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Racing report, TAR 20, Episode 11.2 is on page 1
Jimmer:
Do we know what time the teams checked in at the pitstop in Germany?
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Jimmer25,
We seldom are able to develop that type of information in advance of a telecast. We typically wait for the release times and then back-calculate the check-in times based on an assumption about the length of the pit stop.
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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 20, Episode 6, "This is wicked strange"
Film date: 7-8/12 (probably)
All driving distances and times in Azerbaijan should be taken with a big pitch of salt since I am unsure about a number of locations.
Teams are released from the pit stop in Bavaria in the following order:
1.Art & JJ 08:482.Joey & Danny 09:17(+0:29)3.Vanessa & Ralph 09:19(+0:31)4.Rachel & Dave 10:57(+2:09)5.Brendon & Rachel11:17(+2:29)6.Bopper & Mark 11:41(+2:53)7.Nary & Jamie 11:42(+2:54)Teams receive $167 for this leg.
Route info: "Fly to the land of fire, Azerbaijan". Teams must now drive themselves to the Münich airport (162km 1:51) and fly from there to Baku.
Brendon & Rachel are the only ones shown going to a local travel agency before making for the airport. This is a very good idea, but in this case it does not help them. All teams end up on the same flights via Istanbul:
TK1636 MUC-IST 18:36-22:02 (scheduled departure was 18:20)
TK338 IST-GYD 23:30-04:10
When waiting for an elevator at the airport in Münich Joey & Danny argue about if they should have said hello to Vanessa & Ralph in the parking garage. Meanwhile Vanessa & Ralph quietly arrive just behind them, Vanessa gets to say hi to the camera.
Choice quotes:
"...we both know that we're one road block or detour away from being humbled", JJ knows they can fall through any time
"The last leg, obviously, we weren't very nice to each other", Ralph realize they need to improve
"If we just stop screwing up, we will win something", Vanessa is optimistic
"Do you think we're going to Africa?", Bopper does not know where Azerbaijan is
In Baku teams jump into cabs and head for Temple Atashgah (10km 0:13). Despite the early hour (just before 5 in the morning) the temple is full of life. There are fires burning, musicians playing and there is a lot of dancing. There is however a noticeable lack of clues to be found. The closest thing to a clue is a locked door with a sign "Open at Sunrise". So there is nothing to do but wait. Most teams joins the dancers to pass the time.
Choice quotes:
"This is like an ancient rave", Dave feels the rhythm
At sunrise, around 07:30, a guy comes and unlocks the door. Inside
teams find their next clue, lying on a small platter. Teams open their clues in the following order:
1. Rachel & Dave
2. Joey & Danny
3. Nary & Jamie
4. Art & JJ
5. Brendon & Rachel
6. Bopper & Mark
7. Vanessa & Ralph
This envelope contains a route info and a fast forward.
--- Quote ---FAST FORWARD
At Saman Ot Bazary
become part of
Azerbaijan's agricultural
workforce!
Note: As many as three
teams can compete in
this even until
somebody wins!
--- End quote ---
The route info tells teams to go to Occupational Training Int'l and search the grounds for their next clue.
Rachel & Dave and Joey & Danny both head for the fast forward. When they arrive at the fast forward location (20km 0:30) they are greeted by a sign which reads:
--- Quote ---The first team to unload and stack 150 bales of
hay will receive the Fast Forward award.
There are three trucks available.
First come first served.
There is a finished example of stacked hay.
--- End quote ---
Teams must figure out that they need to stack the hay 10 by 3 and 5 high, just like the example. Dave & Joey climb up on their respective trucks and start throwing down bales to their partners. Rachel & Dave have a small head start, less than a minute, but Joey & Danny feel confident since this is a very physical task and Rachel is a girl.
It is all very exciting and both teams are stacking hay furiously. Rachel may not be as strong as Danny, but Dave compensates by throwing down their bales on top of their stack so she don't have to carry them as long. Joey on the other hand throws them down on the ground next to the stack Danny is building. Dave also dares to push down the bales at the extreme edge, something Joey doesn't do. But Joey & Danny work on and look confident and are almost done when they suddenly hear Dave & Rachel screaming that they are done. It turns out that in this task a little bit of technique and teamwork beat raw physical strength. Rachel's heroic effort also helped a lot.
