Topic: EP9 Title:Do you Know how much Running I Did today, Phil?

[puddin]

Do you Know how much Running I Did today, Phil?   
Wed, Apr 26

Finally ! no details yet

[supsandalee]

I was starting to worry too that they might try to throw us a recrap! 

[Rob]

Yeah, but to me it sounds like a To Be Continued!!! Almost as bad as a recrap!!!

Rob

[Kogs]

thanks puddin 

[puddin]

** Hotel **
Male : Helloooooooo
Monica voice: wheres the closest hotel?
Barry: we got a room in the pleasure dome
Fran: what does that mean?
**enters room **
Fran : oh ..so thats whats happening
** RaYolanda Bicycling**
** MOJO Snorkeling **
**E&J Snorkeling**
Jo?: come on come on **
**Rottnest Prison**
Jo?: I am paying attention , don't gripe!
**Barry on street**
Barry: hell there is no easy task **
**MoJo Bicycling**
** Hippies running**
VO: Amazing Race Tuesday.........



<< Hippies were Mugged!! ? !


added vidcaps
<<< Red Card the Prison is the Roadblock

[puddin]

Phil: on the next episode of the amazing Race teams travel to the remote western coast of Australia , where they navagate abandoned tunnels beneath the 19th century prison .
**Tunnels**
Yolanda: I don't know how to row
Eric: I'm having problems here
**Bicycling**
Phil: and Joseph & monica clash over directions
Mo: were going the wrong way!, I want you to pay attention
Jo YELLING : I am paying attention !
Mo: do not freak out
Jo: Do not Bitch at me !

[supsandalee]

Warning to everyone who will google "The Pleasure Dome". Never know what might come up. 

[puddin]

thanks for the warning Sups 

Mojo( thanks banzai!)

didgeridoo ( thanks Slowhatch )

  crocodile park

  Eagle Express ( Thanks Boingo & banzai )

this article
23/11 - filming at Rottnest Island Prison (near Perth)
24/11 - arrived in Darwin, went to Skycity hotel
25/11 - went to crocodile park
28/11 - “desperate-looking” couple running around airport in Adelaide


Bianca's spoiler ~

“Take this FWIW - I was talking to someone who saw TAR being filmed in Perth, and they said they saw an old couple walking around Fremantle with a cameraman, sound guy etc. They speculate they were around 50-60yrs old. They think it was a male/female couple or possibly male/male (they aren't completely sure, as they only got a glimpse of them). They couldn't remember what clothes/colours they were wearing.”

swiped  

This article was featured in Inside Cover of The West Australian on Thursday, 24 November 2005. The West Australian is a mainstream newspaper in Perth, Australia. I don't know if this should be taken with a pinch of salt, but the whole thing does sound plausible.

INSIDE COVER with Melissa Kent
ROTTO, FREO IN AMAZING RACE

Our very own Rottnest and Fremantle starred in the American television series The Amazing Race yesterday with camera crews and contestants dashing around like, well, Americans on a TV show.

Whispers reached IC that some non-schoolie visitors landed on the isle early yesterday and businesses were roped in to smooth the way for the crew and competitors.

Clearly the Rottnest Island Authority was ordered not to prattle to pesky media about the exciting event and issued a "no comment" to IC - a surefire confirmation of the rumour.

The Seven Network, which screens the popular series, was left out of the loop and had no idea WA was a destination for the show, which follows teams as they chase clues in a race around the world.

Luckily for us, a team of backpack toting Americans running around, shouting at each other and being chased by cameras on a small island is a little hard to hide.

Word has it the contestants began arriving at 3am with instructions to go to the top of the main lighthouse for their next clue.

There was a flurry of activity at the bike hire shop - where employees had also been silenced - and lots of running around Rotto streets, said onlookers.

The Rottnest Tearooms were charged with feeding the hungry visitors lunch, serving up biscuits, drinks and meat and salad rolls.

"It was pretty exciting", a tearoom spy said. "One of them ran around the back and asked our head chef where Fremantle Prison was."

Being shrewd, IC figured this must be the nest destination
and called the prison for the lowdown. It too had been gagged but Monday's public notices seem to confirm the story - a small item declared the prison would be closed on Wednesday for filming.
 

One Response to “Amazing Race 9 Currently filming”

sylla Says:

January 15th, 2006 at 2:36 pm
I can confirm that AR have been sited in Perth Western Australia in November, a friend works at the airport. There were about 4 teams noticed by staff. One of those teams has been given a fine because they had concealed food on them, they were trying to take chicken sandwiches off the airoplane.
Another team ( that had no money) was reprimanded for pushing to the front of the lines in customs.

source
http://too-manic.net/race/2005/12/15/amazing-race-9-currently-filming/

Lazarus, a retired urologist and graduate in the class of '64, and his wife dove from an airplane, bungee-jumped, and scaled buildings in their attempt to beat 11 other couples in the 30-day race across five continents. Although the race is finished, the results are top secret until revealed on television in the course of the season.

from this article noticed by banzai

[banzai]

I have to redo this part. Last time I touched it was in February. 

the Australian leg


Excellent map of Australia. Thanks to Microsoft. according to this spoiler:
http://p085.ezboard.com/fsurvivorsucksfrm23.showMessage?topicID=6156.topic


Rottnest island map
teams travel to the island by ferries


when they get there, they have to rent some bicycles at the Rottnest Bike Hire shop. It's located next to the Rottnest Hotel.

Teams have to go to the main Rottnest island lighthouse and pick up new clues.

 
on the way back to the ferries, they stop by the Rottnest Tearooms Bar and Cafe in Thompson Bay on Colebatch Avenue

teams have to take a ferry back to Freemantle and go to the Freemantle prison
____________________________________________________________________________
http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/the_amazing_race_9/2005_Dec_05_locations


satellite photo of Darwin airport, Sky City hotel, and Crocodylus Park. They're very close to each other.



