rocks. From interviews we later learn that Zev & Justin initially also went there. But when they arrived and saw that all other teams had a significant lead the realized that their only chance was the other side of the detour. Unfortunately for them they did not manage to get any girl to buy and model (the latter part was a deal breaker) a new bikini. So they had to go back to mixing drinks, now even further behind.
Gary & Mallory start making drinks at 11:45. They quickly learn that they must add the ingredients in the correct order or the drink is rejected.
We see that Zev & Justin try to sell bikinis at 12:38. Later they give up and start making drinks instead. They arrive as Kisha & Jen leave, at this stage the Globetrotters have made more than 60 drinks. Zev & Justin quickly realize that there isn't really any way to make up time on this side of the detour. Since the drink making process is mandated there is really nothing you can do to speed up the process. Hence there is really no way to gain any significant time on another team. Both remaining teams realize this so the Globetrotters start dancing with the music and Zev & Justin starts tasting their drinks.
Choice quotes:
"We need somebody who is drunk", Justin identifies their target customers
"I really want to have one", Jen wants one of the drinks
"We don't have any problem drinking all of them when we are done", Big Easy is thirsty
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+0) Gary & Mallory (rocks)
2(+0) Kisha & Jen (rocks)
3(+0) Flight Time & Big Easy (rocks)
4(+0) Zev & Justin (beach and then rocks)
Route info: "Make your way to the next Pit Stop". Teams must now make their way across town to the Museum of Contemporary Art (32km 0:32). The pit stop is located on the beach below the museum.
Choice quotes:
"This is where it ends", Justin gets the episode title
"He was the race and I was the amazing", Zev sums it up
Teams reach the pit stop in the following order:
1(+0) Gary & Mallory, win a cruise in the Mediterranean
2(+0) Kisha & Jen
3(+0) Flight Time & Big Easy
4(+0) Zev & Justin, are eliminated
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