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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 19, Episode 2, "The sprint of our lives"
Film date: 21-22/6 2011
I have tried to estimate distances and driving times every now and then. This data, from Google, is an approximation at best and may have no relation to reality.
Teams are released from the pit stop at the Martyr Shrine in Taipei in the following order:
1.Ernie & Cindy 21:28 2.Jeremy & Sandy 21:36(+0:08) 3.Justin & Jennifer21:39(+0:11) 4.Ethan & Jenna 22:07(+0:39) 5.Amani & Marcus 22:15(+0:47) 6.Laurence & Zac 22:22(+0:54) 7.Andy & Tommy 22:23(+0:55) 8.Ron & Bill 22:48(+1:20) 9.Kaylani & Lisa 23:09(+1:41)10.Liz & Marie 23:31(+2:03)11.Bill & Cathi 03:57(+6:29)
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
You're headed to Yogyakarta
Indonesia!
Fly to Jakarta - Once there
travel by train to the Tugu
Railway Station. Then make your
way to the Bukit Indah Hotel
...
--- End quote ---
The clue also says "For the first time in race history, this leg will be a double elimination. The last two teams who check in at the next Pit Stop will be eliminated."
Choice quotes:
"We're pretty nervous about the double elimination. Not because I think that we will get eliminated, but because it means that there are so many new twists to this game. We can only imagine what's next", Cindy thinks ahead
"A surprise is that two teams will get eliminated at the end of this leg and this is gonna put us in a ", Zac
"Banana", Laurence finds a banana in his pocket and completely derails Zac's train of thought
"Don't 'dude' me, dude", Andy and Tommy discusses what to call each other
"Do you think that someone went home last night, or no?", Sandy (i.e. teams are not told about any eliminations/non-eliminations)
"Awww, I'm gonna cry", Jennifer is happy to see Bill & Cathi at the airport
"Mom and Pa made it", Andy is also happy (as are a lot of others)
"We can definitely come in front before them", Jenna is also happy to see them
Teams must first fly to Jakarta in Indonesia. Once they have landed they will take an overnight train to Yogyakarta. All teams make the same flight, probably China Airlines CL761 TPE-CGK 8:58-13:21
In Jakarta they all make their way to the Gambir railway station where they all get tickets for the same train to Yogyakarta. At the train station we get to see a big fight between Justin & Jennifer.
Choice quotes:
"Justin and I fought a lot when we were kids, I mean like a lot. I mean there were fist fights", Jennifer has a long history of arguing with Justin
When teams arrive they make their way to the Bukit Indah Hotel (17km ~0:30) and grab a room key. They are then divided into two groups which get to start about 20 minutes apart the next morning. None of this is shown in the episode. Instead the shown narrative jumps directly to the teams in their taxis on their way to the Goa Jomblang cave (32km ~0:49).
Teams arrive at the Goa Jomblang cave in the following order:
1. Bill & Cathi
2. Ernie & Cindy
3. Liz & Marie
4. Amani & Marcus
5. Jeremy & Sandy
6. Andy & Tommy
7. Justin & Jennifer
8. Ethan & Jenna
9. Kaylani & Lisa
10. Laurence & Zac
11. Ron & Bill
--- Quote ---ROAD BLOCK
Who's ready to Spelunk?
--- End quote ---
In this road block contestants must descend 160ft into the cave. They must then search for a Javanese mask and dagger, both objects are placed on easy to see poles down in the cave. Finally they must climb up a bamboo ladder to get out of the cave. The cave looks really impressive, and there was a monk hitting a big gong near the masks. All this create a magic atmosphere.
This is also where Bill and Cathi encounter their speed bump. They must untangle a a knot of rope. They make quick work of this and by the time they are done only 2 teams have passed them.
Choice quotes:
"This is Christmas tree lights gone crazy", Bill while untangling the knot
"This is like the rockiest path I've ever seen", Liz & Marie comment on the bad road leading to the cave
"These like some Detroit city roads here", Amani also comments on the roads
"Oh lord, I know how you feel Big Easy", Amani gets out of the rather small Taxi
"I was really exited to do the Road Block because I love caving and mountain climbing and rappelling", Cindy on why she did this road block as well
"We are in like a Jurassic park jungle", Cindy finds the place fascinating
"And I'm still not looking down", Marie is afraid of heights so she refuses to look down while rappelling
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member performing the road block, and the numbers how many roadblocks each team member have performed):
1(+0)Bill* & Cathi (1-1)Bill made up the time lost on the speed bump 2(+1)Liz & Marie* (1-1) 3(-1)Ernie & Cindy* (0-2) 4(+0)Amani & Marcus* (1-1) 5(+0)Jeremy* & Sandy (1-1) 6(+1)Justin* & Jennifer(1-1) 7(-1)Andy & Tommy* (1-1) 8(+0)Ethan* & Jenna (2-0) 9(+1)Laurence & Zac* (0-2)10(-1)Kaylani* & Lisa (1-1)11(+0)Ron & Bill* (1-1)
Detour: "Shake your money maker or be a ticket taker"
In money maker teams must make their way to a congested intersection and earn tips. Both must dress in traditional clothes, then one team member must play the Gamelan while the other dances for the traffic (while the light is red). They must collect 30000rp to complete the task. The dancing team member is accompanied by an experienced dancer who knows when the light is about to turn green and ushers them off the street. There are at least three different roads available for dancing.
