My Cheese Is Out of Control
Two weeks ago, the teams were racing through Botswana - the Hockey brothers came in first after winning the Fast Forward and Pam & Winnie were eliminated when they waffled from one Detour to the other and came in last.
This week: Bates & Anthony (Hockey brothers) are the first to head out at 5:55am - they read the clue that they have to fly 5000mi to Zurich, Switzerland. Once they land in Zurich, they must find the conductor (in the airport) to get their next clue.
-The Brothers have been having a great time playing this game together, they didn't get to play hockey together too much growing up so this has been awesome.
-They hit a travel agency and book a flight getting them in to Zurich at 2pm the next day. Bates is trying to work his charm and she guarantees that no one will be able to get there any earlier. (Yeah, they're all on the same flight.)
-The flight lands and everyone sprints through the airport to the conductor - the clue tells them to travel by train to Grindelwald, then wait on the grounds of the Kirsche (church) of Grindelwald for an Alpine shepherd to deliver their next clue.
-And everyone is on the same train heading for Grindelwald (but they have to change trains a couple times, that could create some drama) - they should get to Grindelwald by 6:39pm.
-Hockey boys and Country Singers are still playing a flirty game, the girls got themselves some winner Race boyfriends - one with no teeth and the other sporting a fanny pack.
-They get to Bern and have to switch trains... Roller Derby Moms and their U-Tuber allies apparently dawdled to the next platform and missed the train (Ha! I knew it.) The teams on the train just smiled and waved to the late-comers still on the platform.
-Now Roller Moms and Meghan & Joey have to find an alternate train.
-First train arrives in Grindelwald... and it's snowing. They find the church and a sign tells them the shepherd will be by at 8:55am... so everyone will be together again. Newlywed Max says, "Take that [sign] down and throw it away now." (Such a prince... and they don't do it, thankfully.)
-Next morning everyone is waiting at the kirsche when the shepherd slides up on his wooden scooter/sled - he hands them the clue and it tells them to travel by train to Kleine Scheidegg where they will pick up their Swiss Rescue Companion (Awww, St Bernards!) outside the Belview hotel.
-Everyone takes off running and Chuck & Wynona are pulling up the rear - he's been riding her all morning to move faster and keep up - they get to the train station last but the train doesn't leave for 45 minutes so they're fine... Wynona says "screw him" and goes off to have herself a little cry - she's sick of being a disappointment to him (oh man, pull it together you two! This is my team.)
-Chuck says he gets frustrated when they fall behind and he just wants to egg her on a little, get her moving. She says he should know after 24 years that's not egging me on, that's pissing me off. (Amen sister.)
-They arrive at Kleine Scheidegg and are excited to see the dogs, "They're like Beethoven!" They choose a dog and get the clue to travel by train (with their new best friends) to Jungfraujoch, the highest train station in Europe - once there, they will have to deliver their dog to a mountain rescue guide, then search for the next clue at the Sphinx (a craggy mountain peak.)
-The dogs seemed to be quite well behaved - except the Hockey boys, theirs took a little nip at Anthony - then the Country Singers' dog did not want to get on the train. She was having none of it - Caroline tried to pick her up (but the dog is as big as her) so Anthony came out and added some muscle - everyone got on the train.
-Caroline and Jennifer were doing their high pitched baby voice to their dog - but she was loving them, doggy kisses were had.
-Chuck was missing his dog at home, Wynona was grousing that he was treating the dog better than her - he says the dog will run faster (oh man, these two are just getting mean... maybe they'll do better when they fight? I can only hope.)
-Once they arrive at Jungfraujoch, the teams all start running except Chuck & Wynona, she's having trouble with the altitude and feels dizzy (there is more whining - I'd start being mean to her too... well, I'd probably be her actually :).)
-They burst out the door and it's pure white snow and pristine mountains as far as the eye can see. Joey, "I saw heaven." (It was pretty amazing.) They wade out in the almost waist high snow, hand over the dogs' leashes to the mountain guides, then wade back to the train station and take the elevator up to the Sphinx where they'll get their next clue.
-ROADBLOCK - Who wants to enjoy the sites?
