You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win (Varanasi, India)
Quick recap from two weeks ago - Margie & Luke were eliminated because he couldn't identify the mango/papaya tea and Gary & Mallory were the first to the Pit Stop... they got a private meal and some Snapple (of course.)
-Gary & Mallory were also the first team to head out this leg at 1:18pm - they got the clue to fly to the city of Varanasi - it is on the banks of the Ganges River and the religious heart of India.
-Once they arrive in Varanasi they must make their way to a certain Tonga stand to get their next clue.
-Mallory really believes that she and Gary have what it takes to be the first parent/child team to win the Amazing Race.
-Next out are the Cowboys at 1:52pm - they're trying to minimize mistakes because there is no room for error with the game ramping up intensity each leg - they think they've got the kinks worked out now.
-Ron & Christina are one minute behind them - 1:53pm - and Zev & Justin head out 1:54pm - (Oh yeah, they all got to the Pit Stop together, forgot about that) Zev is not excited to be staying in India - it's a little much for him but for million$ he'll suck it up - Kolkata should be called Kol-crowded.
-The Goths 1:55pm - they decide to hit a travel agency to get tick.... (Oh Dear Lord - what is up with her eyebrows? They showed a clip of their after interview and they were a little heavy handed - the next shot they were... well, you should never pluck out all your eyebrows, but normal for her.) Last time on the Race the Goths were eliminated in India so it was a place of sadness to them - now they've made it past half way and everything is a bonus for them.
-Jen & LaKisha are the next out at 2:03pm and they head for the airport.
-Gary & Mallory get to the airport and get on the Kingfisher flight arriving at 10:45am the next day.
-Ron & Christina also get tickets on the same flight. Zev & Justin, Jen & Kisha, the Goths all on that flight.
-The Cowboys go to the Air India counter and ask for the quickest flight to Varanasi - they are told they have a flight arriving at 1:45am - Okay - Cord says if someone looks him in the eye he'll take his word for it [that it's the best flight available.] Jet even said he's guessing that's the best flight (don't guess- ask!)
-Ron is thinking with his stomach, as usual, and since they have ample time they leave the airport and go get some Chinese food (?) He says he is just savouring spending time with his daughter before she gets married next year (aww, sweet sentiment but I really see him savouring food more than anything :)
-The Globetrotters are the last team to head out at 3:45pm (Flight Time had a hard time with the tea last leg as well.) He said they feel like they got their bad leg out of the way and now it's time for them to stay near the lead, like it should be.
-Gary & Mallory do some research on the city, she's excited to learn it's a holy city and the river is said to have the power to wash away the sins of mortals - "I really hope I get to go in the holy waters." (She says now... let's wait until she sees it.)
-The Globetrotters also get on the Kingfisher flight arriving at 10:45am. (Oh my gravy.)
-All the teams are on the first leg of their flights to Delhi - but at the airport everyone gets on the next flight to Varanasi except the Cowboys... the Cowboys can't figure out why they haven't seen any other teams until they check the flight board and see there was another flight arriving an hour earlier - D'Oh! They now realize that everyone else has an hour jump on them - It's gonna be a long day.
-They remembering last time around when they forgot the bottle on the boat - let's try not to repeat that.
-The first flight arrives in Varanasi and it's a free for all race to the cabs - Zev & Justin and Ron & Christina light out - Kent gets hit in the head with the trunk lid by the driver which puts him in a pissy mood - Vyxsin, "Yeah, whatever." (Hahaha, suck it up buttercup.) They both are yelling at the driver to go faster (he doesn't seem to be as crazy as the Kolkata taxi drivers.)
-Gary & Mallory head out and the Globetrotters are the last team in a cab - their driver is givin'er though - blowing the horn the whole time - Flight Time says just so you know, in India when you push down the gas the horn goes - and the only time people drive like this in the States is when there's a helicopter overhead and 3-4 cop cars behind 'em."
-Zev & Justin's driver has to stop for gas.