In ticket taker teams must make their way to the Malimalioboro mall and work as motorbike parking attendants. They must park enough motorbikes to earn 15000rp to complete the task.
Both detours requires teams to then travel to an orphanage (Panti Asuhan Putri Aisyiyah) (1.4-2.3km 3-4mins). Here they must donate their detour earnings to receive their next clue. That much is said in the clue teams get when completing the road block.
At the orphanage teams are greeted by a bunch of girls standing behind a table. On the table is a bunch of envelopes where teams put their money. Next to the envelopes is a sign which says:
--- Quote ---In addition to all money earned
at the Detours, you MUST give all
the money in your possession to
help the orphans. In exchange,
you will receive a clue to help
you find the next Pit Stop.
--- End quote ---
The sign is just black text on a while paper in a race-red frame (there is no yellow). It is not hard to see, but easy to overlook.
The detours are placed relatively close to each other in central Yogyakarta, but a fair bit away from the cave (47km 1:15).
Choice quotes:
"Please can I have some money please, I saw you laughing", Liz entertains the crowds
"Anybody gonna park there, we got them before Bill & Cathi", Ernie & Cindy placed them selves further up the street
"Thinking about an orphanage is like really sad because they have no parents. We know how that feels, we just lost our dad", Liz & Marie
"How do I look hon?", Ethan to Jenna
"Ridiculous", Her reply is to the point
"That was fun actually", Andy spreads positive energies after the detour
Teams complete the first part of the detour in the following order:
1(+2) Ernie & Cindy, ticket taker
2(-1) Bill & Cathi, ticket taker
3(-2) Liz & Marie, money maker (Liz danced)
4(+3) Andy & Tommy, ticket taker
5(+1) Justin & Jennifer, ticket taker
? Jeremy & Sandy, money maker (Sandy danced)
? Amani & Marcus, money maker (Marcus danced)
8(+0) Ethan & Jenna, money maker (Jenna danced)
9(+0) Laurence & Zac, ticket taker
10(+0) Kaylani & Lisa, money maker (Kaylani danced)
11(+0) Ron & Bill, money maker (Ron danced)
When leaving the detour Ethan & Jenna forgot their clue so they had to go back to retrieve it. This cost them a minute or two since they quickly realized they had lost it.
Teams visit the orphanage in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy, miss the sign
2(+0) Bill & Cathi, miss the sign
3(+0) Liz & Marie, miss the sign
4(+0) Andy & Tommy, as they are about to leave Andy notices the sign
5(+0) Justin & Jennifer, miss the sign
6(+?) Jeremy & Sandy, miss the sign
7(+?) Amani & Marcus, miss the sign
8(+1) Laurence & Zac
9(+1) Kaylani & Lisa
Ernie & Cindy (again)
Liz & Marie (again)
10(-2) Ethan & Jenna, miss the sign
Jeremy & Sandy (again)
Bill & Cathi (again)
11(+0) Ron & Bill, miss the sign
Choice quotes:
"I'm glad we saved up man, that's more which goes to them", Tommy is happy to give away their money
When handing over their money teams get a small shield bearing a mark. They have to find out that this is the symbol for Kraton Palace, the current residency of the Sultan of Yogyakarta.
The palace is relatively close at 1.3km. This is fortunate because teams make their way back and forth on foot (they don't have any money after having read the sign).
Teams reach Phil in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy, have to go back to the orphanage
2(+1) Liz & Marie, have to go back to the orphanage
3(-1) Bill & Cathi, have to go back to the orphanage
4(+0) Andy & Tommy
5(+1) Jeremy & Sandy, have to go back to the orphanage
6(-1) Justin & Jennifer, have to go back to the orphanage
7(+0) Amani & Marcus, have to go back to the orphanage
8(+0) Laurence & Zac
9(+1) Ethan & Jenna, have to go back to the orphanage
10(-1) Kaylani & Lisa
Ernie & Cindy (again)
Liz & Marie (again)
Jeremy & Sandy (again)
Bill & Cathi (again)
Justin & Jennifer (again)
11(+0) Ron & Bill, have to go back to the orphanage
Amani & Marcus (again)
Ethan & Jenna (again)
Ron & Bill, at 12:35 (again)
Choice quotes:
"Oh my gosh, are you serious?", Cindy looses it when Phil says they have to go back
"This is the sprint of our lives", Sandy gets the title
"Unfortunately you are the 10th team to arrive. And you know that this is a double elimination leg?", Phil toys with Kaylani & Lisa (and they almost start to cry)
"But because you guys did what you were meant to do, you are now officially team number 3", And then he gives them the good news
As they are running we Cindy use an inhalator for her asthma. Doing that while you are running shows she is really dedicated to the race.
The final check in order becomes (and the position changes since the orphanage):
1(+3) Andy & Tommy, win a trip to Ireland
2(+6) Laurence & Zac
3(+6) Kaylani & Lisa
4(-3) Ernie & Cindy
5(-2) Liz & Marie
6(+0) Jeremy & Sandy
7(-5) Bill & Cathi
8(-3) Justin & Jennifer
9(-2) Amani & Marcus
10(+0) Ethan & Jenna, are eliminated
11(+0) Ron & Bill, are eliminated
Choice quotes:
"We are having a blast running this race", Andy is having the right attitude
"Even though we are terribly disappointed it was such a short run, we can't fault ourselves for trying", Ethan's final wisdom
Edit: Marcus did the road block
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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 19, Episode 3, "Don't lay down on me now"
Film date: 21-22/6 2011
I have tried to estimate distances and driving times every now and then. This data, from Google, is an approximation at best and may have no relation to reality.