One team member must climb on the Eiger - a peak with 6K vertical feet of sheer rock... They have to go out an observation deck window, climb along the rock wall to find a Travelocity Gnome, then bring it back to the observation deck - their next clue is on the bottom of the Gnome (They will have to travel back to Grindelwald by train, cross a bridge and follow the sounds of the Swiss Alphorn to their next clue.)
-Beth, Bates, Katie, Meghan, Jen and Wynona... are going to do this one. They have to run back to the train and head to the Eiger... and Wynona's still dizzy, that will make for great mountain climbing. (It looks like they set up a narrow beam for them to walk on so they are not actually rock climbing.
- There are two windows/beams set up so they have to line up but two can go at a time. Bates and Katie are the first two out the windows - He's focused, not looking down, just gets the gnome and goes back. Katie has to make sure everyone knows she's not scared... but she's also much slower.
-Beth is the next one out the 1st window, 2nd window is still waiting for Katie - this beam seems to have a bigger bend, it's a bit more challenging.
-Bates & Anthony head back down to the train but they'll have to wait so there is a chance everyone can catch up again.
-Wynona is scared waiting her turn, Chuck tells her he loves her, just remember that.
Wynona - You're mean to me, I'll remember that.
Chuck - In case things go wrong, I won't remarry for the first month. (ha)
Wynona - What a jerk. (That was kinda cute... I think the bickering is just how they communicate.)
-Katie finally comes back in and tells Wynona it's easy (then why did you take so long?) Beth is also back in - they all head to the train and have to wait another 10 minutes - they're hoping the last two teams, the Country Singers and Chuck & Wynona are slow.
-Jen knocks it out pretty quickly - Wynona on the other hand, hits a snag and panics.
-The train arrives and the Hockey boys, Roller moms, Country Singers, and Horrible Newlyweds all get on... as it pulls away they realize they are missing Chuck & Wynona and Joey & Meghan (Oh yeah, Joey & Meghan, they were in line after Wynona... jeez, should have went to the other window.)
-Wynona is whining that it's not easy, but she finally gets her gnome and they head down to the train - they have to wait 1/2 hour and Chuck says he wishes she could have moved faster (really dude?) She snaps, "Oh, disappointed again. I wish just once you'd say 'good job.' Chuck, "Good job. I'm glad you made it. The kids need a mother." (OMG! These two are the Horrible Oldyweds!)
-Meghan finally gets her chance at the Roadblock and knocks it out quickly. They are on the same train as Chuck & Wynona - and know that this is one team they have to get in front of (for sure.)
-First train has arrive back at Grindleweld and they all run across the bridge to the horn blower and get a clue to follow a marked path and join the local workforce. It's an Amazing Race Switchback... they have to use a traditional sled to transport four 50lb wheels of cheese down a steep hill to the shed at the bottom. (This time, the hill is also covered in snow... I don't know if that will be easier or harder. I just know Chuck & Wynona are going to be fighting some more.)
-Katie remembers this one - and it's going to be hard.
-Bates & Anthony are the first team up the hill - more like a mountain - they have a rope to use to pull themselves up it's that steep.
-Max & Katie are the next team trying to get up but Katie cannot get up the hill, she has no traction on her shoes and keeps sliding - the only good thing - in Max's mind - is that no one could pass them either. (Why is no one trying to pass them?)
-Bates & Anthony are the first team transporting the cheese - their strategy is to put two wheels of cheese on each of their sleds, then let the cheese push them down the mountain. Seemed to work pretty well.
-By the time the other teams got up the hill, they had all seen what the hockey boys did and they all use the backward-let the cheese push you down - method. Some not as successfully - there were some tipped sleds and they tended to run into each other - but at least the cheese wasn't rolling down the hill on them like last time - so the snow does seem to help make this task a little easier this time.
-Bates and Anthony are the first team to deliver their cheese and they get the clue to make their way to the next PIT STOP: the Bodmi Snow and Ski School. (Pit Stop?) They grab a cab.
-Back at the mountain, the other teams are having a little more trouble controlling their slides - The Country Singers have their cheese falling off every 5 seconds. Roller Moms not much better - Max & Katie were farther along but she kept getting run over. (I bet the cheese weighs more than her - minus the hair.)
-Max & Katie deliver their cheese, Roller Derby Moms are next and they all take off for the Pit Stop.
