Speed Dating Is the Worst
Last week Marie & Tim stole Amy & Jason's cab firmly making enemies on the Race and we said goodbye to the Okies, Tim & Danny (Tim, why can't you sing a lick?)
Vienna, Austria: Nicole & Travis came in first last leg so they are the first to leave at 12:03pm - they read the clue to fly to Abu Dhabi and make their way to a specific mosque to find their next clue.
-Nicky & Kim are the 2nd team out at 12:09pm - they are so proud to be in 2nd place but have to stop the dilly dallying and step up their game.
-Afghanimals 12:10pm, they feel they'll have an advantage heading to Abu Dhabi being middle eastern, speaking a little Arabic... we'll see. They search for flights on the hotel computer before heading for the airport.
-12:23pm - Tim & Marie - they are at the half-way point in the Race and in Marie's eyes that the time to start looking out for yourself. That's why they took the other teams cab, it could mean the difference between 6th or 7th place or going home.
-12:28pm- Jason & Amy- they're still upset with Tim & Marie stealing their cab but they have a lot of Race still to go, so, it's going to be keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
-1:10pm - Ally & Ashley (Ice Girls) they are hoping their relationship with Leo & Jamal will help them out in Aboo Dabye...(Yeah, they're pretty) besides not knowing the language, they know it's a man's world over there (well, at least they know that much.)
The teams converge on the airport and the Afghanimals head straight to the Air Austria counter to book tickets on the earliest flight they had already found - getting them in the Abu Dhabi at 5:50am - the next flight is only 10 minutes behind but they'll take any lead they can get. The rest of the teams: Travis & Nicole, Jay & Amy, Ice Girls, Baseball wives, Marie & Tim are on the 6:00am flight.
Abu Dhabi: Leo & Jamal arrive first and grab a cab to the mosque.
2nd flight arrives and they are all right behind them.
Mosque: it's huge and gorgeous - they have to remove their shoes and walk peacefully through to find the guy with the clue, which tells them to make their way to the Irani Souk.
-The rest of the teams show up as Leo & Jamal are leaving.
-Jason & Amy are the next team into the mosque and she's got to wear a black robe with a hood to cover her head. Jason said he'd never choose to go to the Middle East being an American, he feels a bit uncomfortable there.
-Ally & Ashley were in awe of the mosque - it is quite spectacular - the walls, columns and immense woven rug throughout, very ornate and immaculate (how do they clean that thing?)
-Nicky & Kim are enjoying the mosque - Marie, not so much, but Tim loved that she had to calm down, remove her shoes, not run, no yelling... you can tell it's killing her - she just wants to push past the girls in front of them (she needs to calm the ^&#$ down.)
-Travis & Nicole - how did they end up the last team to the mosque?
Irani Souk - Leo & Jamal get to the next clue and it's the DETOUR: Sort it Out or Sew it Up.
In Sort It Out: they have to sort through an astounding array of dates, picking out the correct types to recreate an assorted tray of the fruit. (Who knew there were that many different types of dates?) This looks hard, they are all similar looking then they have to arrange them in an intricate pattern... I don't know.
In Sew It Up: They have to assemble a traditional fishing net which consists of a pre-existing wire dome that they have to sew on the based, then the opening (?) not exactly sure but this could be time consuming as well...
-Leo & Jamal decide on Sort It Out.
-The rest of the teams start showing up and everyone is going to Sort It Out except Jason & Amy and Travis & Nicole - they are going to Sew It Up.
-Leo & Jamal get started, they see the example tray and realize this is not going to be simple. They get started counting specific types of dates and head out to find those and start their tray but they can't see where the other varieties of dates are - they haven't gone down far enough at the souk to find all the dates... this could be an issue.
-Sew it Up, Jay & Amy and Travis & Nicole show up at the docks and start gathering their materials to assemble the nets... the greater issue on this one is that they are out in the hot sun and it's scorching, no cover. At least at the dates thing, they are under cover.
-Speaking of the dates, the rest of the teams are showing up and starting their trays. Everyone is feeling the heat and it makes Marie even more cranky and unbearable - she is always right and yelling at Tim - and he's yelling back.