Teams are released from the pit stop at Kraton palace in Yogyakarta in the following order:
1.Andy & Tommy 07:382.Laurence & Zac 07:57(+0:19)3.Kaylani & Lisa 08:02(+0:24)4.Ernie & Cindy 08:14(+0:36)5.Liz & Marie 08:18(+0:40)6.Jeremy & Sandy 08:21(+0:43)7.Bill & Cathi 08:22(+0:44)8.Justin & Jennifer08:31(+0:53)9.Amani & Marcus 08:32(+0:54)
Route info: "Pick a ride into the Dutch colony era". Teams will join a group of local enthusiasts who reenact the bicycle patrols of the 1940s. They must dress up in uniform and then join their fellow riders, who are clearly in no hurry, and ride to fort Vredeburg (~1km) where they will receive their next clue.
If one can trust the editing this task took around half an hour to complete since Laurence & Zac were done before Justin & Jennifer had started.
Choice quotes:
"cool pins I like this guy", Andy & Tommy use strict logic when choosing their bicycle commander
"Surf the bike", Andy & Tommy can't resist to play around on their bikes
"As a single mom my daughter is my 100% motivation for this race. To show her what the possibilities are in challenging yourself, and I don't want to fail her", Kaylani on why she races
"All of these people look like they could be our children", Cathi on the other teams
"Whoops, there goes my pedal", Ernie has a mechanical breakdown
"Ernie, here comes somebody else. We need to get out of here", Cindy wants to get moving while they fix the bike
In interviews we learn that Cindy is a control freak who has prepared herself and Ernie meticulously for the race during the last 6 months. The only question we are left with is how she will react under pressure and when things are not going well. What we have seen so far looks worrying.
Teams arrive at fort Vredeburg in the following order:
1(+0) Andy & Tommy
2(+0) Laurence & Zac
3(+0) Kaylani & Lisa
4(+1) Liz & Marie
5(+1) Jeremy & Sandy
6(+1) Bill & Cathi
7(+1) Justin & Jennifer
8(-4) Ernie & Cindy
9(+0) Amani & Marcus
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Travel by taxi to
Lesehan Restaurant in
Salakmalang Village.
Note: Salakmalang
Village is located in
Banjarharjo, Kalibawang
- Kulon Progo.
--- End quote ---
All teams change out of their uniforms and pick up their bags before jumping into taxis. They arrive at the restaurant (25km 0:40) in the following order:
1(+0) Andy & Tommy
2(+0) Laurence & Zac
3(+4) Justin & Jennifer
4(+1) Jeremy & Sandy
5(+3) Ernie & Cindy
6(+0) Bill & Cathi
7(-4) Kaylani & Lisa
8(-4) Liz & Marie, arrive not long after #3
9(+0) Amani & Marcus, arrive after #4 have left (had taxi issues)
Detour: "Rice field or grass fed"
In rice field teams must deliver two midday meals to the rice field workers. And while the workers eat their lunch the contestants must plant 300 rice seedlings.
In grass fed teams must fill two bags with freshly cut grass. Then pick up two sheep and bring both to a shed. Once there they must collect six buckets of water from a well and pour them into a watering through. Some teams are told to go back and pick up more grass when they arrive at the shed. Also the clue specifically says "As a team you may only use two buckets at a time".
Both options require teams to travel through the rice paddies. We get plenty of shots of contestants loosing their footing on the narrow pathways and falling into the muddy fields.
The sheep are rather small and have a strong will. Some contestants just pick them up and carry them to their destination.
Choice quotes:
"I can't get him around", Andy has trouble controlling his sheep
"Read your clue guys", Andy to Laurence & Zac when sees them use more than two buckets
"Fill it to the brim", Ernie takes no chances when filling the sack with grass
"This is my first time planting rice. I'll be okay if I never have to plant rice again", Lisa does not like to plant rice
"Don't lay down on me now", Marcus get the title (said to a struggling sheep)
"We are tired and disgusting", Amani after having planted rice
"Most importantly I'm tired right now, but I know one thing we will not do. Not gonna quit", Marcus & Amani may be tired and last, buy they will not give up
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+0) Andy & Tommy, grass (had to go back for more grass)
2(+0) Laurence & Zac, grass (used more than 2 buckets)
3(+5) Liz & Marie, rice
4(+3) Kaylani & Lisa, rice
5(-1) Jeremy & Sandy, grass
6(-1) Ernie & Cindy, grass
7(-4) Justin & Jennifer, grass
8(-2) Bill & Cathi, grass
9(+0) Amani & Marcus, started grass but switched to rice when they had to little grass
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Make your way to
Borobudur and search
for your next clue at the
top of the temple.
--- End quote ---
Teams must now travel by taxi to Borodudur temple (15km 0:24) and climb the stairs to the top where they will receive their next clue. Teams may not run inside the temple area. When they arrive at the temple most team tells their taxis to wait.
Jeremy & Sandy feel unlucky when their taxi breaks down. Fortunately for them this happens 1 km from the temple so they run the rest of the way. And they don't know it yet, but this will actually be a lucky break for them.