-Meghan & Joey and Chuck & Wynona have arrived at the Alpine hornblower and start heading up the hill to the Cheese challenge when they pass Max & Katie and the Roller Moms coming down - Katie tells them it's really hard and she's not even lying (well that's good to know.)
-Country Singers have finally delivered their cheese and head for the Pit Stop - Meghan & Joey are getting their sleds and the Country Singers pass Chuck & Wynona and give another warning that it's really hard (great, I hope Wynona tries to prove them wrong instead of letting the warnings defeat her...)
-But she doesn't magically improve - she can't get up the hill - Chuck is trying to manage both sleds and push her butt up the hill with his head... yeah, she's useless. And there he goes, sliding back down (well the man has no free hands, what do they expect?)
-Meghan & Joey get to the top and they show us Meghan hock a loogie into the snow (I bet she's really happy they caught that on camera) - Joey starts his slide down the hill, squealing like a little girl (well, at least someone's having fun.)
-Finally Chuck has to pass her, put the sleds down, then go back and drag her up the hill (well, at least he's superman.)
-Meanwhile Joey is still having a ball sliding down the hill - he keeps losing the cheese but he sounds like he's having a blast.
-Joey & Meghan have made it down the hill when Chuck & Wynona finally make it to the top and she's exhausted and complaining.
-For some reason, Chuck has loaded the sleds upside down so the slides are facing up and the deck is in the snow... she can't get hers to slide (no wonder), she wants to roll them. He tells her she sucks walking in the snow, she can't roll them - (She really is hopeless - I don't totally blame him for losing his patience.)
-Meghan & Joey are delivering their cheese (which they have to carry up a ladder to deliver as well, what is that craziness?) and they get the clue to the Pit Stop? (Joey was surprised, they didn't do a Detour this leg. I guess the Switchback took it's place.)
-Wynona has decided it would be easier to roll the cheese so she abandons her sled and starts rolling one down the hill. Seeing how far it went, Chuck decides to do the same and he rolls his down too...
-Joey & Meghan don't know where the ski school is, they went back down the hill to where they horn blower was when they should have followed the road along where the cheese shed was... Meghan is having trouble breathing in the cold & altitude and he's trying to get her to run.
-Chuck & Wynona are now delivering the cheese - I guess the rolling did the trick. They get the clue for the Pit Stop. And jump in a taxi.
Here's How They Finished:
1) Bates & Anthony (Hockey Brothers) - they won a trip to Bora Bora! (Oh, so pretty.) They have a hat trick with the last three legs here, can't be disappointed with that.
2) Beth & Mona (Roller Moms) - These girls are doing really well.
3) Max & Katie - they do a little happy dance to the accordion music (Well he does, she's all stiff and scowly, as usual.)
4) Caroline & Jennifer - Yeah!
-) Chuck & Wynona - What!? But Phil tells them at cheese hill, the clue clearly stated they had to transport their cheese using the proper method, that's why they had the sleds. They incurred a 30 minute penalty for rolling the cheese down the hill. (OH MAN!)
5) Joey & Meghan - She's already crying because she couldn't run and they took the stupid way there... Phil tells them they are the last team to arrive and lets her cry some more before he tells them that Chuck & Wynona incurred a penalty and they are actually Team #5 (That was kinda mean, just for dramatic effect... plus, Chuck & Wynona are standing right there, on the mat as well... cruel and unusual, not cool.) Joey says this has been the best time of his life and he doesn't want it to end now so he's so glad they're still in it.
6) Chuck & Wynona - **ELIMINATED** Tough way to go out - Wynona says she went farther than she thought she could and she never stopped. He says they got to go places they'd never have the money to go on their own so he's very grateful for that. He also says the Race didn't pull them apart, they have too many years between them, he still loves her, she knows that (another awkward kiss, she just looks miserable... and then I realized - she's grumpy cat! Haha.)
So, with Chuck & Wynona finally leaving us; Jeff T, Bob L, Ivor B, Andria S and myself are all out of the pool. (Dagummit!)
Next week: There is lots of screaming as they do a controlled fall off a high rise building (holy crap!) and they have to crawl through some kind of weird labyrinth... looks interesting folks.
Have a great week everybody!