Choice quotes:
"We take a little bit of a risk, but we want first place today man", Danny
"The rules say that once you've done a fast forward you can't do another one", Art & JJ explains why they did not go for the FF
"We've done everything without a strategy so far", Danny is just stapling hay bales
"We're gonna beat them bro", Joey & Danny feel comfortable
"They're killing us", Rachel feels the pressure
"What? Are they done?", Joey is flabbergasted
"Bro worry about us, they're not done. No way", Danny can't believe the other team is done
"See, when we use teamwork we're awesome. You just have to remember that Dave", Rachel rubs it in
"Got beat by a fricking girl", Danny is upset
So Rachel & Dave win the fast forward and can go directly to the pit stop while Joey & Danny have to go to Occupational training Int'l (20km 0:22) to pick up the trail.
Meanwhile the other teams arrive at Occupational Training Int'l (28km 0:50) and search for their next clue. Some teams have a hard time finding it while other seem to run straight to the big metal box painted in race colors standing out in the open. Teams find this clue in the following order:
1(+4) Bopper & Mark
2(+0) Nary & Jamie
3(+0) Art & JJ
4(+0) Brendon & Rachel
5(+1) Vanessa & Ralph
6(-5) Joey & Danny
Choice quotes:
"This guy is driving like an absolute maniac", Bopper about their taxi driver
"Poor Mark, he's over there hurling in the back", JJ sees that Mark gets car stick in his cab
--- Quote ---ROAD BLOCK
What goes down must
come up!
--- End quote ---
In this road block team members must take part in a helicopter ditch rescue exercise. They will be strapped into a helicopter mock up which is then submerged under water and rotated 180 degrees so they are hanging upside down. They must then push out their window and swim out through the resulting hole up to the surface and fetch their next clue from a rescue raft.
The task is fairly linear insofar there is nothing you can do to get ahead of any other teams. But it is probably easy to freak out and not be able to complete the task, which would put you behind the other teams. There are lots of safety divers in the water so there is no real danger to the teams.
Nobody freaks out, even if some contestants are a bit scared. They go down in the following order:
Session #1: JJ, Bopper, Jamie
Session #2: Brendon
Session #3: Vanessa
Session #4: Joey
Choice quotes:
"Bopper's got a bad crush on her", Mark to Nary while they are discussing Jamie
"I couldn't get the window open so I started to panic", JJ almost failed
"Oh, my life jacket wasn't even on", Vanessa is glad that the instructor notices these small details
"Oh, I don't wanna do this", Vanessa is anxious
"I'm worried because she is not fond of close spaces or being under water. And she gets both of them here", Ralph about Vanessa
"She's gonna be pretty pissed that her hair is wet", Ralph, jokingly, after Vanessa is done
Rachel had a hard time opening the window so a safety diver can be seen making for her. But just then she gets it open and escapes.
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock)
1(+1)Nary & Jamie* (3-3)2(+1)Art & JJ* (2-3)3(-2)Bopper* & Mark (3-3)4(+0)Brendon* & Rachel(3-3)at 09:105(+0)Vanessa* & Ralph (3-3)6(+0)Joey* & Danny (3-3)
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Find Toghrul Karabakh
Carpet Shop in Old
Town Baku and search
for your next clue.
--- End quote ---
Teams arrive at the carpet shop (26km 0:30) in the following order:
1(+3) Brendon & Rachel
2(+1) Bopper & Mark
3(-1) Art & JJ
4(-3) Nary & Jamie, within seconds of #1
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
6(+0) Joey & Danny
The next clue is standing on a rolled up carpet along the wall in this shop. Everybody just runs in and grab a clue, except Vanessa & Ralph who start looking inside the carpets. But eventually they also see the clue and leave.