-Ron & Christina's cab gets detoured by the police, can't go over a bridge, now they're worried.
-The Goths can't go over the animals in the streets - elephants, cows - "Lions and tigers and bears, Oh My."
-Jen & Kisha tell their driver not the let the car behind them pass - but it's the Globetrotters and their driver is Mr Horn - Big Easy is egging him on - You the Man! They pass another team.
-The Goths are the first to the Tonga Stand and get the clue to the ROADBLOCK - Who is ready to search for the meaning of life? Using only pictures for reference, one team member must find 6 holy men in the streets of Varanasi who will each give them a piece of the clue - once they've retrieved all 6 pieces of paper they must arrange them correctly to discover the meaning of life: Once you're over the hill you pick up speed. Then find the 7th Sadhu and tell him the meaning of life to receive the next clue.
-Kent is going to do it for them.
-Globetrotters are the next team there and Big Easy is going to do the task - uh oh (I don't mean to be negative but last time they had a word related Roadblock the big man did not do so well... I'm just saying.)
-Jen, Gary, Ron and Justin are also doing the task.
Meanwhile - the Cowboys flight has just arrived and they are hitting the dirt road running.
-Kent finds the last sadhu first - denied - he gets nothing from him.
-Big Easy finds one first and shows Jen where he is - they head off together and find the next guy - he tells her to follow him and she says no, she's going the other way (drats, he can't cheat off her paper.)
-Ron can't find anyone, "where are these holy men?"
-Justin - the holy men - they look like anorexic Santa Claus.
-Kent, Gary & Justin all find the same holy man at the same time - Kent & Gary head off in the same direction and Kent tells him if he helps him find all the other guys he'll take him to the end (he knows where the last guy is) Gary says okay but I think he's a little reluctant - Kent is just going to follow Gary.
-Jen's doing well - Big Easy is doing pretty well and Justin is finding a lot of them too.
-Ron - finally finds one of the guys - he's way behind.
-Jen gets them all and now has to figure out the phrase.
-Back at the Tonga Stand, Zev is having a hard time with the noise just sitting there in the street waiting - he's got sensitive ears and it's sensory overload - Mallory gives him some earplugs and seems to be helping him to calm down (she really is the sweetest little thang.)
-Big Easy & Justin run into each other looking for the same guy - Big Easy being taller than everyone can spot the guy easier (I swear) and they both get the last piece - Big Easy says he knows where the last guy is, "Come on, come on." (Ah, he's found someone else to cheat off of.)
-Jen is the first one finished - she gets the phrase right and gets the clue from the last sadhu - heads back to pick up Kisha - they rip open the clue and it tells them to a Swaminath Akhara - a wrestling club - there they must find the strong man to get the next clue. (He's swinging great big sticks with balls on the end...)
-Justin figures out the phrase with Big Easy there - they both get the clue and head out in little tuk-tuks.
-The Cowboys finally arrive at the Tonga stand area and the three teams still waiting all kind of hide in the crowd so they don't see them and/or the clue box. Everyone is threatened by them because they are so efficient in the challenges.
-They find the clue box and Cord is going to do it for them. He heads out running - the faster you run, the faster you get it done. He says what they do for a living, riding bulls and bucking horses, you don't get paid unless you win so they are used to having to go all out in everything they do. He's found two sadhus so far and is still going great guns.
-Meanwhile, they show Ron, he's meandering around down by the water - huh, I thought maybe there'd be one down here but maybe I'll just wander back up... (I just want to shake him - You're in a RACE!)
-Gary & Kent finally find the last of the clues and Kent bolts - he takes off without Gary (what a little sh*t!) he says he doesn't feel bad because at that point our co-dependency was over - (What about you telling him you'd take him to the last guy and that you wouldn't screw him?... Not cool.)
-Kent gets the clue, goes back and gets Vyxsin and Mallory asks him how was her Dad, wasn't he working with you? Kent says he's right behind me - and she wonders if that means he got the clue and didn't show him where it was after. Jet - Probably. (Ah, yes, the rest of the teams have the Goths pegged.)