-The rest of the teams are either embarrassed by their behaviour, annoyed because it's distracting, or amused because they're breaking down. (I would be squarely at annoyed, I can't stand that constant bickering, it drives me crazy!)
-The fishing traps are proving to be tedious - Jay & Amy are just head-down, getting it done but Travis & Nicole are getting pretty frustrated, well, he is anyway. She made some wrong ties that he had to fix and they're talking about using the Express Pass (anything to get out of the sun at this point I think.) But they re-think it, after spending that much time and expending that much energy on the traps why waste it by using the Express Pass.
-Back at the Dates sorting, Nicky & Kim are the only team that find the far away dates and they did it quietly so no one would notice them sneaking off to get the different dates.
-Jamal & Leo think they are done but when they get their tray judged... they don't have all the right dates. They see that Nicky & Kim do have the right dates on their tray so they offer to help them at some point if they need it, if they'll tell them where they found the right dates (yeah, like that's a great deal). The girls basically tell them to go away. They know if they share where they found the dates the guys will be loud about it and everyone will know. (Cutthroat bunnies, they are learning.)
-Fishing traps - Nicole has been having a bad day, she's done it all wrong and Travis is frustrated having to fix her mess.
-Jason & Amy meanwhile have completed their trap and they get the clue to make their way to the Al Bandar Marina where they will take a luxury cruise to the Yas Marina where they'll find their next clue.
-Finally the Afghanimals find the far away tables with the rest of the dates and they do exactly as the Bunnies knew they would, they take off running and make lots of noise so now everyone knows.
-Leo & Jamal are the first team to complete their date plate and get the clue to head to the marina.
-Travis & Nicole finish their trap and they are now in 3rd place heading to the marina.
-Ashley & Ally and Nicky & Kim both fail on their date plates and have to fix it. Tim & Marie actually pass (maybe all the fighting worked out) then the Ice girls pass on their second attempt but the Baseball Wives are still wrong... and currently in last place.
Al Bandar Marina - Leo & Jamal get on their yacht and are joined by Jason & Amy - it is a pretty amazing skyline they get to cruise past.
-Travis & Nicole get a yacht to themselves.
-Yachts leave every 15 minutes - Ice girls and Marie & Tim are on the third yacht and the Baseball Wives are running down the dock when it takes off without them. (Darn it!)
Yas Marina - ROADBLOCK - Who wants to drop into one hot lap?
Leo and Jason are going to do the task... and what a task it is - they have to drop 200 ft off the building onto the race track below where they have to be a passenger for a lap around the track and keep their eyes peeled for a sign with a record holding driver's name and his time - at the end of the lap they have to tell the pit chief the driver's name and the time to get the next clue.
-Jason says before the Race began, they agreed Amy would do anything having to do with heights - and it's worked out the exact opposite - he's been doing all the heights things. But he does great.
-Jay & Leo both do the zip line/rappel no problem and they are excited riding in the race car but choosing the correct sign with the lowest time and remembering the name - not so easy.
-Leo got the time but not the name - he's got to go around again.
-Jason sees the first sign and remembers that one - but then there are 3 more (they have to choose the one with the fastest time) so he's wrong and has to go again as well.
Al Bandar Marina - Nicky & Kim finally catch their yacht, they are not happy being 15 minutes behind but they are trying to stay positive.
Yas Marina - Travis is going to do the Roadblock and he's excited to ride in a race car.
-Leo gets the right name/time on his second attempt but Jason proves to be a little dyslexic and gets the last 3 numbers wrong. He's got to go again.
-Leo & Jamal get the clue to the Pit Stop - the Champions Podium.
-After his drop, Travis is just EXCITED! Let's go! (He has a need... a need, for SPEED! I couldn't resist.)
-Ice Girls and Marie & Tim get to the Roadblock and it's Ally and Marie doing the Hot Lap.
-Marie had no trouble with the drop but Ally screamed the whole time... Even Marie wondered what she was screaming about - such a girl.
-Travis uses his doctor brain in the race car and easily remembers the name and time of the record holder on his first time around. He says, "Shoot! I wanted to go again." (Ha. Then you shouldn't be so darn smart.)