Choice quotes:
"Oh my god, we are buffoons", Vanessa when she finally spies the clue
--- Quote ---DETOUR
Detour: Apple or Oil
Apple: Make your way to
the Yaşuk Bazar Fruit Market
and find the marked cars
filled with apples. Then
unload the car until you find
the Race Apple, and hand
to the Apple Vendor in
exchange for your next clue.
Oil: Make your way to the
Naftalan Health Center in
Badanar Settlement and
find the oil baths. Then
scrape and scrub the oil off
the body of a soaking
patient to receive your next
clue.
--- End quote ---
In the apples detour teams travel to a bazaar (4km 0:11) where they will find a small car where the back seat and trunk are filled to the brim with almost a ton of apples. It is actually quite impressive to see how many apples they manage to get into these small cars. One apple has a race flag stuck into it, looking a bit like leaves. It is hard to miss when you see it, but teams do not know that so some of them carefully look at each apple. It is probably easier to spot the marked apple in the cars filled with green apples than in those with red apples. Teams may not just throw the apples on the ground but must put them in the provided boxes.
In oil teams travel to a health clinic (3.6km 0:10) and there they will first have to watch as a tub is filled with warm crude oil and a local man steps into it to soak. After his bath teams must scrape as much oil as possible off him and then scrub and shower him clean. The task is gross and time consuming, but still faster than the apples option.
Choice quotes:
"Scrub somebody, that's kinda gross", Nary is glad they choose apple
"We decided to come play with some more fruit", Ralph have not so fond memories of watermelons
"He's either yelling at us to go faster or something about Vanessa's melons", Ralph does not understand what the locals are shouting
"I don't think he can even see my melons, but I'm going commando", Vanessa gives us too much detail
"It's crazy these apples. The further down you gets it seems like they multiply", Ralph finds that the car contains a LOT of apples
"I'm getting apple avalanches, it's way to reminiscent of the watermelons", Vanessa have unpleasant flashbacks
"It's like a needle in a haystack you know? Even worse, it's an apple in an apple stack", Joey
"Is this normal?", JJ when oil start flowing out of the spigot
"Art, this is wicked strange", JJ gets the title when scraping oil from the patient
"It'd be haaard to get me in that tub", Bopper does not think the oil treatment is for him
"What the hell is going on in my life", Art is amused by the bizarre situation
"This is the uncomfortable part", Rachel gets to the tights of their patient
"How about you focus on what we gotta do instead of fricking trying to be funny", JJ to Art
"I don't think he minds that I'm rubbing him all over", Rachel about their patient
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+2) Art & JJ, oil
2(+0) Bopper & Mark, oil
3(-2) Brendon & Rachel, oil, after 10:14
4(+0) Nary & Jamie, apple
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph, apple, at 11:14
6(+0) Joey & Danny, apple
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Make your way to the
next Pit Stop:
'Boulevard Esplanade
Estakada'
Warning!! The last Team
to check-in may be
eliminated.
--- End quote ---
As usual this part is cut to make it look like there is a tense race between the last two teams. So we see Vanessa & Ralph having taxi trouble while Joey & Danny seem to fly through the detour. The editors can't hide the fact that Joey & Danny arrive after Ralph & Vanessa have already left the apples, so we know they are quite a bit behind. From interviews given after the race we also learn that it took them around an hour to find the marked apple. So in reality they weren't even close. But it made for reasonably good television.
Choice quotes:
"I think that's it. I can smell Phil's cologne", Dave gets close to the pit stop
"Whoo, cheese and crackers", Vanessa upon learning they are next to last
Teams reach Phil in the following order:
1(+0) Rachel & Dave, at 09:19, each win a new car from one of the sponsors
2(+0) Art & JJ
3(+0) Bopper & Mark, just before 11:00
4(+0) Brendon & Rachel, seconds after #3
5(+0) Nary & Jamie
6(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
7(+0) Joey & Danny, are eliminated
Choice quotes:
"Everything we've done in this race was new to both of us, so we just have to thankful we got to experience new places", Danny
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Amazing Race Season 20, Episode 7, "I didn't make her cry"
Film date: 8-10/12 (probably)
Teams are released from the pit stop in Baku in the following order:
1.Rachel & Dave 09:152.Art & JJ 10:45(+1:30)3.Bopper & Mark 10:55(+1:40)4.Brendon & Rachel10:56(+1:41)5.Nary & Jamie 11:32(+2:17)6.Vanessa & Ralph 11:35(+2:20)The pit stop was probably 12h.