-Jen & Kisha are somewhere - but not the right place. The Globetrotters and Zev & Justin are the first teams to Tulsi Ghat - and they get the clue for the DETOUR - Feed the Fire or Feed the Buffalo.
-In Feed the Fire - teams travel the Ganges then follow the marked path to the home of a milkman - they must then form 50 fuel patties out of buffalo manure (I said pardon?) and then slap them on the wall to dry in the sun. (I'm gagging already.) Finally, they have to load a stove with fuel patties and light the fire to warm milk for local children - when the fire is lit, they'll get their next clue. (Yes, I'm too Westernized for this task, I'm not ashamed to say.)
-In Feed the Buffalo - teams cross the Ganges and pick up a large bundle of hay - then they must cross the Ganges again and take the hay through the narrow streets to the address attached to the bundle. When they reach the correct milk farm, they'll receive the next clue.
-Zev & Justin and the Globetrotters all decide to feed the buffalo - Justin is just glad they didn't have to get in the thongs and wrestle (oh, come on, I like it when they make them dress up funny.) They all head down treacherously steep stairs to boats to cross the river.
-Jen & Kisha find the clue box and decide the load of hay will be too heavy for them so they're going to feed the fire - "Let's feed the children." (Oh, I have a feeling the clue doesn't even hint at what they are feeding the fire with.)
-Zev & Justin and the Globetrotters get to the hay tent and each guys grabs a bundle - so they have two per team. (Is that right?)
-Cord has completed the Roadblock - and Christina is the last person waiting hopefully for Ron... who, it looks like, is totally in the wrong place to find the sadhus... where is he? Ron tells us he was thinking that maybe they sadhus would be down by the river freshening themselves us, maybe they weren't in the proper garb (What? Why do you think you had the pictures?) "I over-thought it." (That's an understatement.)
-He finally heads back and finds his second sadhu - hopefully he's on the right track now.
-The hay boys are back with their 4 bundles of hay and head for the address on their bundle.
-Kisha & Jen get to the milkman's place and have just figured out that the fuel has something to do with manure - they have no other choice but to jump in (not literally) and the gagging begins. (Oh no, I'm feeling sympathetic nausea for them.)
-The Goths get to the wrestling place and decide to Feed the Fire - (Oh yeah! I think Kent deserves to play in some poop after the crap he pulled on Gary.)
- Gary & Mallory have also decided on Feed the Fire... oh, too bad. Out on the river they see the cremation area - she is shocked, she's never seen death celebrated like that - Varanasi is like nowhere she's ever been but she's glad she saw it.
-Ron has finally collected all the clues and gotten the clue from the last sadhu - I guess Ron's not over the hill yet, because he's surely not picking up speed. They head off for the wrestling place.
- Justin is leading the way for the hay boys and he runs into a herd of buffalo in a narrow alley and they start trying to eat his hay - Big Easy is singing, "Running with ha-ay, in the middle of India." He yells at Justin to carry the hay over his head - they finally get through the herd.
-Kisha & Jen are still making dung patties- Kisha is slapping them on the wall and says they need more hay in the mixture - Jen is pointing at some of the children nearby - this is for y'all (that's how they tricked them into picking this task - come feed the children... and the fine print - by playing with poo.) Bicker, bicker - Kisha's remaking some of Jen's patties before she slaps them on the wall - maybe you can do it all. (Don't fight, just get it done - sheesh.)
-Zev & Justin has delivered their hay (2 bundles must have been right) and they get the clue for the Pit Stop: Ramnagar Fort - they must again cross the Ganges, over a bridge this time, to the fort. The Globetrotters get the clue right behind them but are the first to find a taxi and head out. The Globetrotters want to go from last to first this leg (they have been smart by attaching themselves to Justin this leg.)
-The Cowboys get to the wrestling place and Cord tells the guys they'll go suit up and be right there (ha! I bet they all thought that at first.) They read the clue and it's a no-brainer for them to Feed the Buffalo - "We came to the other side of the world to haul some hay."
