For those of you who watch the Amazing Race here is an update of last nights show.
The teams left Russia and headed to Cairo, Egypt.
The teams had to take a train to the Hermitage Museum (before they left Russia) and find "The Return of the Prodigal Son" by Rembrandt. Where they got a clue that sent them to Cairo.
Colin and Christie made the score of the century and booked a very early flight and arrived in Egypt way earlier than the other teams. But they came across the Fast Forward (it allows you to skip all the rest of the challenges and go directly to the next pit stop) and they USED IT! What they were thinking, I don't know. Most teams use the Fast Forward to move themselves up from behind, not when they are in first place by such a lead. So they ended up at the pit stop hours and hours before the second place team even landed in Egypt. It may come back to bite them in the butt, because your team can only use the Fast Forward ONCE during the whole show, and there always seems to be a time when the teams catch up with each other cause they have to wait for a plane or something to open for business.
Anyway on to the rest of the teams.
The Brothers, Lance and Marshall are having a hard time cause Marshall's knees are killing him. He is walking very slow and is in obvious pain. But he kept on plugging along.
The Cousins, Mirna and Charla (the little one) WALKED to the train station thru the cold snow and Mirna griping the whole way for Charla to "Hurry Up" I love Charla but Mirna can take a flying leap of a cliff. :)
The Bowling Moms, Linda and Karen and the Twins, Kami and Karli were the last teams to leave the last pit stop.
All the teams had to go to the three Great Pyramids and follow yellow rocks to the next clue. They had to climb down a series of ladders to about 150 ft below the surface and grab a bag from the watery tomb. Scary huh? Course Mirna made little Charla (Charla is a midget for those who don't know) go down the ladders. Cause she was scared! (again over the cliff for her)
Once they got the bag they brought it up and found a puzzle inside that they had to put together to find the place where the next clue was.
Bowling Mom, Linda fell at one point and sprained her ankle but kept going.
The next task was to either ride horses dragging camels behind or move two stones (building blocks of the pyramids) a distance of I think a football field, using the old technique of rolling them on logs. Most chose the horse and camel deal but the teams that were in the back of the pack HAD to do the stone pull cause the camels closed at a certain time.
Teams finished this leg of the race as follows:
- Colin and Christie
- Charla and Mirna
- Brandon and Nicole
- Chip and Kim
- Marshal and Lance
- Kami and Karli
Last place team was Linda and Karen. But lucky for them, it was NOT an elimination round. BUT the new twist this year ... if you are last in a non-elimination round you have to empty ALL your pocket. ALL YOUR MONEY IS TAKEN, and you DO NOT get any money for the next leg. So they have to beg their way thru this leg.
Next week should be interesting!
whew! thank you sooo much! I too love the bowling Moms and am all for the throwing of "you know who" off a cliff. she is sooo bossy, i just want to smack her - she has done NOTHING, has made the other one do everything. the use of the fast forward sounds follish to me too. time will tell I guess. thanks so much again!
I'm loving this show! I only caught a few episodes here and there of past seasons.
I'm disliking the twins and Mirna more and more. It's too bad Charla has such a crappy partner! You're so right about the Fast Forward - they're really going to regret that somewhere down the line.
Is it just me, or does it seem that Charla is doing the race all by herself?
p.s. I don't know who I hate more, the brothers or the twins. Grr..