Route info: "Fly to the gateway to Africa's wildlife heritage Kilimanjaro, Tanzania". The clue also tells teams they have to go to Pasha travel agency to buy their tickets.
Choice quotes:
"We feel like we are the front runners. We're hoping that some of the dead weight jumps off i.e. the Big Brother team. I'm so tired of them following us.", JJ does not like Brendon & Rachel
"Ohhh, free candy", Bopper strikes gold at the travel agency
"We can still run faster than them", Nary & Jamie upon learning that Art & JJ think they are cops
"I wish there was a quicker flight than 10am", BB Rachel tries to confuse the other teams (who are not buying it)
At the travel agency there is tension. First because BB Rachel sits down right next to Art & JJ to overhear their ticket bookings. Which is not appreciated. Then Art & JJ let the other teams know that they suspect that Nary & Jamie are not kindergarten teachers. They suspect this because the girls know too much law enforcement shop-talk. Art & JJ see this as stirring the pot and hope it will distract the other teams.
Much of the flight to Kilimanjaro is unknown. We know that they flew through Nairobi and probably took PW728 NBO-JRO 22:00-23:00 to Kilimanjaro.
At the Nairobi airport teams have to go to the transfer desk. It seems that in the haste to get there Brendon bumped into Ralph. Ralph says "Easy buddy" and Brendon responds by giving Ralph the finger. This leads to a somewhat heated exchange in the transfer desk queue:
Choice quotes:
"Mind where you put that finger buddy", Ralph
"I'm here to play baby", Brendon responds
"No, you're here to follow bro, you're not here to play", Art & JJ to Brendon
"Now it's getting feisty", Nary observes from the side line
"You guys are crazy, go put on some more sparkles", Vanessa to Brendon & Rachel
"How old are you? Aren't you like 38?", Rachel tries to insult Vanessa
"Yea, I'm 38 and somehow I still look younger than you", but Vanessa blocks the insult and returns it
"Honey, get you nose done before you get your boobs done", Vanessa delivers the coup de grace to a speechless Rachel
"That they are even in the same race as us is disgusting", JJ really does not like Brendon & Rachel
"This whole game has been all about Vanessa trash-talking me and I'm tired of it. All she does is say mean things and name-calling", Rachel starts crying again
"I didn't make her cry, her lack of self esteem made her cry", Vanessa gets the title
Also in Nairobi Art & JJ confront Nary & Jamie with their suspicions that they are not kindergarten teachers. The girls stick to their cover-story. But all Art & JJ wanted was to do was to stir the pots and get the other teams distracted.
When teams finally land in Kilimanjaro it is dark outside, They run out to the taxis to reach Arusha airport (58km 0:47) where they will sign up for charter flights with Excel to the Ngorongoro crater.
Choice quotes:
"Art & JJ, snobby McSnobsters", BB Rachel does not like Art & JJ
"It's kind of upsetting that team Big Baby got ahead of us", Vanessa about Brendon & Rachel
"We need to worry about us today", Ralph wants her to focus on their own game instead
Teams end up on the following flights:
Flight #1 09:30
1. Art & JJ
2. Brendon & Rachel
Flight #2 09:45
3. Bopper & Mark
4. Rachel & Dave
Flight #3 10:00
5. Nary & Jamie
6. Vanessa & Ralph
They have to spend the night at this small airport before they fly out the next morning.