Coleen
Two weeks ago, the teams were racing through Botswana - the Hockey brothers came in first after winning the Fast Forward and Pam & Winnie were eliminated when they waffled from one Detour to the other and came in last.
This week: Bates & Anthony (Hockey brothers) are the first to head out at 5:55am - they read the clue that they have to fly 5000mi to Zurich, Switzerland. Once they land in Zurich, they must find the conductor (in the airport) to get their next clue.
-The Brothers have been having a great time playing this game together, they didn't get to play hockey together too much growing up so this has been awesome.
-They hit a travel agency and book a flight getting them in to Zurich at 2pm the next day. Bates is trying to work his charm and she guarantees that no one will be able to get there any earlier. (Yeah, they're all on the same flight.)
-The flight lands and everyone sprints through the airport to the conductor - the clue tells them to travel by train to Grindelwald, then wait on the grounds of the Kirsche (church) of Grindelwald for an Alpine shepherd to deliver their next clue.
-And everyone is on the same train heading for Grindelwald (but they have to change trains a couple times, that could create some drama) - they should get to Grindelwald by 6:39pm.
-Hockey boys and Country Singers are still playing a flirty game, the girls got themselves some winner Race boyfriends - one with no teeth and the other sporting a fanny pack.
-They get to Bern and have to switch trains... Roller Derby Moms and their U-Tuber allies apparently dawdled to the next platform and missed the train (Ha! I knew it.) The teams on the train just smiled and waved to the late-comers still on the platform.
-Now Roller Moms and Meghan & Joey have to find an alternate train.
-First train arrives in Grindelwald... and it's snowing. They find the church and a sign tells them the shepherd will be by at 8:55am... so everyone will be together again. Newlywed Max says, "Take that [sign] down and throw it away now." (Such a prince... and they don't do it, thankfully.)
-Next morning everyone is waiting at the kirsche when the shepherd slides up on his wooden scooter/sled - he hands them the clue and it tells them to travel by train to Kleine Scheidegg where they will pick up their Swiss Rescue Companion (Awww, St Bernards!) outside the Belview hotel.
-Everyone takes off running and Chuck & Wynona are pulling up the rear - he's been riding her all morning to move faster and keep up - they get to the train station last but the train doesn't leave for 45 minutes so they're fine... Wynona says "screw him" and goes off to have herself a little cry - she's sick of being a disappointment to him (oh man, pull it together you two! This is my team.)
-Chuck says he gets frustrated when they fall behind and he just wants to egg her on a little, get her moving. She says he should know after 24 years that's not egging me on, that's pissing me off. (Amen sister.)
-They arrive at Kleine Scheidegg and are excited to see the dogs, "They're like Beethoven!" They choose a dog and get the clue to travel by train (with their new best friends) to Jungfraujoch, the highest train station in Europe - once there, they will have to deliver their dog to a mountain rescue guide, then search for the next clue at the Sphinx (a craggy mountain peak.)
-The dogs seemed to be quite well behaved - except the Hockey boys, theirs took a little nip at Anthony - then the Country Singers' dog did not want to get on the train. She was having none of it - Caroline tried to pick her up (but the dog is as big as her) so Anthony came out and added some muscle - everyone got on the train.
-Caroline and Jennifer were doing their high pitched baby voice to their dog - but she was loving them, doggy kisses were had.
-Chuck was missing his dog at home, Wynona was grousing that he was treating the dog better than her - he says the dog will run faster (oh man, these two are just getting mean... maybe they'll do better when they fight? I can only hope.)
-Once they arrive at Jungfraujoch, the teams all start running except Chuck & Wynona, she's having trouble with the altitude and feels dizzy (there is more whining - I'd start being mean to her too... well, I'd probably be her actually :).)
-They burst out the door and it's pure white snow and pristine mountains as far as the eye can see. Joey, "I saw heaven." (It was pretty amazing.) They wade out in the almost waist high snow, hand over the dogs' leashes to the mountain guides, then wade back to the train station and take the elevator up to the Sphinx where they'll get their next clue.
-ROADBLOCK - Who wants to enjoy the sites?