-Marie saw and remembered the first name but then there were more signs and she gets confused.
-Ally is just confused - she knew she needed to remember something (yikes.)
-They are both going again. Ally with no idea what she's doing.
-Finally the Baseball Wives arrive at the Roadblock and it's Kim, who is also afraid of heights, that is doing this one - she's wondering why she always has to do the high ones as well.
-Marie gets the right name/time on her second lap.
-Ally does not.
-Kim screams bloody murder her whole way down and then when she gets to the car she is terrified of that as well (now I feel bad for making fun of Ally... Suck it up buttercup!)
-Ally is wrong again - I think she has the time right but she doesn't understand the words (It's a name, sheesh. I think adrenaline is not her friend here.)
-Kim didn't get it on her first lap either, they just went past too fast.
-Ally finally gets it right on her 5th lap, I think.
-Kim gets it right on her second try and they are running.
Here's How They Finished:
1) Leo & Jamal (Afghanimals) - Phil sprayed them with sparkling water at the podium (Ha! That's hilarious) - and they win a trip to Paris, France.
2) Jason & Amy - came in 2nd for the 4th time - Jay says they are the biggest losers on this show.
3) Travis & Nicole - she feels she let the team down at the fishing nets - I think this is a matter of doctor perfectionism - they didn't do that bad.
4) Tim & Marie - surprisingly nothing to say at the mat.
5) Ally & Ashley - By the skin of their teeth these two keep making it in 2nd to last place.
6) Nicky & Kim - are the last team to arrive and Phil lets them start crying before he tells them it's a NON-ELIMINATION leg.
-They are so happy to still be in the Race but Nicky sees this as a wake up call to get more fire under their butts and hopefully get back to the front of the pack. Kim is still dazed, I thought we were going home.
So everyone survived this leg - congratulations.
Next week - there is another double U-Turn, Leo & Jamal are all by themselves, Marie wants to punch Tim in the face and Nicky & Kim get their dune buggy stuck in the sand.
Have a great week everyone,
Coleen
Last week Marie & Tim stole Amy & Jason's cab firmly making enemies on the Race and we said goodbye to the Okies, Tim & Danny (Tim, why can't you sing a lick?)
Vienna, Austria: Nicole & Travis came in first last leg so they are the first to leave at 12:03pm - they read the clue to fly to Abu Dhabi and make their way to a specific mosque to find their next clue.
-Nicky & Kim are the 2nd team out at 12:09pm - they are so proud to be in 2nd place but have to stop the dilly dallying and step up their game.
-Afghanimals 12:10pm, they feel they'll have an advantage heading to Abu Dhabi being middle eastern, speaking a little Arabic... we'll see. They search for flights on the hotel computer before heading for the airport.
-12:23pm - Tim & Marie - they are at the half-way point in the Race and in Marie's eyes that the time to start looking out for yourself. That's why they took the other teams cab, it could mean the difference between 6th or 7th place or going home.
-12:28pm- Jason & Amy- they're still upset with Tim & Marie stealing their cab but they have a lot of Race still to go, so, it's going to be keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
-1:10pm - Ally & Ashley (Ice Girls) they are hoping their relationship with Leo & Jamal will help them out in Aboo Dabye...(Yeah, they're pretty) besides not knowing the language, they know it's a man's world over there (well, at least they know that much.)
The teams converge on the airport and the Afghanimals head straight to the Air Austria counter to book tickets on the earliest flight they had already found - getting them in the Abu Dhabi at 5:50am - the next flight is only 10 minutes behind but they'll take any lead they can get. The rest of the teams: Travis & Nicole, Jay & Amy, Ice Girls, Baseball wives, Marie & Tim are on the 6:00am flight.
Abu Dhabi: Leo & Jamal arrive first and grab a cab to the mosque.
2nd flight arrives and they are all right behind them.
Mosque: it's huge and gorgeous - they have to remove their shoes and walk peacefully through to find the guy with the clue, which tells them to make their way to the Irani Souk.
-The rest of the teams show up as Leo & Jamal are leaving.