Choice quotes:
"Oh snap, look at that thing. That's what I'm talking about. That's why you do the Amazing Race, for stuff like this", Andy is impressed by the magnificent temple
"My goodness, look at that", (in unison) Liz & Marie are also impressed by the temple
"We decided to let the taxi go because he was sooo bad", Amani (and she will be glad they did this)
As Amani & Marcus are about the enter the temple area they meet Andy & Tommy who are leaving. Tommy tells them the answer to the road block. Amani repeats the numbers and had gestures to make sure she got them correctly.
Very out of breath teams reach the top of the rather tall temple in the following order:
1(+1) Laurence & Zac
2(-1) Andy & Tommy, seconds after #1
3(+1) Kaylani & Lisa
4(-1) Liz & Marie
5(+3) Bill & Cathi
6(+0) Ernie & Cindy
7(+0) Justin & Jennifer
8(-3) Jeremy & Sandy
9(+0) Amani & Marcus
Road block: "Who is prepared to follow the path to Buddha?" In this road block contestants must walk clockwise around the third level and count the number of Buddha statues. There are four different had positions on the statues and teams must keep track of how many there are of each position (17, 17,17 and 18). Plus they will have to demonstrate the hand positions when giving their answers. All this is expressed rather cryptically in the clue so teams have great difficulties with this task.
Laurence and Tommy work together and after one failed attempt they figure out what they have to do and solve it.
Amani & Marcus got the answers from Andy & Tommy. But by the time they reached the top Andy was so tired she couldn't think straight. Therefore Marcus did the road block, but he had not paid attention when Andy demonstrated the answer. At the end he worked with Lisa to figure out the correct answer.
Liz, Ernie, Justin and Jeremy eventually work together to solve the task. Once they figure out what they have to do they take one hand position each and start counting.
Choice quotes:
"Take your time daddy, you got it", Zac encourages Laurence
"Take your time? What are you guys doing?", Andy stands next to him and wonders if they know they are in a race
"I wasn't sure exactly what Buddhas to count, if the carvings counted or it was just the statues", Ernie is confused
"200? 201? 202? 203?", Lisa makes wild guesses (and is way off)
"I was just carrying backpacks and running", Marcus on why he did not listen when Andy gave the answer
"I should have been paying more attention, because it seem like it would've been paying off right now", Marcus berates himself
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member performing the road block, and the numbers how many roadblocks each team member have performed):
1(+0)Laurence* & Zac (1-2)2(+0)Andy & Tommy* (1-2)Immediately after #13(+2)Bill* & Cathi (2-1)4(+3)Justin* & Jennifer(2-1)5(+1)Ernie* & Cindy (1-2)6(-2)Liz & Marie* (1-2)7(+1)Jeremy* & Sandy (2-1)8(-5)Kaylani & Lisa* (1-2)9(+0)Amani & Marcus* (2-1)
Route info: "Make your way to the next Pit Stop". Teams must now search the grounds of the temple for the pit stop. Actually it is pretty easy since the Pit Stop is visible from the temple. The only problem for most of the teams is that they must first walk back (~600m) to the car park, pay their cab and then walk back (~600m) again.
Choice quotes:
"We have the choice to choose who we want in and not, you know?", Andy explains why he gave the answer to Amani & Marcus
Teams reach Phil in the following order:
1(+0) Laurence & Zac, incur a 15 minute penalty since they used too many buckets at the detour
2(+0) Andy & Tommy, are checked in as #1 and win a trip to Dubai
Laurence & Zac are still #2 when their penalty expires
3(+4) Jeremy & Sandy, had to taxi to pay for
4(+0) Justin & Jennifer
5(+0) Ernie & Cindy
6(+3) Amani & Marcus, had already paid their taxi
7(-4) Bill & Cathi
8(-2) Liz & Marie
9(-1) Kaylani & Lisa, are eliminated
Choice quotes:
"Laurence helped me on that road block so they should have this", Andy thinks Laurence & Zac should have the prize
"That doesn't mean you can't gift it to them", Phil suggests that they can give the prize away
"Then we gotta face our wives", Tommy has a very good point
"Talk to us if you need some snowboard gear or something, we owe you", Tommy to Laurence & Zac
"We though we were last", Liz & Marie are very surprised to be #8
"You're allowed to cry, it is okay", Phil to Kaylani & Lisa
"I feel like I failed her", Kaylani, who is a single mother to a 4 year old girl, breaks down
"She's not gonna think that you failed her, she's gonna be proud of you that you went out and you gave this a good shot. You guys never gave up", Phil consoles
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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 19, Episode 4, "This is Gonna Be a Fine Mess"
Film date: 21-22/6 2011
I have tried to estimate distances and driving times every now and then. This data, from Google, is an approximation at best and may have no relation to reality.
The last Pit Stop was at the Borodudur temple outside Yogjakarta, Indonesia. Teams probably slept at the Sheraton Mustika hotel. At least this is where they are released the following morning:
1.Andy & Tommy 08:172.Laurence & Zac 08:28(+0:11)3.Jeremy & Sandy 09:40(+1:23)4.Justin & Jennifer09:41(+1:24)5.Ernie & Cindy 09:42(+1:25)6.Amani & Marcus 09:46(+1:29)7.Bill & Cathi 09:56(+1:39)8.Liz & Marie 10:05(+1:48)
Route info: "Fly to Phuket, Thailand". Once they land teams must make their way to Nonthasak Marine (40km 0:55) where their next clue awaits at the tip of a long floating pier.