-Kisha & Jen have completed their 50 fuel patties and the little Indian woman says no - "Are you serious lady, we're trying to feed your kids." She flicks 3 of the patties off the wall and they remake them - she's satisfied now and they go build a fire to heat the milk (that part goes fast.) They get the clue to the Pit Stop.
-Kent & Vyxsin get to the stairs leading up to the milkman's place and he's whining that he can't keep up with her after the Roadblock - she takes his bag and they head up to the task. Cow manure - great.
-Gary & Mallory show up too and Mallory - Cow manure - that seems to be my Amazing Race theme. (Oh yeah, when they raced before she had to climb a huge pile of the stuff in Russia, the babushka task.) She says she's going to burn her outfit because next time she wears it will like bring cow manure again.
-The Cowboys get to the hay place and grab two bundles of hay - head back to the boat.
-Ron & Christina get to the Detour clue box and decide to Feed the Buffalo.
-Back at manure patty hell - Kent & Vyxsin have completed 50 pies but the old lady rejects a couple. They remake them and quickly build a fire - head out for the Pit Stop.
-Gary & Mallory get the critical once over and have to remake a couple as well - then they build the fire and head off.
-The Cowboys are "Running with ha-ay, in the middle of India."
-Ron & Christina have now picked up their hay and are heading back.
-Kent & Vyxsin go down to the water and ask locals if they know where the fort is - they jump in a boat to take them across the river but he's taken them out just a little ways and is not going anywhere - they want to be taken back to shore but are being ignored so she jumps out of the boat - not realizing the water's so deep there I'm sure but she goes under - Kent freaks out - Don't go in the water, are you crazy? (I wonder if it's washed her sins away?) The guys at the dock help her out of the water and they head up to the road to catch a taxi - Kent is telling her she has to "get a grip, sis."
-The Cowboys deliver their hay and get the clue for the Pit Stop. Ron & Christina deliver their hay as well.
-Kent & Vyxsin can't find a cab now - well, they find an empty one with no driver...
-Ron & Christina take a water taxi to cross the river - they think it's the quickest way and hope no one else thought to take a water taxi.
-The Goths find a taxi with a passenger and ask him if he can take them to the fort - he says he can and Kent says well get this guy out - Then they drag the poor guy out of the back of the tuk-tuk - (Wow, the Goths have become totally cut-throat this episode. I don't like it.)
Here's how they finished:
1) Flight Time & Big Easy - won the tuk-tuk race to the Pit Stop and went from last to first this leg - they also won a trip for two to Hawaii. (Big Easy's had a band aid on his head this whole leg - I wonder what he smacked his head on?)
2) Zev & Justin - Zev said a couple years ago he wouldn't have been able to come to India and take it all in, but he's proud of himself that he was able to deal with it.
3) Jen & Kisha - I bet they smell... I would be trying to hug Phil - but they don't.
4) Mallory & Gary - she's so happy.
5) Jet & Cord - Every time we had to bust it and get back in the race by pure grit and try - that's what we did.
6) Kent & Vyxsin - They are still in the race but it was close - too close for comfort.
7) Ron & Christina - **ELIMINATED** Ron says, "We had a grand ride, it was gift to come back especially with Christina before she gets married next year. We have no regrets and a lot of good memories (OMG, I got choked up there - what's wrong with me?) Christina says she's much closer with her Dad after this experience - winning isn't everything - they've made memories they'll have forever and that's what's important.
So, with Ron & Christina leaving this week: Susan M, Kevin C, Christine I, Steve H and Krista H are out of the pool... but I hope Krista had a happy birthday on Saturday.
Next Week: In Vienna, Austria - Gary & Mallory fill up -(oh, no they have an eating challenge - more gagging) - and Kent & Vyxsin break down - she drops her end of the couch they're carrying and there is more fighting in the car with her trying to navigate and threatening to never speak to him again... (could be a good thing..?)