Choice quotes:
"Not only am I motivated to beat them. I'm motivated to destroy them", BB Rachel is motivated today
"I think somebody's gonna end up crying by the end of the day", Art makes a wild guess
"Just don't let it be you Art", JJ responds
At the end of the flight they land on a small airstrip (just outside Ngorongoro) and the plane stops next to a line of cars. The next clue awaits in a pouch hanging from a pair of spears stuck into the ground. Teams reach it in the following order:
1(+1) Brendon & Rachel
2(-1) Art & JJ
3(+1) Rachel & Dave
4(-1) Bopper & Mark
? Nary & Jamie
? Vanessa & Ralph
Route info: "Choose a safari vehicle with a driver...". Teams must now choose a safari vehicle and navigate their driver to the western rim of the Ngorongoro crater. Here they will find a Massai warrior with some bicycles who will hand them their next clue.
Choice quotes:
"Look zebras. Oh my god, this is so cool", BB Rachel enjoys the ride
"This place is beautiful man, and I mean beautiful", Mark lacks words
"We were pointed in a direction that didn't have a road", Army Rachel got hard to use directions
"My great great grandpa was a slave, and I think he came from this area", Mark
Teams find the bicycle man (~6km) in the following order:
1(+1) Art & JJ
2(-1) Brendon & Rachel, seconds after #1
3(+0) Rachel & Dave
4(+0) Bopper & Mark, a few minutes after #3
5(??) Nary & Jamie
6(??) Vanessa & Ralph, seconds after #5
--- Quote ---DETOUR
Detour: 'Marksmanship' or
'Courtship'
Marksmanship: Train with
young warriors for the hunt
by throwing a traditional
Masai hunting weapon
know as a "Rungu" at clay
targets.
Courtship: Participate in a
courtship ritual performed
by young warriors...
--- End quote ---
Both detours require teams to choose a bicycle and pedal down to Sineto village. The bikes are rather tall but Vanessa is the only one having real problems with it. But she has such a hard time on the bikes so after a couple of falls she decide to walk the bike instead.
In marksmanship team members must throw a small wooden club on a moving clay target. The targets sit on the rim of a bicycle wheel which is kept spinning through a wonderful contraption consisting of a bike without wheels and some long chains. When both team members have scored a hit they will receive their next clue.
In courtship teams join in a traditional jumping ceremony which is know as a Dumu. Basically all the teams need to do is jump up and down for a minute. The only difficulty is that the village is on an elevation of nearly 8000 feet, so it might be exhausting.
It is clear that the courtship option is way faster than marksmanship. So we are left to wonder why four teams select to throws the Rungus.
Choice quotes:
"We are hoping not to die", Art & JJ, as well as most others, find the bike ride scary
"This is the coolest thing ever", BB Rachel likes the village
"This is an ancient bike", Dave
"Hey Mark & Bopper, courtship", Brendon gives a tip
"Yeah, white men can jump", Bopper while doing courtship
"Ralph, I can't ride it. It's too tall", Vanessa gives up on the bike
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+1) Brendon & Rachel, courtship
2(-1) Art & JJ, marksmanship, at 11:07
3(+1) Bopper & Mark, courtship
4(-1) Rachel & Dave, marksmanship, arrived at the village at 11:15
5(+0) Nary & Jamie
6(+0) Vanessa & Ralph, arrive at the range as #5 are leaving
After the detour Vanessa apologies for causing them to lose so much time. But Ralph acts grown up and does not blame her.
Route info: "Drive along the western rim and search for the Simba campsite, you must direct your driver". Teams must now ride their bikes back up to the cars and the direct their driver to the Simba A campsite (they did pass the road to it on the way from the airport).
One the ride back up to the cars Art & JJ pass Brendon & Rachel.
Choice quotes:
"This isn't it, this is just Japanese tourists though, Art & JJ have a hard time finding their way (at 11:50)
"Another frustrating day, but as of now Art & JJ are out in front in the wrong direction. Which is very good for us", Brendon have just found out that they were going in the wrong direction
"I can't believe it, we went the wrong way", Art & JJ finally learn they are going the wrong way (at 12:25)
At the Simba campsite (3km) teams find their next clue attached to a shield sitting on two spears trust into the ground. They reach it in the following order:
1(+3) Rachel & Dave
2(-1) Brendon & Rachel
3(+0) Bopper & Mark, seconds after #2
4(-2) Art & JJ, at 12:47
5(+0) Nary & Jamie, not long after #4
6(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Set up your camp for the
night!