Andy & Tommy and Laurence & Zac jump onto the first Garuda flight to Jakarta and hope to arrange a flight to Phuket from there. Once in Jakarta they find that the direct flight is full so they have to fly over Bangkok and arrive in Phuket at 19:40. This means that their flights were:
GA205 JOG-CKG 09:40-10:45
GA868 CKG-BKK 12:50-16:15
TG221 BKK-HKT 18:19-19:45 (landed 5 minutes late)
The other teams buy tickets all the way to Phuket from Yogyakarta on Air Asia via Jakarta and arrive at 18:50 via:
QZ7341 JOG-CKG 12:45-13:45
QZ7744 CKG-HKT 16:00-18:50
Choice quotes:
"We just want a clean legit first place", Tommy thinks they owed the last leg victory to Laurence & Zac
"If we make a mistake, make sure we are with another team", Laurence sees the advantage of having another team nearby
"I think what the race has done for our relationship is kind of bring out a couple of things that we still need to work on", Jeremy
"Marie and I are pretty excited because we were just in Phuket, Thailand", said while we are shown a picture of Cindy talking
"We have four kids. And one of the things I feel like I can teach our kids on the race is perseverence.", Marcus
"Liz and I have all these Indonesian money, we didn't exchange it for Thai money. With luck and prayer we will be okay", Liz & Marie do not have any local money
"Man, you are super", Cathi successfully encourages their taxi driver
"Yes, I know", the girl at the taxi stand at Phuket airport recognizes the location Laurence wants to go to (and thus they find out that they have lost their lead)
"Are we really the first people here? That's hard to believe", Sandy is surprised they are first at the marina
"Thai people are the nicest people in the world. He just drove Marie and I for nothing", Liz & Marie managed to get a free taxi ride
After the flight there is the usual taxi race to the marina where we find an hours of operations. It opens again at 08.00 the next morning. This allows everybody to catch up.
The next morning at 08.00 the rope is lowered and teams rush out to get the clue. The floating pier is very wobbly and hard to run at. It is also not all that wide so passing is not too simple. The pier is almost 200m long and teams have to run out to the end where the clues are strapped to a barrel and back before opening their clues.
Teams open their clues in the following order:
1. Andy & Tommy, have gained a significant lead
2. Amani & Marcus
3. Justin & Jennifer
4. Jeremy & Sandy
5. Ernie & Cindy
6. Laurence & Zac
7. Liz & Marie
8. Bill & Cathi
--- Quote ---Detour: 'Coral Reconstruction' or
'Beach Preparation'
Coral Reconstruction: Help restore
the tsunami-damaged reefs off of
Khai Nai island by building a coral
reef nursery and installing it
underwater.
Beach Preparation: Search through
hundreds of chairs and umbrellas to
find the ones that match the symbol
below. Then, use those chairs and
umbrellas to set up a section of Khai
Nai beach to the exacting standards
of the Beach Club.
--- End quote ---
In Coral Reconstructions teams must first assemble the nursery from PVC pipes. They must then load this and a tray of live corals onto a kayak before paddling out to a buoy and sink their nursery to the bottom before finally placing the live coral into the nursery. This task is quite difficult. The nursery is flimsy and falls apart if not handled carefully. And there is fairly a strong wind and current at the buoys.
In beach preparation teams must collect 20 chairs and 10 umbrellas, marked with a team specific symbol, from a storage shed. The hard part of this task is to find and extract the chairs and umbrellas from the shed, and then to get the umbrellas to now fall down in the fairly strong breeze.
Both detour options are located on the tiny island of Khai Nai (13km 0:13).
Choice quotes:
"We are the king of the world", Jennifer and Justin have a Titanic moment on their speedboat
"It was a rough night sleeping on the beach", Sandy is glad to be going again
"This is our detour. We were ocean lifeguards for two summers", Liz & Marie feels confident
"I must be talking to myself", Jennifer has trouble communicating with her brother
"This is so freaking fun", Andy & Tommy have no problems with the detour
"I can't even unfold the damn chair", Marie is frustrated
"It was pretty rocky, I was just taking gulps of water. I did not feel safe", Sandy had troubles in the water
"Our stand came apart and I had a hard time swimming. So it was just a disaster for us", Marcus also had a rough day at sea
"This is gonna be a fine mess", Bill gets the title while searching for their chairs in the storage shed
"No, the rungs do not matter", Sandy thinks she knows what the judge will accept (she is wrong)
"See if you can get a shell or something to help you dig", Cathy gives a tip to Liz & Marie
"Come one, we have been out here for like 3 hours", Marie snaps at Liz
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+0) Andy & Tommy, coral
2(+1) Justin & Jennifer, coral
3(+2) Ernie & Cindy, beach
4(-2) Laurence & Zac, beach
5(-3) Amani & Marcus, started coral switched to beach
6(-2) Jeremy & Sandy, started coral switched to beach
7(+1) Bill & Cathi, started coral switched to beach
8(-1) Liz & Marie, beach
The next clue is a compass and a medallion with a silhouette cut out in the middle and the text "Head north for approximately 13 minutes" around the rim. The silhouette is actually of a pair of distinct rocks sticking straight out of the water north of their current location (13km 0:13). This place is known as soap island (Koh Sup).