Have a great week everyone,
Coleen
Quick recap from two weeks ago - Margie & Luke were eliminated because he couldn't identify the mango/papaya tea and Gary & Mallory were the first to the Pit Stop... they got a private meal and some Snapple (of course.)
-Gary & Mallory were also the first team to head out this leg at 1:18pm - they got the clue to fly to the city of Varanasi - it is on the banks of the Ganges River and the religious heart of India.
-Once they arrive in Varanasi they must make their way to a certain Tonga stand to get their next clue.
-Mallory really believes that she and Gary have what it takes to be the first parent/child team to win the Amazing Race.
-Next out are the Cowboys at 1:52pm - they're trying to minimize mistakes because there is no room for error with the game ramping up intensity each leg - they think they've got the kinks worked out now.
-Ron & Christina are one minute behind them - 1:53pm - and Zev & Justin head out 1:54pm - (Oh yeah, they all got to the Pit Stop together, forgot about that) Zev is not excited to be staying in India - it's a little much for him but for million$ he'll suck it up - Kolkata should be called Kol-crowded.
-The Goths 1:55pm - they decide to hit a travel agency to get tick.... (Oh Dear Lord - what is up with her eyebrows? They showed a clip of their after interview and they were a little heavy handed - the next shot they were... well, you should never pluck out all your eyebrows, but normal for her.) Last time on the Race the Goths were eliminated in India so it was a place of sadness to them - now they've made it past half way and everything is a bonus for them.
-Jen & LaKisha are the next out at 2:03pm and they head for the airport.
-Gary & Mallory get to the airport and get on the Kingfisher flight arriving at 10:45am the next day.
-Ron & Christina also get tickets on the same flight. Zev & Justin, Jen & Kisha, the Goths all on that flight.
-The Cowboys go to the Air India counter and ask for the quickest flight to Varanasi - they are told they have a flight arriving at 1:45am - Okay - Cord says if someone looks him in the eye he'll take his word for it [that it's the best flight available.] Jet even said he's guessing that's the best flight (don't guess- ask!)
-Ron is thinking with his stomach, as usual, and since they have ample time they leave the airport and go get some Chinese food (?) He says he is just savouring spending time with his daughter before she gets married next year (aww, sweet sentiment but I really see him savouring food more than anything :)
-The Globetrotters are the last team to head out at 3:45pm (Flight Time had a hard time with the tea last leg as well.) He said they feel like they got their bad leg out of the way and now it's time for them to stay near the lead, like it should be.
-Gary & Mallory do some research on the city, she's excited to learn it's a holy city and the river is said to have the power to wash away the sins of mortals - "I really hope I get to go in the holy waters." (She says now... let's wait until she sees it.)
-The Globetrotters also get on the Kingfisher flight arriving at 10:45am. (Oh my gravy.)
-All the teams are on the first leg of their flights to Delhi - but at the airport everyone gets on the next flight to Varanasi except the Cowboys... the Cowboys can't figure out why they haven't seen any other teams until they check the flight board and see there was another flight arriving an hour earlier - D'Oh! They now realize that everyone else has an hour jump on them - It's gonna be a long day.
-They remembering last time around when they forgot the bottle on the boat - let's try not to repeat that.
-The first flight arrives in Varanasi and it's a free for all race to the cabs - Zev & Justin and Ron & Christina light out - Kent gets hit in the head with the trunk lid by the driver which puts him in a pissy mood - Vyxsin, "Yeah, whatever." (Hahaha, suck it up buttercup.) They both are yelling at the driver to go faster (he doesn't seem to be as crazy as the Kolkata taxi drivers.)
-Gary & Mallory head out and the Globetrotters are the last team in a cab - their driver is givin'er though - blowing the horn the whole time - Flight Time says just so you know, in India when you push down the gas the horn goes - and the only time people drive like this in the States is when there's a helicopter overhead and 3-4 cop cars behind 'em."
-Zev & Justin's driver has to stop for gas.
-Ron & Christina's cab gets detoured by the police, can't go over a bridge, now they're worried.