One team member must climb on the Eiger - a peak with 6K vertical feet of sheer rock... They have to go out an observation deck window, climb along the rock wall to find a Travelocity Gnome, then bring it back to the observation deck - their next clue is on the bottom of the Gnome (They will have to travel back to Grindelwald by train, cross a bridge and follow the sounds of the Swiss Alphorn to their next clue.)
-Beth, Bates, Katie, Meghan, Jen and Wynona... are going to do this one. They have to run back to the train and head to the Eiger... and Wynona's still dizzy, that will make for great mountain climbing. (It looks like they set up a narrow beam for them to walk on so they are not actually rock climbing.
- There are two windows/beams set up so they have to line up but two can go at a time. Bates and Katie are the first two out the windows - He's focused, not looking down, just gets the gnome and goes back. Katie has to make sure everyone knows she's not scared... but she's also much slower.
-Beth is the next one out the 1st window, 2nd window is still waiting for Katie - this beam seems to have a bigger bend, it's a bit more challenging.
-Bates & Anthony head back down to the train but they'll have to wait so there is a chance everyone can catch up again.
-Wynona is scared waiting her turn, Chuck tells her he loves her, just remember that.
Wynona - You're mean to me, I'll remember that.
Chuck - In case things go wrong, I won't remarry for the first month. (ha)
Wynona - What a jerk. (That was kinda cute... I think the bickering is just how they communicate.)
-Katie finally comes back in and tells Wynona it's easy (then why did you take so long?) Beth is also back in - they all head to the train and have to wait another 10 minutes - they're hoping the last two teams, the Country Singers and Chuck & Wynona are slow.
-Jen knocks it out pretty quickly - Wynona on the other hand, hits a snag and panics.
-The train arrives and the Hockey boys, Roller moms, Country Singers, and Horrible Newlyweds all get on... as it pulls away they realize they are missing Chuck & Wynona and Joey & Meghan (Oh yeah, Joey & Meghan, they were in line after Wynona... jeez, should have went to the other window.)
-Wynona is whining that it's not easy, but she finally gets her gnome and they head down to the train - they have to wait 1/2 hour and Chuck says he wishes she could have moved faster (really dude?) She snaps, "Oh, disappointed again. I wish just once you'd say 'good job.' Chuck, "Good job. I'm glad you made it. The kids need a mother." (OMG! These two are the Horrible Oldyweds!)
-Meghan finally gets her chance at the Roadblock and knocks it out quickly. They are on the same train as Chuck & Wynona - and know that this is one team they have to get in front of (for sure.)
-First train has arrive back at Grindleweld and they all run across the bridge to the horn blower and get a clue to follow a marked path and join the local workforce. It's an Amazing Race Switchback... they have to use a traditional sled to transport four 50lb wheels of cheese down a steep hill to the shed at the bottom. (This time, the hill is also covered in snow... I don't know if that will be easier or harder. I just know Chuck & Wynona are going to be fighting some more.)
-Katie remembers this one - and it's going to be hard.
-Bates & Anthony are the first team up the hill - more like a mountain - they have a rope to use to pull themselves up it's that steep.
-Max & Katie are the next team trying to get up but Katie cannot get up the hill, she has no traction on her shoes and keeps sliding - the only good thing - in Max's mind - is that no one could pass them either. (Why is no one trying to pass them?)
-Bates & Anthony are the first team transporting the cheese - their strategy is to put two wheels of cheese on each of their sleds, then let the cheese push them down the mountain. Seemed to work pretty well.
-By the time the other teams got up the hill, they had all seen what the hockey boys did and they all use the backward-let the cheese push you down - method. Some not as successfully - there were some tipped sleds and they tended to run into each other - but at least the cheese wasn't rolling down the hill on them like last time - so the snow does seem to help make this task a little easier this time.
-Bates and Anthony are the first team to deliver their cheese and they get the clue to make their way to the next PIT STOP: the Bodmi Snow and Ski School. (Pit Stop?) They grab a cab.
-Back at the mountain, the other teams are having a little more trouble controlling their slides - The Country Singers have their cheese falling off every 5 seconds. Roller Moms not much better - Max & Katie were farther along but she kept getting run over. (I bet the cheese weighs more than her - minus the hair.)
-Max & Katie deliver their cheese, Roller Derby Moms are next and they all take off for the Pit Stop.