The clues are hanging on a washing line over the water at Koh Sup. Teams
reach them in the following order:
1(+0) Andy & Tommy
2(+0) Justin & Jennifer
3(+1) Laurence & Zac
4(+1) Amani & Marcus
5(+1) Jeremy & Sandy
6(-3) Ernie & Cindy, had trouble reading the compass
7(+0) Bill & Cathi
8(+0) Liz & Marie
Choice quotes:
"We were a little bit off north", Ernie when they have trouble locating the island
Road block: "Who wants to be the king of the hill?". In this road block contestants must climb up a rock wall at Koh Yad Noi (26km 0:26) until they can grab their next clue which is placed in a birds nest a bit up the wall. At least two teams can climb at the same time. The pictures of the rock wall look impressive, but it turns out that none of the racers have any problems with this task so it was probably easier than it looked.
Choice quotes:
"Look at him go. He's like a little monkey", Tommy looks on as Andy climbs
"Good job Jennifer", Despite often arguing, here Justin encourages his sister as she climbs
"I don't really like heights. I get vertigo every now and then, and that's on flat ground", Laurence is glad Zac is doing this one
"I have never done this before", Amani have not climbed rocks before
"We practiced rock climbing before we got here, so I know he's got it", Ernie & Cindy are well prepared
"I like the view I have", Cathi likes to see Bill climbing
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member performing the road block, and the numbers how many roadblocks each team member have performed):
1(+0)Andy* & Tommy (2-2)Left before team #2 arrived2(+0)Justin & Jennifer*(2-2)Left before team #3 arrived3(+0)Laurence & Zac* (1-3)Left at 10:55, before team #4 arrived4(+0)Amani* & Marcus (2-2)5(+0)Jeremy* & Sandy (3-1)6(+0)Ernie* & Cindy (2-2)Left before team #7 arrived7(+0)Bill* & Cathi (3-1)Left before team #8 arrived8(+0)Liz & Marie* (1-3)
Route info: "Drive to the next pit stop". Teams must now use a provided map to make their way to Koh Panyi (21km 0:21). The pit stop is located on a floating soccer field at the edge of this floating village.
Choice quotes:
"We have done enough of this to know how to plot a runline", Laurence thinks they should be able to navigate to the pit stop
"Either the map is off or the compass is off", Laurence have faith in their abilities
"I think that's another boat going over there. Let's follow them", Laurence and Zac solve their navigational problem
"What a bunch of useless sailors we are", Laurence is ashamed that they could not find their way
"We are assuming we are going to get eliminated today", Marie knows they are last
"Look at the scenery. People dream of seeing stuff like this", Liz & Marie enjoy the surroundings while traveling to the pit stop
For most teams the navigational challenge is easily solved by showing the map to the boat driver and ask him to drive to the marked spot. The harder challenge seems to be to get to the soccer field from the main dock. There are signs, but those are easy to miss. But all the teams finally find the pit stop in the following order:
1(+0) Andy & Tommy, win $5000 each
2(+0) Justin & Jennifer
3(+2) Jeremy & Sandy
4(-1) Laurence & Zac, not long after #3
5(+1) Ernie & Cindy
6(-2) Amani & Marcus, not longer after #5
7(+0) Bill & Cathi
8(+0) Liz & Marie, are saved by a non-elimination
Choice quotes:
"The wives are comin' on the trips with us', Andy know how to spend the money they won
"I like the beard dude', Andy compliments the greeter on his beard
"Oh yeah, this is incredible", Liz & Marie are asked by Phil if they like this place
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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 19, Episode 5, I feel like I'm in the circus
Film date: 27-28/6-2011
I have tried to estimate distances and driving times every now and then. This data, from Google, is an approximation at best and may have no relation to reality.
The last Pit Stop was at Koh Panyi, a floating village outside Phuket. Phil says this is where teams are released, but it rather looks like teams are released on the docks where boats to Koh Panyi leave. Teams are released in the following order;
1.Andy & Tommy 10:072.Justin & Jennifer11:01(+0:54)3.Jeremy & Sandy 11:44(+1:37)4.Laurence & Zac 11:45(+1:38)5.Ernie & Cindy 11:52(+1:45)6.Amani & Marcus 11:53(+1:46)7.Bill & Cathi 12:22(+2:15)8.Liz & Marie 13:35(+3:28)
Teams receive $186 for this leg of the race.
Route info: "Travel by local transportation up the Koh Lang trek". Teams must now travel by Songthaew to Anda Adventures in the Ton Pariwat Wildlife Conservation Area (28km 0:41) where they will switch to a local transport, an elephant, and then ride it up the river to their next clue.
Liz & Marie find their speed bump at the start of the elephant trek. They will have to clean up after and then wash an elephant. This task suits them very well since they love elephants. And while they are washing their elephant Bill & Cathi emerge from the Jungle.
Choice quotes:
"Faith in god definitely is very important to me", Andy
"I guess I'm driving", Tommy gets to drive the elephant
"If we win the Amazing Race I'm buying an elephant.They can do some serious four-wheeling", Andy is impressed with the elephants
"I feel like I'm in the circus", Jennifer gets the title (on an elephant)
"We are up on an elephant. It's a little scary for me, and all this rocking up and down these hills is making me a little nervous", Marcus is uncomfortable on top of the elephant
"Ahh, excited!", Liz & Marie see the elephants
"I'm actually really happy to do this because I love elephants so much", Marie, while shoveling elephant dung
"This is like the best day of my life, no kidding", Marie is really really happy
At the end of the elephant trek teams find their next clue in a bucket. Teams reach this in the following order:
1(+0) Andy & Tommy
2(+0) Justin & Jennifer
3(+0) Jeremy & Sandy
4(+0) Laurence & Zac
5(+1) Amani & Marcus
6(-1) Ernie & Cindy
7(+0) Bill & Cathi
8(+0) Liz & Marie
--- Quote ---ROAD BLOCK
Who wants to hear some
Water Music?