Build and furnish your safari
tent, complete with bush
shower, to the satisfaction
of the Camp Manager.
Once the Camp Manager
turns on your shower and
the water flows, you may
get back in your vehicle and
proceed to the Simba B
Special Campsite and
search for Phil and the mat!
Warning!! The last team to
check-in may be eliminated.
--- End quote ---
Teams must first unload the materials needed from a truck. Then erect an elaborate camp. The hardest part is the tent, or rather the quite finicky metal frame of the tent. But then there are lots of accessories as well so the entire task is quite time consuming. The good thing about this is that it allows all teams to catch up so they compete side by side to complete their campsites.
Choice quotes:
"Where the hell are all the other teams", Dave is surprised they are first to arrive at the campsite
"This might be in the deep recesses of my army skill-set", Dave thinks he might have an edge
"I'm telling you baby, something is not right", Dave has a, correct, feeling something is wrong with their frame
"I heard you the first five times", But Rachel grows tired of hearing him say it over and over again
"Don't whine, whining doesn't get you anywhere", Rachel grows really tired of Dave's complaining
"That's why we're not here with our wives", JJ hears Dave & Rachel arguing
"When communication is flowing and we're supportive of one another, we are unstoppable", Eventually Dave & Rachel find the problem and start working together
"It's hard because there's different pieces and they all look similar, but if you don't put them in the right place it's not gonna go properly", Jamie is having problems
"Don't fart on me Bop, whatever you do", Mark works behind and below Bopper
"I felt like a woman", JJ makes the beds inside the tent
"All the other teams already have their tarps up. I mean we are way behind", Nary is getting desperate
"Dammit, if they get it I'm gonna kick myself", JJ can't stand being beaten by Mark & Bopper
"You look as though you need a drink", The judge to Art when he is done
"We haven't slept in 3 days, we're extremely hungry, tired, need water", Jamie on why it is hard
"We know all the teams have gone, and we are pretty tuckered up by now. But we have to finish this, we're not giving up", Nary is not giving up
"This is where a lot of guys at work have been wanting us, Nary and I in a shower together. Now they got it, but we ain't looking so hot right now", Nary & Jamie erect their shower
Nary & Jamie really struggle with their tent and fall way behind the others. Mark & Bopper are the first to call for inspection, but they have forgotten to fill their shower so Rachel & Dave get approved before them.
Teams complete their campsites in the following order:
1(+0) Rachel & Dave
2(+1) Bopper & Mark
3(+1) Art & JJ
4(-2) Brendon & Rachel
5(+1) Vanessa & Ralph
6(-1) Nary & Jamie
They then rush to their cars to drive to the pit stop. They reach Phil (2km) in the following order:
1(+0) Rachel & Dave, win a trip to Costa Rica
2(+0) Bopper & Mark, sometimes after 15
3(+0) Art & JJ, at 15:28
4(+0) Brendon & Rachel
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
6(+0) Nary & Jamie, are saved by a non-elimination
On their way to Phil Nary & Jamie know they are last, so when they see a herd of elephants they stop to admire them for a short while.
Choice quotes:
"Phil,why do you always have to be on the top of a hill?", Army Rachel is exhausted
"I really don't have any desire to speak with them, honestly. There is no need for us to be friends with them this race", Vanessa about Brendon & Rachel
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Amazing Race Season 20, Episode 8, "Let them drink their haterade"
Film date: 11/12 - 2012 (probably)
Teams are released from the, probably 15h, pit stop next to the Ngorongoro crater in the following order:
1.Rachel & Dave 06:032.Bopper & Mark 06:05(+0:02)3.Art & JJ 06:23(+0:20)4.Brendon & Rachel06:48(+0:45)5.Vanessa & Ralph 07:18(+1:15)6.Nary & Jamie 09:21(+3:18)
Route info: "Take a drive through Africa's garden of Eden, the Ngorongoro crater". Teams will now go on safari and descend into the Ngorongoro crater. When they emerge from the carter they must travel to Safari Junction where they should search for Hillary Clington. Teams are given a safari vehicle with a driver. Teams also learn that there will be a double U-turn during this leg of the race.