-The Goths can't go over the animals in the streets - elephants, cows - "Lions and tigers and bears, Oh My."
-Jen & Kisha tell their driver not the let the car behind them pass - but it's the Globetrotters and their driver is Mr Horn - Big Easy is egging him on - You the Man! They pass another team.
-The Goths are the first to the Tonga Stand and get the clue to the ROADBLOCK - Who is ready to search for the meaning of life? Using only pictures for reference, one team member must find 6 holy men in the streets of Varanasi who will each give them a piece of the clue - once they've retrieved all 6 pieces of paper they must arrange them correctly to discover the meaning of life: Once you're over the hill you pick up speed. Then find the 7th Sadhu and tell him the meaning of life to receive the next clue.
-Kent is going to do it for them.
-Globetrotters are the next team there and Big Easy is going to do the task - uh oh (I don't mean to be negative but last time they had a word related Roadblock the big man did not do so well... I'm just saying.)
-Jen, Gary, Ron and Justin are also doing the task.
Meanwhile - the Cowboys flight has just arrived and they are hitting the dirt road running.
-Kent finds the last sadhu first - denied - he gets nothing from him.
-Big Easy finds one first and shows Jen where he is - they head off together and find the next guy - he tells her to follow him and she says no, she's going the other way (drats, he can't cheat off her paper.)
-Ron can't find anyone, "where are these holy men?"
-Justin - the holy men - they look like anorexic Santa Claus.
-Kent, Gary & Justin all find the same holy man at the same time - Kent & Gary head off in the same direction and Kent tells him if he helps him find all the other guys he'll take him to the end (he knows where the last guy is) Gary says okay but I think he's a little reluctant - Kent is just going to follow Gary.
-Jen's doing well - Big Easy is doing pretty well and Justin is finding a lot of them too.
-Ron - finally finds one of the guys - he's way behind.
-Jen gets them all and now has to figure out the phrase.
-Back at the Tonga Stand, Zev is having a hard time with the noise just sitting there in the street waiting - he's got sensitive ears and it's sensory overload - Mallory gives him some earplugs and seems to be helping him to calm down (she really is the sweetest little thang.)
-Big Easy & Justin run into each other looking for the same guy - Big Easy being taller than everyone can spot the guy easier (I swear) and they both get the last piece - Big Easy says he knows where the last guy is, "Come on, come on." (Ah, he's found someone else to cheat off of.)
-Jen is the first one finished - she gets the phrase right and gets the clue from the last sadhu - heads back to pick up Kisha - they rip open the clue and it tells them to a Swaminath Akhara - a wrestling club - there they must find the strong man to get the next clue. (He's swinging great big sticks with balls on the end...)
-Justin figures out the phrase with Big Easy there - they both get the clue and head out in little tuk-tuks.
-The Cowboys finally arrive at the Tonga stand area and the three teams still waiting all kind of hide in the crowd so they don't see them and/or the clue box. Everyone is threatened by them because they are so efficient in the challenges.
-They find the clue box and Cord is going to do it for them. He heads out running - the faster you run, the faster you get it done. He says what they do for a living, riding bulls and bucking horses, you don't get paid unless you win so they are used to having to go all out in everything they do. He's found two sadhus so far and is still going great guns.
-Meanwhile, they show Ron, he's meandering around down by the water - huh, I thought maybe there'd be one down here but maybe I'll just wander back up... (I just want to shake him - You're in a RACE!)
-Gary & Kent finally find the last of the clues and Kent bolts - he takes off without Gary (what a little sh*t!) he says he doesn't feel bad because at that point our co-dependency was over - (What about you telling him you'd take him to the last guy and that you wouldn't screw him?... Not cool.)
-Kent gets the clue, goes back and gets Vyxsin and Mallory asks him how was her Dad, wasn't he working with you? Kent says he's right behind me - and she wonders if that means he got the clue and didn't show him where it was after. Jet - Probably. (Ah, yes, the rest of the teams have the Goths pegged.)