--- End quote ---
Contestants must follow the sound of a flute to a nearby pool. Then they must enter the pool and search it for their next clue. The next clue turns out to be a ceramic Koi-fish wrapped in cloth lying on the bottom (the pool is a little more than 1m deep). Teams have to break the fish to get the clue hidden within. None of the teams have any problems with this.
As usual Andy & Tommy play rock, paper scissors about who should do the task.
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member performing the road block, and the numbers how many roadblocks each team member have performed):
1(+0)Andy* & Tommy (3-2)2(+0)Justin* & Jennifer(3-2)3(+1)Laurence* & Zac (2-3)4(-1)Jeremy & Sandy* (3-2)5(+0)Amani & Marcus* (2-3)6(+0)Ernie & Cindy* (2-3)7(+0)Bill & Cathi* (3-2)8(+0)Liz & Marie* (1-4)
Route info: "Disassemble a spirit house". Teams must now travel back by elephant and then by Songthaew to a local shop (probably in Song Phraek which is nearby), disassemble a spirit house. They must then deliver all the pieces to Wat Chanathikaram (10km 0:17) where they will get their next clue from a leather bag.
All in all it takes about 1.5h for teams to ride the elephants out and back again (and do the water task in between).
Teams arrive and disassemble their spirit houses in the following order:
1(+0) Andy & Tommy, each memorize one side of the layout
2(+0) Justin & Jennifer, took a photo of the setup with the drivers phone
3(+0) Laurence & Zac, did not make any notes
4(+0) Jeremy & Sandy, made notes
5(+1) Ernie & Cindy, did not make any notes
6(-1) Amani & Marcus, made notes
7(+0) Bill & Cathi, made notes
8(+0) Liz & Marie, made notes
Choice quotes:
"Justin does the driver have a camera phone?", Jennifer has a very good idea
"We should take notes", Zac tries to think ahead
"No, no, no", but Laurence is not interested
"You don't have to remember it", Ernie to Cindy
Teams then travel to Wat Chanathikaram and here they find their next clue:
--- Quote ---ROAD BLOCK:
Surprise! If you did the
Water Music Roadblock,
your partner MUST do
this one.
--- End quote ---
In this second road block contestants must reassemble their spirit house exactly as they found it. This is not all that easy since the display includes a number of figurines, candles and other small decorative objects, all of which have to placed exactly right.
Choice quotes:
"Alright, we got Tommy doing the road block. Poor guy, he kind of got the hard part", Andy
"We know the one true god and it's pretty straightforward when you read the bible", Andy does not feel anything special in the Buddhist temple
"While it may not be the same religion as mine, it still warrants the same amount of respect", Jennifer
"I need to go back and make notes dad", Zac realizes he will not solve this by guessing
"This is something that I'd have been able to knock out pretty well, I think", Laurence thinks he could have done it easily
"I'm glad I took notes", Amani finds that the note taking is paying off
"I don't remember what this should look like at all", Ernie pays for his earlier haste
"We should have written it down", Cindy blames their team
"I think I've got it. But if I don't get it, I think Cindy is gonna kill me", Ernie after having looked at the example again
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member performing the road block, and the numbers how many roadblocks each team member have performed):
1(+0)Andy & Tommy* (3-3)Went back to look again, but still manage to complete before the next team shows up2(+0)Justin & Jennifer*(3-3)3(+1)Jeremy* & Sandy (4-2)4(-1)Laurence & Zac* (2-4)Had to go back and look again5(+1)Amani* & Marcus (3-3)6(-1)Ernie* & Cindy (3-3)Had to go back and look again7(+0)Bill* & Cathi (4-2)8(+0)Liz* & Marie (2-4)
Route info: "Travel by bus to Bangkok". When they arrive they have to make their way to the Bangkok Noi Canal where they must feed the fish to receive their next clue. Teams are give a small bundle of fish-food together with their clue.
Teams first travel by Songthaew to the Phuket bus terminal (97km 1:49), where they all get a shock when they find out how much they owe their driver. Most teams pay around $150, which does not leave them with much cash. They then learn that the bus ride will take around 13 hours.
Laurence & Zac are the only team on their bus, they see three other teams on another bus though. They then realize that their bus is a first class bus, and the race rules say they may not fly in first class. So they panic and leave the bus a couple of miles from the bus terminal. They then walk back to the terminal and take another bus. They arrive back at the bust terminal just as the 17:30 buses pulls out.
Ernie almost pulls a Colin and tries to pay less than the driver wants. The police is mentioned in the ensuing discussion, but in the end they cough up the cash he demands.
Liz & Marie have the most problems since their driver wants $190, which is more than they have. They buy their bus tickets and then give him all they have left. While they are arguing with him their bus leaves and they are devastated. But once the driver accepts the money they have he softens up and drives them to the bus, which is waiting for them outside the town.