-Jason & Amy are the next team into the mosque and she's got to wear a black robe with a hood to cover her head. Jason said he'd never choose to go to the Middle East being an American, he feels a bit uncomfortable there.
-Ally & Ashley were in awe of the mosque - it is quite spectacular - the walls, columns and immense woven rug throughout, very ornate and immaculate (how do they clean that thing?)
-Nicky & Kim are enjoying the mosque - Marie, not so much, but Tim loved that she had to calm down, remove her shoes, not run, no yelling... you can tell it's killing her - she just wants to push past the girls in front of them (she needs to calm the ^&#$ down.)
-Travis & Nicole - how did they end up the last team to the mosque?
Irani Souk - Leo & Jamal get to the next clue and it's the DETOUR: Sort it Out or Sew it Up.
In Sort It Out: they have to sort through an astounding array of dates, picking out the correct types to recreate an assorted tray of the fruit. (Who knew there were that many different types of dates?) This looks hard, they are all similar looking then they have to arrange them in an intricate pattern... I don't know.
In Sew It Up: They have to assemble a traditional fishing net which consists of a pre-existing wire dome that they have to sew on the based, then the opening (?) not exactly sure but this could be time consuming as well...
-Leo & Jamal decide on Sort It Out.
-The rest of the teams start showing up and everyone is going to Sort It Out except Jason & Amy and Travis & Nicole - they are going to Sew It Up.
-Leo & Jamal get started, they see the example tray and realize this is not going to be simple. They get started counting specific types of dates and head out to find those and start their tray but they can't see where the other varieties of dates are - they haven't gone down far enough at the souk to find all the dates... this could be an issue.
-Sew it Up, Jay & Amy and Travis & Nicole show up at the docks and start gathering their materials to assemble the nets... the greater issue on this one is that they are out in the hot sun and it's scorching, no cover. At least at the dates thing, they are under cover.
-Speaking of the dates, the rest of the teams are showing up and starting their trays. Everyone is feeling the heat and it makes Marie even more cranky and unbearable - she is always right and yelling at Tim - and he's yelling back.
-The rest of the teams are either embarrassed by their behaviour, annoyed because it's distracting, or amused because they're breaking down. (I would be squarely at annoyed, I can't stand that constant bickering, it drives me crazy!)
-The fishing traps are proving to be tedious - Jay & Amy are just head-down, getting it done but Travis & Nicole are getting pretty frustrated, well, he is anyway. She made some wrong ties that he had to fix and they're talking about using the Express Pass (anything to get out of the sun at this point I think.) But they re-think it, after spending that much time and expending that much energy on the traps why waste it by using the Express Pass.
-Back at the Dates sorting, Nicky & Kim are the only team that find the far away dates and they did it quietly so no one would notice them sneaking off to get the different dates.
-Jamal & Leo think they are done but when they get their tray judged... they don't have all the right dates. They see that Nicky & Kim do have the right dates on their tray so they offer to help them at some point if they need it, if they'll tell them where they found the right dates (yeah, like that's a great deal). The girls basically tell them to go away. They know if they share where they found the dates the guys will be loud about it and everyone will know. (Cutthroat bunnies, they are learning.)
-Fishing traps - Nicole has been having a bad day, she's done it all wrong and Travis is frustrated having to fix her mess.
-Jason & Amy meanwhile have completed their trap and they get the clue to make their way to the Al Bandar Marina where they will take a luxury cruise to the Yas Marina where they'll find their next clue.
-Finally the Afghanimals find the far away tables with the rest of the dates and they do exactly as the Bunnies knew they would, they take off running and make lots of noise so now everyone knows.
-Leo & Jamal are the first team to complete their date plate and get the clue to head to the marina.
-Travis & Nicole finish their trap and they are now in 3rd place heading to the marina.
-Ashley & Ally and Nicky & Kim both fail on their date plates and have to fix it. Tim & Marie actually pass (maybe all the fighting worked out) then the Ice girls pass on their second attempt but the Baseball Wives are still wrong... and currently in last place.
Al Bandar Marina - Leo & Jamal get on their yacht and are joined by Jason & Amy - it is a pretty amazing skyline they get to cruise past.