Sky City hotel in Darwin; it's near the Mindil Beach

Crocodylus Park in Darwin

[puddin]

banzai !!!!! 

[puddin]

Warning to everyone who will google "The Pleasure Dome". Never know what might come up. 

Your Guide to Perth and Fremantle Perth Western Australia tourism ...
Covers just about everything ..well except the " Love Shack Motel "

[puddin]

Tunnels Tour —
 
right: Descending into the darkness of the Prison's Tunnels Tour
Operating Times: 9:00am – 3:20pm
Departs: Every hour
Availability: 7 Days
Length: 2 hour 30 minutes
Must be over 12 y.o.
Must be physically able
Alcohol breath test applies 
Equipment supplied, BYO socks.
Do you need a prison adventure?
Get into your hardhat, slip into your overalls, pull on your boots and charge your headlamps before locking into the ladder system and descending 20 metres into the depths below.
Trek through sections of the labyrinth of tunnels by foot, then board the replica convict punts to explore the submerged passageways accessible only by boat.
Discover original blast holes, bores, oil lamp recesses and artefacts from the days when working in the tunnels was hard labour for prisoners.
Dodge tree roots and find the plaque as you journey through this underground maze of tunnels on your extreme heritage adventure.
link

[Boingo]

    It's a match.  Barry running past Fremantle Town Hall.   

[Slowhatch]

  Great work Boingo. The kmz is below. Barry is just a few blocks from the prison and a few blocks from the closest ferry landing ('C' Shed).

[Slowhatch]

Another team ( that had no money) was reprimanded for pushing to the front of the lines in customs.

Gotta be the hippies, right?

[never0102]

Another team ( that had no money) was reprimanded for pushing to the front of the lines in customs.

Gotta be the hippies, right?

Unless this coming leg in non elim, and were pushing ahead after the flight to the second aus. leg.

[puddin]

Thanks Boingo & Slowhatch  :yaya:
Webclues ~
On the drive to the airport , one team picks up a hitchhiker and takes some time to conduct international relations .
A Rivalry between two teams heats up after one duo tells the other that the next opportunity they get to use the yield against them they will.
All of the teams but one sit anxiously on their plane waiting to take off hoping that the duo straggling behind will not make it in time . Will they ?


Oh Boy

[supsandalee]

Since the clues mention planes... The Oman tasks were done on Nov 20th. Assuming teams are flying from Muscat to Perth here is the schedule for Nov 21st. No matter which flight teams get on they all connect to the same flight in Dubai and arrive togther. I do wonder how one team could get behind the others with these late afternoon flights (unless the flight was just full). It is a long flight in which teams would arrive at 5:25 p.m. on Nov 22nd. This fits well with the Nov 23rd sightings and the fact that we see teams finding a hotel for the night in Fremantle.
 
Depart      Arrive          Carrier/Flight              Stop/Connex     Trip Time
8:40pm     5:25pm+1    EK 6469* / 0420         DXB 5:00 hrs.   16:45 hrs.
10:15pm   5:25pm+1    NL 0392 / EK 0420       DXB 3:35 hrs.   15:10 hrs.
11:55pm   5:25pm+1    LX 0243 / EK 0420       DXB 1:40 hrs.   13:30 hrs.
11:55pm   5:25pm+1    WY 5243* / EK 0420    DXB 1:40 hrs.   13:30 hrs.

[Slowhatch]

Found a photo of the gear room for the tunnels tour (source; ignore the misspelling, it's not that ugly). The look of it suggests a mandatory safety lecture and gear-up time for racers; and the tunnels are so narrow they'll probably post a number board and make people wait their turn.

[gator27]

Thanks Boingo & Slowhatch  :yaya:


Oh Boy

Using the CBS clues and supsandlee's flight info, I propose the following.

The Frat Boys pick up a hitchhiker.  The Hippies would be more likely, but the third clue is about the Hippies, so I do not think we will have 2 Hippie clues.  My alternate is MoJo

I am not sure about the rivalry.

The third clues is about the Hippies.  Using the flight info, I propose that the Hippies miss the first flight to Dubai with the other 4 teams, but catch up on the second flight.  This would be most dramatic.

[Slowhatch]

Promo URL, paste into your browser address bar or import into WMP:
http://winmed.tvc.cbsig.net/g2demand/entertainment/cbs_video/insider/primetime/amazing_race9/promos/race_promo.wmv

[Boingo]

Going out on a limb here, but looks like BJ&T have finished their tasks on Rottnest Island and are running to catch the ferry back to the mainland.     

[supsandalee]

Going out on a limb here, but looks like BJ&T have finished their tasks on Rottnest Island and are running to catch the ferry back to the mainland.     

Most definately Boingo  The mainland departure points for the ferry do not match (http://www.rottnestexpress.com.au/location.htm) so they are definately leaving the island. Good shadows too! Someone should be able to determine the time.

[supsandalee]

Another team ( that had no money) was reprimanded for pushing to the front of the lines in customs.

Gotta be the hippies, right?

Unless this coming leg in non elim, and were pushing ahead after the flight to the second aus. leg.

This siting described arriving in Perth so yes, it would be the hippies with no money.

[gator27]

sylla Says:

January 15th, 2006 at 2:36 pm
I can confirm that AR have been sited in Perth Western Australia in November, a friend works at the airport. There were about 4 teams noticed by staff. One of those teams has been given a fine because they had concealed food on them, they were trying to take chicken sandwiches off the airoplane.
Another team ( that had no money) was reprimanded for pushing to the front of the lines in customs.

With the teams in a customs line, it means they are entering Australia.  For travel within Australia, they would not need to go through customs.