Choice quotes:
"We're screwed now", Laurence & Zac after having exited the first class bus
"It was not our finest hour. That behavior is not acceptable in our life", afterwards Cindy feels ashamed for how they treated the driver
"They look busted", Cindy see Laurence & Zac arrive at the bus terminal (after walking back)
"So that's really really nice of him", Marie about their driver who is driving them to their bus
Teams eventually board the following buses:
Bus #1, leaves 16:30 with arrival at 06:00
Andy & Tommy, buy their tickets at 16:03
Justin & Jennifer
Jeremy & Sandy, buy their tickets at 16:14
Bus #2, First class bus at 16:30
Laurence & Zac
Bus #3, leaves at 17:30
Amani & Marcus
Bill & Cathi
Bus #4, First class bus at 17:30
Ernie & Cindy
Bus #5, leaves at 20:00
Laurence & Zac
Bus #6, leaves at 20:15 (but was delayed since it waited for Liz & Marie)
Liz & Marie
The buses make different numbers of stops so they arrive in the following order:
Bus #4,
1(+5) Ernie & Cindy
Bus #1
2(-1) Andy & Tommy
3(+0) Jeremy & Sandy
4(-2) Justin & Jennifer
Bus #3
5(+0) Amani & Marcus
6(+1) Bill & Cathi
Bus #5
7(-3) Laurence & Zac
Bus #6
8(+0) Liz & Marie
Now teams travel by taxi to the Bangkok Noi canal (10km 0:18). That is all teams but Liz & Marie. The twins have no money so they have no choice but to walk. They are told that the canal is 3 blocks away. After a short while they are told that it may take 5 hours to walk. But they keep walking, the area is poor and they do not feel it is right to beg. But after having walked for four hours they start asking taxi drivers for a free ride, and amazingly they find one who is willing to drive them there for free.
Choice quotes:
"It was like a hopeless cause, but I would've felt really guilty and really bad asking people for money", Marie
"Never underestimate the generosity of people", Liz
The other teams travel by taxi, but it is rush hour and traffic is bad. Some taxi drivers apparently know better routes than other because some teams get a much quicker trip than others.
Choice quotes:
"We don't know how many teams are in front of us or how many teams are behind us", Marcus, like most others, have no idea where in the pack they are
"We have gone one straight block in 20 minutes", Sandy is frustrated by the slow progress (there is some traffic)
"Our cab driver took a little shortcut", Marcus knows they had a quick ride
Teams eventually reach the canal and feed the fish in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy
2(+4) Bill & Cathi, seconds before #3
3(+2) Amani & Marcus
4(-2) Andy & Tommy, a few seconds before #5
5(-2) Jeremy & Sandy
6(-2) Justin & Jennifer
7(+0) Laurence & Zac
8(+0) Liz & Marie
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Make your way to the
next Pit Stop: M.R.
Kukrit Heritage Home.
Warning!! The last Team
to check-in may be
eliminated.
--- End quote ---
Teams must now make their way to the pit stop at the M.R. Kukrit heritage home (13km 0:18).
Andy & Tommy are told it is just across the river so they start off on foot. However they do not find the place across the river so they stop by at a local school to ask for directions. A woman takes their clue and goes off to search, but she does not return. It turns out she has gone to teach a class and can't be disturbed. Andy & Tommy get frustrated but eventually manage to get somebody (the headmaster?) to retrieve their clue. They finally jump into a taxi.
Meanwhile Liz & Marie manage to find another taxi driver willing to give them a free ride.
Ernie & Cindy get frustrated when stuck in traffic so they exit their taxi and continue on foot. This probably cost them the first place of this leg.
Jeremy & Sandy also get told to continue on foot. They get lost and are later told that it takes 30 minutes to walk there from where they are. They jump into a taxi again.
Choice quotes:
"I'd hate to have to run this thing against Bill & Cathi, but we gotta do what we gotta do", Marcus sees a footrace in the near future
"They may look like Ma and Pa, but they can run", Marcus have respect for Bill & Cathi
"It's really frustrating sitting in traffic on the way to the pit stop because we don't really know how much of a buffer we have on the other teams", Cindy is frustrated
"I'm so pissed we got out of that cab", Cindy practices hindsight
"In a few minutes, I come back. You wait here", The teacher to Andy / Tommy
"We're wasting time, we know that much", Andy gets impatient waiting for the teacher
When Jeremy & Sandy arrive at the Pit Stop they are pretty certain they are going to be eliminated. Phil toys a bit with them before letting them know they are not last.
Teams eventually reach the pit stop in the following order:
1(+2) Amani & Marcus, win a trip to Bali
2(+0) Bill & Cathi, a few seconds after #1
3(-2) Ernie & Cindy
4(+2) Justin & Jennifer
5(-1) Andy & Tommy
6(+1) Laurence & Zac
7(-2) Jeremy & Sandy
8(+0) Liz & Marie, are eliminated (about two hours behind #7)
Choice quotes:
"With regards to first class travel. That rule only refers to air travel.", Phil clarifies the rules (so Zac & Laurence could have continued on their bus)
"Jeremy & Sandy, I guess you have a pretty good idea what I'm gonna say", Phil lets them think they will be eliminated
"I can just eliminate you if you want to", Phil is helpful to Jeremy & Sandy (after having told them they are #7)
Edit to add, we are still unsure exactly which temple they did assemble their spirit houses it.
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