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Pékin Express 2012
Plaidmoon:
I found a couple of messages on Facebook and that have me more than a little confused.
The guy apparently worked with Pekin Express in the Philippines and says he's starting work in a day or two for about another 2 weeks with Amazing Race Deutsch (his name for it and not what he called Pekin Express).
Another version of TAR filming in the Philippines for 2 weeks starting tomorrow? Whaaaattt? :colors :angel:
I might dismiss this but his information about Pekin Express is very convincing. I really don't know what this other race could be. Maybe additional non racer filming for Pekin Express?
Plaidmoon:
Here's another sighting just a little ways south of the last sightings the other day. They haven't made much progress but I'll put out a good reason why below.
Gunnedah Tourism @Gunnedah2380
We just had the French team from #theamazingrace here in the #gunnedah visitor info centre .. Talk about chaotic
1 hr ago
Gunnedah Tourism @Gunnedah2380
We are expecting 13 more #theamazingrace race teams to come through #gunnedah enroute to #lightningridge @A_J_Marshall @abcnewengland
1 hr ago
13 more teams? Maybe there is another race starting up but it seems unlikely. I suspect it's just the remaining 3 Pekin Express teams.
Gunnedah is 475 kilometres (295 mi) from Sydney. The tourism centre states that "Gunnedah is proudly home to one of the largest and healthiest koala colonies in the world. Gunnedah Koala Capital of the World!"
Lightning Ridge is to the west of Gunnedah and not any closer to Sydney. From Wikipedia: The Lightning Ridge area is a world epicentre of the mining of black opals and other opal gemstones. Lightning Ridge has the largest known deposits of black opals in the world.
The reason for the slow progress becomes clear when you read the other tweets from Gunnedah Tourism.
The Governor General arrives in #Moree disaster recovery centre http://pic.twitter.com/uVkGAFq6” we just had the French team amazing race
1 hr ago
Gunnedah Shire Council was declared a Natural Disaster on Friday which will provide assistance with the cost of restoration to the town.
19 hrs ago
Planning for a big day in #moree as the community begins the massive recovery task #nswfloods we'll be broadcasting live on @abcnewengland
5 Feb
Sewerage system in the lower end of #Gunnedah residential areas is now back online as waters have receded #nswfloods
4 Feb
#WalesFlood Northwest NSW rivers peaked: As flood waters are expected to head further south into NSW, Gunnedah w... bit.ly/xORXVL
3 Feb
SES boats rescue stranded travellers while the #Gunnedah airport road access is closed. @nbnnews http://pic.twitter.com/13koH7BP
Retweeted by Gunnedah Tourism
3 Feb
And it goes on and on. Lots of information about roads being closed and reopening. Apparently Pekin Express wandered into a disaster area with heavy flooding. With the closed roads, it's no wonder they haven't made much progress or been seen much the last few days. I begin to understand why the people the other day were saying they wouldn't be happy camping by the river. :ascared It does appear the heavy rains happened a day or two before they got there, roughly from Jan 30th through Feb 2nd or 3rd. Here's a few pictures of the flooding.
Plaidmoon:
Another sighting from Facebook! Narrabri is on the highway from Gunnedah to Lightning Ridge.
<Witness>
31 minutes ago near Narrabri West, New South Wales
Amazing race in Narrabri :/ there trying to pull plp over at the caltx lol
<Friend 1> ..weird
16 minutes ago
<Friend 2> are you for real???
16 minutes ago
<Friend 3> Take them further away lol.
16 minutes ago
<Witness> Yeah trying to get to lighting ridge haha good luck I say
16 minutes ago
<Friend 2> how funny....cameras?? how many??
15 minutes ago
<Friend 3> Take them to walgett. Haha.
13 minutes ago
<Friend 2> good luck with walgett too!!
12 minutes ago
<Witness> Like 4 plp n one big ass camera
10 minutes ago
<Friend 2> wish i was there ;)
10 minutes ago
<Friend 1> Or coonamble and I'll lure them into the ghetto ;P
5 minutes ago
<Friend 3> Haha. Then say. It's gonna cost the big $$$ for the ride out lol
4 minutes ago
<Friend 2> take them to the airport...might be able to hitch a ride with a fodder drop....in one of those big basket things.......
2 minutes ago
Updated about 6 hours later with more entries:
<Friend 4> Oooh is that what their doing? Lol
5 hours ago
<Friend 5> Friend 4 do not give them a lift. Haha
5 hours ago
<Friend 6> Just go drop them in the middle of the village.
5 hours ago
<Friend 4> Na I'm not, Iv seen them twice but and was curious what they were doing?
5 hours ago
<Friend 7> We saw them at lunch, wondered what the cameras were about :)
2 hours ago
Aussie:
Narrabri? :o My family was looking at land there a few years ago! But it's like cut in half by the floodwaters, good luck to the contestants! :lol:
Plaidmoon:
One more Facebook sighting from Gunnedah that I missed earlier:
<Witness> Wow The Amazing Race Come Throw Gunny LOL!!
7 hours ago near Gunnedah, New South Wales ·
7 people like this.
<Friend 1> Wtf really?? How do you no that
7 hours ago · 1
<Friend 2> r u serious or u talkin ****
7 hours ago · 1
<Witness> Umm It's All Over FaceBook && They Were Filmin Down Town Heaps Of Cameras && ****
7 hours ago
<Friend 1> Lol wow jaha
7 hours ago
<Friend 3> Yeah I was stopped behind them while they were changing cars!
7 hours ago
<Witness> Narr They Were/Are In Town Mat && Stewart Seen Em Down Town 2 && Everyone Is Talkin Bout It On FaceBook
7 hours ago
<Witness> Lol Mad As Friend 3..
7 hours ago
<Friend 1> When will it be on tv??
7 hours ago
<Friend 4> lol haha yea i seen them haha
7 hours ago
<Witness> Dunno Dnt Watch It Lol
7 hours ago
<Friend 1> Lol
7 hours ago
<Friend 5> is that what it was!
7 hours ago
<Witness> Yep Lol Apparently
7 hours ago
<Friend 6> They wernt talking englis
about an hour ago
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