TAR19, Recap Leg 4, 10/16/11

Welcome to Leg 4! Last time, on Like Buddha in My Hands, teams continued racing through Indonesia. Cathi fell down. A lot. And Amani and Marcus fell apart. However, due to the lack of counting ability, the teams switched up their order again, and caused the snowboarders to end up in first by default. AGAIN. Kaylani and Lisa are eliminated. Who will be eliminated . . . next?(click for more)

Arrival at the pit stop last episode:
1st – Andy/Tommy, The Snowboarders
2nd – Laurence/Zac, The Adventurers
3rd – Jeremy/Sandy, Team Tryout
4th – Justin/Jennifer, Team Patience
5th – Ernie/Cindy, Team Chinatown
6th – Amani/Marcus, Team Football
7th – Bill/Cathi, The Grandparents
8th – Liz/Marie, Twinderellas

Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Indonesia

8:17 AM Andy/Tommy (1st)
Clue: Fly north to Phuket, Thailand! Once there, find Nonthasak Marine and go out on the pier to get your next clue.

(Toyouke: “Heh. Phuket. I love that there is a little outline of the next country you're going to. I'd say they should just put that and make them figure out what country it is, but with this group who knows where they'll end up.”)

8:28 AM Laurence/Zac (2nd)
9:40 AM Jeremy/Sandy (3rd) – and Jeremy reminds us that they are using the race to work on their relationship. Not the best use of time, in my opinion. Sandy: “We’re going to Bucket!”
9:41 AM Justin/Jennifer (4th)
9:42 AM Ernie/Cindy (5th)
9:46 AM Amani/Marcus (6th) – who have 4 kids that they want to show the world to.
9:56 AM Bill/Cathi (7th) – and Cathi reminds us that they are the oldest team in the race.
10:05 AM Liz/Marie (8th) – who lost their father right before filming.

Teams arrive at the airport in the following order:

1- Andy/Tommy
2- Laurence/Zac
3- Jeremy/Sandy
4- Ernie/Cindy
5- Justin/Jennifer
6- Amani/Marcus
7- Bill/Cathi
8- Liz/Marie

The Snowboarders and Adventurers were the first teams at the airport, and manage to get on a 9:40 AM flight to Jakarta on Garuda Indonesia. (Toyouke: “Uh...I hope flying to Jakarta is a good idea. Did they not get at least backup tickets to Phuket?”) When they get to Jakarta, however, they find out that the direct flight to Phuket is full, and must fly to Bangkok first, putting them into Phuket at 7:40 PM. (Toyouke: “Always buy backup tickets, people. You could be on the flight with everyone else.”) The other six teams manage to secure tickets on Air Asia to Jakarta and then on to Phuket, putting them into Phuket at 6:50 PM. So the Amazing Red and Blue Lines arrive in Phuket in the following order:

1- Jeremy/Sandy
2- Liz/Marie – who we find out never changed their money from Indonesian to Thai. That could be an issue later. (Toyouke: “Also exchange your money.”)
3- Amani/Marcus
4- Ernie/Cindy
5- Justin/Jennifer
6- Bill/Cathi
7- Laurence/Zac
8- Andy/Tommy

Teams now race by taxi to Nonthasak Marine and arrive in the following order:

1- Jeremy/Sandy
2- Liz/Marie – who convince their cab driver to let them not pay for the ride.
3- Ernie/Cindy
4- Amani/Marcus
5- Justin/Jennifer
6- Bill/Cathi
7- Andy/Tommy
8- Laurence/Zac

Teams arrive, and face the first Hours of Operation of the Race, since the pier does not open until 8 AM. But when it does, teams race out to the pier and grab their next clues in the following order:

1- Andy/Tommy
2- Amani/Marcus
3- Justin/Jennifer
4- Jeremy/Sandy
5- Ernie/Cindy
6- Laurence/Zac
7- Liz/Marie
8- Bill/Cathi

(Toyouke: “Also, what the hell has happened to the clue boxes?”)

And we get the Detour Clue.

DETOUR:
Coral OR Beach
*Coral: Teams must take a motorboat to Khai Nai Island. Once there, teams build a coral nursery and then transport it by kayak to a buoy, lower it into the water, and fill it with live coral in order to get their next clue from the marine biologist.
*Beach: Teams must take a motorboat to Khai Nai Island. Once there, teams find 20 chairs and 10 umbrellas with the sticker from their clue on it and assemble the umbrellas and chairs to match the given arrangement. Once complete, the proctor will give them their next clue.