In a flashback from leg 5 we get to see when Art & JJ and Rachel & Dave and Joey & Danny agree to U-turn Brendon & Rachel.
Nary & Jamie wear matching T-shirts with the text "I'm with my BFF" and a big arrow pointing at their team mate, cute.
Choice quotes:
"I injured my knee the last leg", Bopper
"The more the hater hate, the more.. stronger Brendon and I get. Let them drink their haterade", Rachel gets the title
Once they start down into the crater teams forget the race and are mesmerized by the scenery and wildlife they encounter. It feels like a well deserved break from the race.
But once they are out of the crater they race on Karatu (approx 80km from pit start). Now firmly in race mode again teams arrive in Karatu and start searching for Hillary Clington. This turns out to be a small road side shop. Teams reach it in the following order:
1(+0) Rachel & Dave
2(+0) Bopper & Mark
3(+0) Art & JJ
4(+0) Brendon & Rachel
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph, at 10:34, after spending half an hour to search for it
6(+0) Nary & Jamie
While searching for Hillary Clington Vanessa & Ralph come upon one of the detour locations. But they are smart enough to know that they have missed a clue that they must keep searching for it.
--- Quote ---DETOUR
Detour: 'Water Supply' or
'Air Supply'
Water Supply: Fill up
nine containers with
water from the
communal well in
Bondeni and deliver
them to a nearby home
to receive your next clue.
Air Supply: On Kona Ya
Mbulu, patch and fix two
flat tires on a bicycle.
When one of the children
takes a successful ride
on the bicycle, you will
receive your next clue.
--- End quote ---
In water supply teams must pick up a cart and nine containers from a specific address. They must then go to the communal well and wait in line for their turn to fill the containers. Once filled they should return them to the same address. The catch is that there is a long line to the well, and the cart they are given does not hold all containers so some must be carried.
In air supply teams must repair a flat bicycle tire. They must do this in the local style without removing the wheel from the bike.
Choice quotes:
"Guys, lets stay in front. No U-turning each other", Army Rachel to Bopper & Mark
"That was a good call, this is simple", Art & JJ have selected water but have not seen the line yet
"That's probably from your screwdriver", Dave blames Rachel that their fix did not take
"Everybody we talked to genuinely wanted to help us", JJ is impressed by the local people
"Better get used to thinking about the next challenge because we know we will be doing it", Vanessa knows they are behind Brendon & Rachel and the U-turn is coming up
Bopper and Mark skip the demonstration and start to work on their bike immediately, this allows them to overtake Rachel & Dave.
Team complete the detour in the following order:
1(+1) Bopper & Mark, air supply
2(-1) Rachel & Dave, air supply, leave just as Brendon & Rachel arrive
3(+0) Art & JJ, water, probably at 10:10
4(+0) Brendon & Rachel, air supply
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph, air supply
4(+0) Brendon & Rachel, water
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph, water
6(+0) Nary & Jamie, air supply
As Vanessa & Ralph leave the air supply detour they encounter Nary &
Jamie who have just arrived. This means that the girls have made up a lot of time by now.
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Make your way on foot to
Jack Stelzer Pub in
Karatu.
Caution: Double U-Turn
Ahead!
--- End quote ---
According to some locals the pub is about 3km away, others say 1km.
Choice quotes:
"My leg is down on me Bubba. I can't jog me to hard on it", Mark has a bad knee
"Rachel & Dave would have done it", JJ thinks they are first to the U-turn since nobody has been U-turned
Teams reach the U-turn sign in the following order:
1(+0) Bopper & Mark
2(+0) Rachel & Dave
3(+0) Art & JJ, U-turns Brendon & Rachel
4(+0) Brendon & Rachel, U-turns Vanessa & Ralph
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
6(+0) Nary & Jamie
Choice quotes:
"I don't wanna U-turn anyone. These teams are so far behind", Army Rachel about why they don't U-turn
"We are done with Big Brother, that is why we U-turned them", JJ
"We are so gonna get eliminated. I'm so pissed off right now", Ralph sees they are U-turned
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Make your way to Gem
Gallery & Arts and
search for your next
clue.
