TAR20, Recap Leg 8, 4/16/12

Welcome to Leg 8! Last time, on A Whole Lot of Bickering Going On, teams raced from Baku to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. The big result of last episode was the ten minutes of unnecessary bickering that ensued. Rachel and Dave got their fourth first place finish, Nary and Jamie finished last but were not eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

Arrival at the pit stop last episode:
1st – Rachel/Dave , Team Free Ron Again!
2nd – Bopper/Mark, The Kentucky Hillbillies
3rd – Art/JJ, Team Patrulla Fronteriza
4th – Brendon/Rachel, Team Sparkles
5th – Vanessa/Ralph, The Dating Divorcees
6th – Nary/Jamie, The Fembots

Simba-B Campsite, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

6:03 AM Rachel/Dave (1st)
Clue: Have your driver take you 1600 feet into the Ngorongoro Crater to Safari Junction in Karatu. Once their, teams should find Hillary Clington to get their next clue.

6:05 AM Bopper/Mark (2nd) – Bopper informs us that he hurt his knee on leg seven.
6:23 AM Art/JJ (3rd) – Art: "JJ the lion!" JJ: "Get away from me."
6:48 AM Brendon/Rachel (4th) – Rachel: “Let them drink their haterade!” (Toyouke: “Shut up Rachel. "Haterade" is not a word.”) Rachel: “I wish I could just quit the race now and stay in Africa forever.” (Toyouke: “Hey, yeah! Stay in Africa! Forever!”)
7:18 AM Vanessa/Ralph (5th)
9:21 AM Nary/Jamie (6th)

There is much oohing and aahing in the crater, but then teams make their way to Karatu and find Hillary Clington in the following order:

1- Rachel/Dave
2- Bopper/Mark
3- Art/JJ
4- Brendon/Rachel
5- Vanessa/Ralph
6- Nary/Jamie

And we get the Detour Clue.

DETOUR:
Water Supply OR Air Supply
*Water Supply: Teams must find a residence and pick up nine empty containers to take to the local fresh water supply and fill. Once they have waited for their water, they return to the residence and get their next clue.
*Air Supply: Teams must travel to a local bike shop and repair a bicycle by removing the inner tube without the tire, checking for and repairing the leak, and returning the inner tube to the bike. Once the bike could be ridden, teams would get their next clue.

(Kmanpat: “They don’t appear to be all out of love. . .”)

1- Rachel/Dave choose Air Supply
2- Bopper/Mark choose Air Supply – Bopper: “Mark’s got mechanic hands!”
3- Art/JJ choose Water Supply – (Toyouke: “While I do like that they aren't letting racers cut in line at the watering place, that is an unexpected delay. But good for the boys for using math to figure out how long it would take. And also for figuring it would take that long to get back so they should stay where they were.”)
4- Brendon/Rachel Air Supply
5- Vanessa/Ralph choose Air Supply
6- Nary/Jamie choose Air Supply

Teams complete the detour in the following order:

1- Bopper/Mark
2- Rachel/Dave
3- Art/JJ
4- Brendon/Rachel
5- Vanessa/Ralph
6- Nary/Jamie

Teams are now instructed to travel on foot to Jack Stelzer Pub.

CAUTION: DOUBLE U-TURN AHEAD

This is a Double U-Turn. Teams may choose to u-turn any team they wish (well, the team has to be behind them), but they may only use the U-Turn once during the race. If a team is u-turned, they must go back to the Detour choices and complete the Detour that they did not complete. This U-Turn is doubled, meaning two teams may U-Turn two other teams. This is the first double U-Turn of the Race.

1- Bopper/Mark choose not to U-Turn
2- Rachel/Dave choose not to U-Turn – which is curious, since they agreed to do so back in Bavaria.
3- Art/JJ choose to U-Turn Brendon/Rachel – because, clearly, Rachel and Dave must have not been through yet. (Toyouke: “While I don't think you are U-Turning Rachel and Brandon for the right reasons, you know that's going to backfire.”)
4- Brendon/Rachel have been U-Turned and choose to U-Turn Vanessa/Ralph
5- Vanessa/Ralph have been U-Turned
6- Nary/Jamie cannot U-Turn

So, teams continue through the U-Turn as necessary, and complete additional tasks, which causes teams to leave the U-Turn officially in the following order:

1- Bopper/Mark
2- Rachel/Dave
3- Art/JJ
4- Brendon/Rachel
5- Vanessa/Ralph
6- Nary/Jamie

Teams are now instructed to make their way to Gem Gallery and Arts for their next clue. Teams arrive in the following order:

1- Rachel/Dave
2- Bopper/Mark
3- Art/JJ
4- Brendon/Rachel
5- Nary/Jamie
6- Vanessa/Ralph

However, once they arrive, Nary and Jamie find the Speed Bump.

SPEED BUMP:

A speed bump is a task that must be performed by the last place team on a non-elimination leg. Once they complete this task, they may return to the place where the speed bump occurred and continue the leg. In this speed bump, teams must arrange artwork in a display to match a provided schematic. Once complete, teams can move on to the next task.

(Toyouke: “This Speed Bump isn't terribly complicated, but it certainly beats some previous Speed Bumps.”)

Teams complete the Speed Bump in the following order:

1- Nary/Jamie

After much arranging, they continue with the rest of the teams to the next task in the following order:

1- Bopper/Mark
2- Rachel/Dave
3- Art/JJ
4- Brendon/Rachel
5- Vanessa/Ralph
6- Nary/Jamie

Teams are instructed to make their way to Mto Wa Mbu and find Margaret’s Farm. Teams arrive at the farm in the following order:

1- Bopper/Mark
2- Rachel/Dave
3- Art/JJ
4- Brendon/Rachel
5- Vanessa/Ralph
6- Nary/Jamie

We then get the seventh roadblock clue.

ROADBLOCK:

To bee or not to bee?

In this roadblock, one team member must put on a protective bee suit and harvest 500 grams of honey from the hives. Once complete, they will receive their next clue.

The following teammates take the Roadblock:

1- Mark
2- Dave
3- Art – “I’m like Winnie the Pooh!” (Toyouke: “You aren't like Winnie the Pooh. Bears get into beehives to eat bees and larvae.”)
4- Rachel R. – “I’m like Winnie the Pooh!” (Toyouke: “OH MY GOD YOU PEOPLE ARE NOT LIKE WINNIE THE POOH!”)
5- Ralph
6- Nary

After much honey harvesting, teams complete the Roadblock in the following order:

1- Bopper/Mark
2- Rachel/Dave
3- Art/JJ
4- Brendon/Rachel
5- Vanessa/Ralph
6- Nary/Jamie

Teams find now that they must make their way to Lake Manyara, the PIT STOP of the eighth leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive MAY be eliminated!

1- Bopper/Mark – who win a trip for two to Hawaii.
2- Rachel/Dave
3- Art/JJ
4- Brendon/Rachel
5- Vanessa/Ralph
6- Nary/Jamie

And Nary and Jamie are last again, but this time they are eliminated. They will remain best friends!

ORDER NOW:
1st – Bopper/Mark
2nd – Rachel/Dave
3rd – Art/JJ
4th – Brendon/Rachel
5th – Vanessa/Ralph

Next week: Fighting. And Mark can’t handle Bollywood. Until next time!