-Meghan & Joey and Chuck & Wynona have arrived at the Alpine hornblower and start heading up the hill to the Cheese challenge when they pass Max & Katie and the Roller Moms coming down - Katie tells them it's really hard and she's not even lying (well that's good to know.)
-Country Singers have finally delivered their cheese and head for the Pit Stop - Meghan & Joey are getting their sleds and the Country Singers pass Chuck & Wynona and give another warning that it's really hard (great, I hope Wynona tries to prove them wrong instead of letting the warnings defeat her...)
-But she doesn't magically improve - she can't get up the hill - Chuck is trying to manage both sleds and push her butt up the hill with his head... yeah, she's useless. And there he goes, sliding back down (well the man has no free hands, what do they expect?)
-Meghan & Joey get to the top and they show us Meghan hock a loogie into the snow (I bet she's really happy they caught that on camera) - Joey starts his slide down the hill, squealing like a little girl (well, at least someone's having fun.)
-Finally Chuck has to pass her, put the sleds down, then go back and drag her up the hill (well, at least he's superman.)
-Meanwhile Joey is still having a ball sliding down the hill - he keeps losing the cheese but he sounds like he's having a blast.
-Joey & Meghan have made it down the hill when Chuck & Wynona finally make it to the top and she's exhausted and complaining.
-For some reason, Chuck has loaded the sleds upside down so the slides are facing up and the deck is in the snow... she can't get hers to slide (no wonder), she wants to roll them. He tells her she sucks walking in the snow, she can't roll them - (She really is hopeless - I don't totally blame him for losing his patience.)
-Meghan & Joey are delivering their cheese (which they have to carry up a ladder to deliver as well, what is that craziness?) and they get the clue to the Pit Stop? (Joey was surprised, they didn't do a Detour this leg. I guess the Switchback took it's place.)
-Wynona has decided it would be easier to roll the cheese so she abandons her sled and starts rolling one down the hill. Seeing how far it went, Chuck decides to do the same and he rolls his down too...
-Joey & Meghan don't know where the ski school is, they went back down the hill to where they horn blower was when they should have followed the road along where the cheese shed was... Meghan is having trouble breathing in the cold & altitude and he's trying to get her to run.
-Chuck & Wynona are now delivering the cheese - I guess the rolling did the trick. They get the clue for the Pit Stop. And jump in a taxi.
Here's How They Finished:
1) Bates & Anthony (Hockey Brothers) - they won a trip to Bora Bora! (Oh, so pretty.) They have a hat trick with the last three legs here, can't be disappointed with that.
2) Beth & Mona (Roller Moms) - These girls are doing really well.
3) Max & Katie - they do a little happy dance to the accordion music (Well he does, she's all stiff and scowly, as usual.)
4) Caroline & Jennifer - Yeah!
-) Chuck & Wynona - What!? But Phil tells them at cheese hill, the clue clearly stated they had to transport their cheese using the proper method, that's why they had the sleds. They incurred a 30 minute penalty for rolling the cheese down the hill. (OH MAN!)
5) Joey & Meghan - She's already crying because she couldn't run and they took the stupid way there... Phil tells them they are the last team to arrive and lets her cry some more before he tells them that Chuck & Wynona incurred a penalty and they are actually Team #5 (That was kinda mean, just for dramatic effect... plus, Chuck & Wynona are standing right there, on the mat as well... cruel and unusual, not cool.) Joey says this has been the best time of his life and he doesn't want it to end now so he's so glad they're still in it.
6) Chuck & Wynona - **ELIMINATED** Tough way to go out - Wynona says she went farther than she thought she could and she never stopped. He says they got to go places they'd never have the money to go on their own so he's very grateful for that. He also says the Race didn't pull them apart, they have too many years between them, he still loves her, she knows that (another awkward kiss, she just looks miserable... and then I realized - she's grumpy cat! Haha.)
So, with Chuck & Wynona finally leaving us; Jeff T, Bob L, Ivor B, Andria S and myself are all out of the pool. (Dagummit!)
Next week: There is lots of screaming as they do a controlled fall off a high rise building (holy crap!) and they have to crawl through some kind of weird labyrinth... looks interesting folks.
Have a great week everybody!
Coleen
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