-Travis & Nicole get a yacht to themselves.
-Yachts leave every 15 minutes - Ice girls and Marie & Tim are on the third yacht and the Baseball Wives are running down the dock when it takes off without them. (Darn it!)
Yas Marina - ROADBLOCK - Who wants to drop into one hot lap?
Leo and Jason are going to do the task... and what a task it is - they have to drop 200 ft off the building onto the race track below where they have to be a passenger for a lap around the track and keep their eyes peeled for a sign with a record holding driver's name and his time - at the end of the lap they have to tell the pit chief the driver's name and the time to get the next clue.
-Jason says before the Race began, they agreed Amy would do anything having to do with heights - and it's worked out the exact opposite - he's been doing all the heights things. But he does great.
-Jay & Leo both do the zip line/rappel no problem and they are excited riding in the race car but choosing the correct sign with the lowest time and remembering the name - not so easy.
-Leo got the time but not the name - he's got to go around again.
-Jason sees the first sign and remembers that one - but then there are 3 more (they have to choose the one with the fastest time) so he's wrong and has to go again as well.
Al Bandar Marina - Nicky & Kim finally catch their yacht, they are not happy being 15 minutes behind but they are trying to stay positive.
Yas Marina - Travis is going to do the Roadblock and he's excited to ride in a race car.
-Leo gets the right name/time on his second attempt but Jason proves to be a little dyslexic and gets the last 3 numbers wrong. He's got to go again.
-Leo & Jamal get the clue to the Pit Stop - the Champions Podium.
-After his drop, Travis is just EXCITED! Let's go! (He has a need... a need, for SPEED! I couldn't resist.)
-Ice Girls and Marie & Tim get to the Roadblock and it's Ally and Marie doing the Hot Lap.
-Marie had no trouble with the drop but Ally screamed the whole time... Even Marie wondered what she was screaming about - such a girl.
-Travis uses his doctor brain in the race car and easily remembers the name and time of the record holder on his first time around. He says, "Shoot! I wanted to go again." (Ha. Then you shouldn't be so darn smart.)
-Marie saw and remembered the first name but then there were more signs and she gets confused.
-Ally is just confused - she knew she needed to remember something (yikes.)
-They are both going again. Ally with no idea what she's doing.
-Finally the Baseball Wives arrive at the Roadblock and it's Kim, who is also afraid of heights, that is doing this one - she's wondering why she always has to do the high ones as well.
-Marie gets the right name/time on her second lap.
-Ally does not.
-Kim screams bloody murder her whole way down and then when she gets to the car she is terrified of that as well (now I feel bad for making fun of Ally... Suck it up buttercup!)
-Ally is wrong again - I think she has the time right but she doesn't understand the words (It's a name, sheesh. I think adrenaline is not her friend here.)
-Kim didn't get it on her first lap either, they just went past too fast.
-Ally finally gets it right on her 5th lap, I think.
-Kim gets it right on her second try and they are running.
Here's How They Finished:
1) Leo & Jamal (Afghanimals) - Phil sprayed them with sparkling water at the podium (Ha! That's hilarious) - and they win a trip to Paris, France.
2) Jason & Amy - came in 2nd for the 4th time - Jay says they are the biggest losers on this show.
3) Travis & Nicole - she feels she let the team down at the fishing nets - I think this is a matter of doctor perfectionism - they didn't do that bad.
4) Tim & Marie - surprisingly nothing to say at the mat.
5) Ally & Ashley - By the skin of their teeth these two keep making it in 2nd to last place.
6) Nicky & Kim - are the last team to arrive and Phil lets them start crying before he tells them it's a NON-ELIMINATION leg.
-They are so happy to still be in the Race but Nicky sees this as a wake up call to get more fire under their butts and hopefully get back to the front of the pack. Kim is still dazed, I thought we were going home.
So everyone survived this leg - congratulations.
Next week - there is another double U-Turn, Leo & Jamal are all by themselves, Marie wants to punch Tim in the face and Nicky & Kim get their dune buggy stuck in the sand.
Have a great week everyone,
Coleen
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