Note: You will find Gem
Gallery & Arts at the
turnoff for the Lake
Manyara Airport.
--- End quote ---
Teams jump into taxis for the trip to the art gallery. On the way
Ralph & Vanessa encounter a problem in form of a flat tire. Luckily
for them their driver manages to replace it quickly. But that still
allows Nary & Jamie to get closer.
Teams reach the art gallery and find their next clue in a bag
outside in the following order:
1(+1) Rachel & Dave
2(-1) Bopper & Mark, a minute or so after #1
3(+0) Art & JJ
4(+0) Brendon & Rachel
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
6(+0) Nary & Jamie, arrive seconds after Vanessa & Ralph
Nary & Jamie are astonished that they have managed to catch up with
Vanessa & Ralph at the art gallery. Unfortunately for them they still
have their speed bump, which they find here. They must set up a
display stand with local art. They are given a reference painting which
shows which works should be put where. The task is pretty
straightforward but made a little bit harder by the wind. But the
hardest thing about the task is probably the dust left behind by
Vanessa & Ralph as they continue racing.
Choice quotes:
"All I know is that we are at least third, and that would be because Dave & Rachel did not honor their word. Which I do not think Dave would do", JJ is obsessed by the U-turn
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Make your way to the
town of Mto Wa Mbu and
find Margaret's farm
--- End quote ---
Mark & Bopper have a more aggressive taxi driver who manage to pass Rachel &
Dave on the road. Teams reach the farm in the following order:
1(+1) Bopper & Mark, at 10:45
2(-1) Rachel & Dave, not long after #1
3(+0) Art & JJ, at 11:05, arrive as #1 leave
4(+0) Brendon & Rachel
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
6(+0) Nary & Jamie
--- Quote ---ROAD BLOCK
To bee or not to bee?
--- End quote ---
In this road block contestants must put on a protective suit and
harvest 500g of honey from a beehive.
Choice quotes:
"...be absolutely calm, these are African bees and they will sting", The instructor to Mark
"Hey guys, why didn't you do the U-turn", JJ greets Rachel & Dave for the first time today
"The teacher's gonna be so far behind", Rachel on why they didn't U-turn
"In fact I don't feel like talking to them ever again, I don't really give a crap", JJ is really upset that Dave didn't U-turn
Here we see that Art and, mainly, JJ are really upset that Dave didn't
U-turn Brendon & Rachel. But from a strategy point of view Rachel & Dave
are right, there should not be any point in U-turning anybody since
Nary & Jamie are so far behind. But for Art & JJ this seems to be personal.
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock)
1(+0)Bopper & Mark* (3-4)2(+0)Rachel & Dave* (3-3)Not long after #13(+0)Art* & JJ (3-3)at 11:204(+0)Brendon & Rachel*(3-4)5(+0)Vanessa & Ralph* (3-4)6(+0)Nary* & Jamie (4-3)
Route info: "Make your way on foot to the next pit stop". The next pit
stop is by Lake Manyara.
Choice quotes:
"On foot, we're in trouble", Bopper with his bad knee
There is a footrace for first place. Mart & Bopper have the lead, but
are hindered by Boppers bad knee. Rachel & Dave play catchup. But in
the end Mark & Bopper manage to keep in front and arrive at the pit
stop just before Rachel & Dave.
The greeter at this pit stop is a four man band playing local
music. They have added extra red and yellow bands
to their clothing to better fit in with the race theme. Phil stands
there digging the music wearing a Panama hat as teams reach him in the following order:
1(+0) Bopper & Mark, win a trip to Hawaii
2(+0) Rachel & Dave, probably less than a minute after #1
3(+0) Art & JJ, probably at 11:35
4(+0) Brendon & Rachel
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
6(+0) Nary & Jamie, are eliminated
Choice quotes:
"I'm excited, he's being a poor loser", Rachel about Dave at the pit stop
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