-Jen & Kisha are somewhere - but not the right place. The Globetrotters and Zev & Justin are the first teams to Tulsi Ghat - and they get the clue for the DETOUR - Feed the Fire or Feed the Buffalo.
-In Feed the Fire - teams travel the Ganges then follow the marked path to the home of a milkman - they must then form 50 fuel patties out of buffalo manure (I said pardon?) and then slap them on the wall to dry in the sun. (I'm gagging already.) Finally, they have to load a stove with fuel patties and light the fire to warm milk for local children - when the fire is lit, they'll get their next clue. (Yes, I'm too Westernized for this task, I'm not ashamed to say.)
-In Feed the Buffalo - teams cross the Ganges and pick up a large bundle of hay - then they must cross the Ganges again and take the hay through the narrow streets to the address attached to the bundle. When they reach the correct milk farm, they'll receive the next clue.
-Zev & Justin and the Globetrotters all decide to feed the buffalo - Justin is just glad they didn't have to get in the thongs and wrestle (oh, come on, I like it when they make them dress up funny.) They all head down treacherously steep stairs to boats to cross the river.
-Jen & Kisha find the clue box and decide the load of hay will be too heavy for them so they're going to feed the fire - "Let's feed the children." (Oh, I have a feeling the clue doesn't even hint at what they are feeding the fire with.)
-Zev & Justin and the Globetrotters get to the hay tent and each guys grabs a bundle - so they have two per team. (Is that right?)
-Cord has completed the Roadblock - and Christina is the last person waiting hopefully for Ron... who, it looks like, is totally in the wrong place to find the sadhus... where is he? Ron tells us he was thinking that maybe they sadhus would be down by the river freshening themselves us, maybe they weren't in the proper garb (What? Why do you think you had the pictures?) "I over-thought it." (That's an understatement.)
-He finally heads back and finds his second sadhu - hopefully he's on the right track now.
-The hay boys are back with their 4 bundles of hay and head for the address on their bundle.
-Kisha & Jen get to the milkman's place and have just figured out that the fuel has something to do with manure - they have no other choice but to jump in (not literally) and the gagging begins. (Oh no, I'm feeling sympathetic nausea for them.)
-The Goths get to the wrestling place and decide to Feed the Fire - (Oh yeah! I think Kent deserves to play in some poop after the crap he pulled on Gary.)
- Gary & Mallory have also decided on Feed the Fire... oh, too bad. Out on the river they see the cremation area - she is shocked, she's never seen death celebrated like that - Varanasi is like nowhere she's ever been but she's glad she saw it.
-Ron has finally collected all the clues and gotten the clue from the last sadhu - I guess Ron's not over the hill yet, because he's surely not picking up speed. They head off for the wrestling place.
- Justin is leading the way for the hay boys and he runs into a herd of buffalo in a narrow alley and they start trying to eat his hay - Big Easy is singing, "Running with ha-ay, in the middle of India." He yells at Justin to carry the hay over his head - they finally get through the herd.
-Kisha & Jen are still making dung patties- Kisha is slapping them on the wall and says they need more hay in the mixture - Jen is pointing at some of the children nearby - this is for y'all (that's how they tricked them into picking this task - come feed the children... and the fine print - by playing with poo.) Bicker, bicker - Kisha's remaking some of Jen's patties before she slaps them on the wall - maybe you can do it all. (Don't fight, just get it done - sheesh.)
-Zev & Justin has delivered their hay (2 bundles must have been right) and they get the clue for the Pit Stop: Ramnagar Fort - they must again cross the Ganges, over a bridge this time, to the fort. The Globetrotters get the clue right behind them but are the first to find a taxi and head out. The Globetrotters want to go from last to first this leg (they have been smart by attaching themselves to Justin this leg.)
-The Cowboys get to the wrestling place and Cord tells the guys they'll go suit up and be right there (ha! I bet they all thought that at first.) They read the clue and it's a no-brainer for them to Feed the Buffalo - "We came to the other side of the world to haul some hay."
