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EP7 & EP8 : " You Look Ridiculous: I Don't Roll With The Punches, I Punch"
Mandoli:
I love Phil's quote just now:
"Paolo family...you look ridiculous."
supsandalee:
How about poor ma Paolo:
"What the hell are going to Pheonix for? I want to go to New Zealand."
Chateau d If:
Here is the location of the Detour.
Chateau d If:
And Antelope Point Marina
gingerman28:
Not bad at all gang; some pretty good work by everyone and we had it almost right on the nailhead - just some things we had no way of knowing, but we have them now on Lake Powell at the end of Friday, July 21. Ten more days to go before they get to Niagara Falls on July 31, so i'm thinking we have some more 36-hour pit stops to sop up some of the time.
Some observations for TAR8 Eps 7 and 8.
We estimated that the Weavers arrived at the beach in Costa Rica at sunset or about 6:00PM and since they left the next morning at 9:00AM we have a strange 15 hour rest period.
On the next leg, Phil for the first time says "after a mandatory rest period of 12 hours" the team (Godlewski Sisters) left at 11:43PM. That puts Chateau's time estimates at the Kart Track pretty much right on they only had a 32 mile drive to La Puesta del Sol pitstop which means they arrived there at 11:43AM (unless they have added some kind of time penalty which we are not aware of) and the second team (Weavers) arrived only 5 minutes later at 11:48AM (at least that is the time announced that they arrived)
Although the Godlewski Sisters had to give up all their money and possessions when the came in last in Panama, they were allowed to keep their sleeping mats/bags since we see them lugging them along together with their other stuff now in plastic bags.
Interesting that the Paolos at the end of Ep7 told the Bransens to not step on the mat but go back and put on everything they could since they would be able to keep whatever they had on when they ended up Non-eliminated. Nice jesture but did it cost them the win?
Noted that in all cases the producers always have ONE MORE THAN NECESSARY things staked out: 6 Tractors and carts (Barrel); 6 swamped rowboats, 6 motor boats on Lake Powell. We now know that the producers do this to keep the last team from knowing that they are indeed last. Keep this in mind during future TARs.
I wonder if The Lodge at Casa Creek Adventure Center in Belize also was the place the first five teams were sequestered??? Could be.
An interesting ep but most of the day during ep8 was spent driving. I estimate a total of 428 miles. That is at least 7 hours not counting pit stops for food, drink, gas and bodily functions! So if the day starts off at 4:30AM when the gates at FCI open, and the first flight takes place at sunrise at 5:35AM that would put them into the houseboat in late afternoon around 4 or 5PM.
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