1- Andy/Tommy choose Coral
2- Amani/Marcus choose Coral – but Bald Snark to Beach after their nursery falls apart. (Toyouke: “What? You pick things your kids are familiar with and that's why you picked coral? Because you and your kids watched a thing on the tsunami? You make no sense.”)
3- Justin/Jennifer choose Coral
4- Jeremy/Sandy choose Coral – but Bald Snark to Beach after their nursery falls apart.
5- Ernie/Cindy choose Beach
6- Laurence/Zac choose Beach – because they initially chose Coral, but went the wrong way.
7- Liz/Marie choose Beach – because they were lifeguards.
8- Bill/Cathi choose Coral – but Bald Snark to Beach after their nursery falls apart.

(Toyouke: “I think Bald Snarkers have an advantage because several teams have already partially cleaned out the shed.”)

Teams complete the detour in the following order:

1- Andy/Tommy – (Toyouke: “Who would have thought the snowboarders would end up being one of the smarter, less failure prone teams?” Kmanpat: *raises hand*)
2- Justin/Jennifer
3- Ernie/Cindy
4- Laurence/Zac
5- Amani/Marcus
6- Jeremy/Sandy
7- Bill/Cathi
8- Liz/Marie

Teams receive a medallion and a compass and are told to take their motorboats 13 minutes North to the pictured object, Soap Island. (Toyouke: “This clue is too complicated for this group.“) They arrive in the following order:

1- Andy/Tommy
2- Justin/Jennifer – Jennifer: “One Eyed, Willie, we’re coming for you!” Justin: “Goonies are good enough!”
3- Laurence/Zac
4- Amani/Marcus
5- Jeremy/Sandy
6- Ernie/Cindy – who go south instead of north. Really?
7- Bill/Cathi – Cathi: “"We're supposed to keep the Roadblocks even but if it's going to keep us in the race, then screw it." (Toyouke: “I kind of like that philosophy.”)
8- Liz/Marie

And once they arrive, teams get the fourth roadblock clue.

ROADBLOCK:

Who wants to be king of the hill?

In this roadblock, one team member must climb the face of Koh Yao Noi Island to retrieve a clue from a bird’s nest.

(Toyouke: “Pff, that's not "sheer".”)

The following teammates take the Roadblock:

1- Andy
2- Jennifer
3- Zac
4- Amani
5- Jeremy
6- Ernie
7- Bill
8- Marie

After much climbing, teams complete the Roadblock in the following order:

1- Andy/Tommy
2- Justin/Jennifer
3- Laurence/Zac
4- Amani/Marcus
5- Jeremy/Sandy
6- Ernie/Cindy
7- Bill/Cathi
8- Liz/Marie

Teams are now instructed to direct their motorboat drivers via the provided map to Koh Panyi floating village. (Toyouke: “OK, the helicopter shot when you come around the rock and all of a sudden there's a floating village was pretty impressive.”) Teams are then instructed to find the floating soccer field, the PIT STOP of the fourth leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive MAY be eliminated!

1- Andy/Tommy – who win $5000 each.
2- Justin/Jennifer
3- Jeremy/Sandy
4- Laurence/Zac – who get lost while navigating a boat. Really? (Toyouke: “I think it's an issue because for all your "experience" in navigation, from what I saw of the map, you should have gone northwest instead of northeast.”)
5- Ernie/Cindy
6- Amani/Marcus
7- Bill/Cathi
8- Liz/Marie

And sadly, Liz and Marie . . . come in last. Which means, this is the second of four non-elimination legs, and the twins will have a Speed Bump on the next leg. (Toyouke: “People who take THREE DAMN HOURS to set up 20 deck chairs and umbrellas should get eliminated. Seriously.”)

ORDER NOW:
1st – Andy/Tommy
2nd – Justin/Jennifer
3rd – Jeremy/Sandy
4th – Laurence/Zac
5th – Ernie/Cindy
6th – Amani/Marcus
7th – Bill/Cathi
8th – Liz/Marie

Next week: Teams travel to Bangkok, where they ride elephants. Jeremy and Sandy continue to yell at each other. And, as predicted, the twins run into money trouble. Until next time!