-Kisha & Jen have completed their 50 fuel patties and the little Indian woman says no - "Are you serious lady, we're trying to feed your kids." She flicks 3 of the patties off the wall and they remake them - she's satisfied now and they go build a fire to heat the milk (that part goes fast.) They get the clue to the Pit Stop.
-Kent & Vyxsin get to the stairs leading up to the milkman's place and he's whining that he can't keep up with her after the Roadblock - she takes his bag and they head up to the task. Cow manure - great.
-Gary & Mallory show up too and Mallory - Cow manure - that seems to be my Amazing Race theme. (Oh yeah, when they raced before she had to climb a huge pile of the stuff in Russia, the babushka task.) She says she's going to burn her outfit because next time she wears it will like bring cow manure again.
-The Cowboys get to the hay place and grab two bundles of hay - head back to the boat.
-Ron & Christina get to the Detour clue box and decide to Feed the Buffalo.
-Back at manure patty hell - Kent & Vyxsin have completed 50 pies but the old lady rejects a couple. They remake them and quickly build a fire - head out for the Pit Stop.
-Gary & Mallory get the critical once over and have to remake a couple as well - then they build the fire and head off.
-The Cowboys are "Running with ha-ay, in the middle of India."
-Ron & Christina have now picked up their hay and are heading back.
-Kent & Vyxsin go down to the water and ask locals if they know where the fort is - they jump in a boat to take them across the river but he's taken them out just a little ways and is not going anywhere - they want to be taken back to shore but are being ignored so she jumps out of the boat - not realizing the water's so deep there I'm sure but she goes under - Kent freaks out - Don't go in the water, are you crazy? (I wonder if it's washed her sins away?) The guys at the dock help her out of the water and they head up to the road to catch a taxi - Kent is telling her she has to "get a grip, sis."
-The Cowboys deliver their hay and get the clue for the Pit Stop. Ron & Christina deliver their hay as well.
-Kent & Vyxsin can't find a cab now - well, they find an empty one with no driver...
-Ron & Christina take a water taxi to cross the river - they think it's the quickest way and hope no one else thought to take a water taxi.
-The Goths find a taxi with a passenger and ask him if he can take them to the fort - he says he can and Kent says well get this guy out - Then they drag the poor guy out of the back of the tuk-tuk - (Wow, the Goths have become totally cut-throat this episode. I don't like it.)
Here's how they finished:
1) Flight Time & Big Easy - won the tuk-tuk race to the Pit Stop and went from last to first this leg - they also won a trip for two to Hawaii. (Big Easy's had a band aid on his head this whole leg - I wonder what he smacked his head on?)
2) Zev & Justin - Zev said a couple years ago he wouldn't have been able to come to India and take it all in, but he's proud of himself that he was able to deal with it.
3) Jen & Kisha - I bet they smell... I would be trying to hug Phil - but they don't.
4) Mallory & Gary - she's so happy.
5) Jet & Cord - Every time we had to bust it and get back in the race by pure grit and try - that's what we did.
6) Kent & Vyxsin - They are still in the race but it was close - too close for comfort.
7) Ron & Christina - **ELIMINATED** Ron says, "We had a grand ride, it was gift to come back especially with Christina before she gets married next year. We have no regrets and a lot of good memories (OMG, I got choked up there - what's wrong with me?) Christina says she's much closer with her Dad after this experience - winning isn't everything - they've made memories they'll have forever and that's what's important.
So, with Ron & Christina leaving this week: Susan M, Kevin C, Christine I, Steve H and Krista H are out of the pool... but I hope Krista had a happy birthday on Saturday.
Next Week: In Vienna, Austria - Gary & Mallory fill up -(oh, no they have an eating challenge - more gagging) - and Kent & Vyxsin break down - she drops her end of the couch they're carrying and there is more fighting in the car with her trying to navigate and threatening to never speak to him again... (could be a good thing..?)
Have a great week everyone,
Coleen
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