TAR24, Recap Leg 6, 3/30/14

Welcome to Leg 6! Last time, on Sewing.  It Just Had to Be Sewing, teams made their way from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo, Sri Lanka (which, I might add, is not the administrative capital, that’s Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, but Colombo is so much easier to spell).  Two teams took flight risks, and one didn’t pay off.  In the meantime, Dave and Connor rocked their way to another first place finish, and Margie and Luke finished last and were eliminated.  Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

Kmanpat, back and ready to start your recaps again!  Hopefully I didn’t miss much.

Arrival at the pit stop last episode:

1st – Dave/Connor, Team LIVESTRONG

2nd – Caroline/Jennifer, The Country Singers

3rd – Jet/Cord, The Cowboys

4th – Leo/Jamal, The Afghanimals

5th – Jessica/John, Cocky YDC

6th – Flight Time/Big Easy, The Globetrotters

7th – Brendon/Rachel, Team Brenchel

Colombo Rowing Club, Colombo, Sri Lanka

2:59 AM Dave/Connor (1st)

Clue: Make your way to the Dutch Museum and search the Hall of Headstones to find your next clue.

3:27 AM Caroline/Jennifer (2nd) – who are fighters.  Clearly.  (Toyouke: “How are you "fighting for your lives" when you came in second? Blondes.”)

3:35 AM Jet/Cord (3rd)

3:50 AM Leo/Jamal (4th)

And since bunching is inevitable, why show the rest of the times?  Because, TAR, I CARE.

Jessica/John (5th)

Flight Time/Big Easy (6th)

Brendon/Rachel (7th)

Everyone arrives at the Dutch Museum in the following order:

1- Dave/Connor

2- Caroline/Jennifer

3- Jet/Cord 

4- Leo/Jamal

5- Jessica/John

6- Flight Time/Big Easy

7- Brendon/Rachel

The Dutch Museum, everyone finds, does not open until 8:30.  So, bunching.  (Toyouke: “Why did you bunch them before a train ride? The train ride will bunch them. You don't need to bunch them twice. Stupid.”)  And teams race in and get their clue in the following order:

1- Dave/Connor

2- Caroline/Jennifer

3- Leo/Jamal 

4- Jessica/John

5- Brendon/Rachel

6- Flight Time/Big Easy

7- Jet/Cord

Teams are now instructed make their way to Fort Railway Station and travel by train to the town of Alawwa and find the Ceypetco fuel station to get their next clue.

Teams all get on the same train and arrive in Alawwa in the following order:

1- Brendon/Rachel

2- Leo/Jamal

3- Caroline/Jennifer 

4- Dave/Connor

5- Jessica/John

6- Flight Time/Big Easy

7- Jet/Cord

Teams run across the train tracks and find the Ceypetco station and get their clues in the following order:

1- Brendon/Rachel

2- Leo/Jamal

3- Dave/Connor 

4- Jessica/John

5- Flight Time/Big Easy

6- Jet/Cord

7- Caroline/Jennifer

And teams get the sixth roadblock clue.

ROADBLOCK:

Who wants to fill ‘er up?

In this roadblock, roadblockers must choose a colored badge from the station and then find four tuk-tuks that have the same badge in the windshield.  They must then get the tuk-tuks to the gas tank, put three litres in each tank and send them on their way, in order to get their next clue.

The following teammates take the Roadblock:

1- Rachel – who chooses green, and decides this means she has to find green tuk-tuks.  (Toyouke: “Of course Rachel doesn't get it. And is causing problems.”)

2- Jamal – who chooses yellow.

3- Dave – who chooses brown.

4- John – who chooses red.

5- Big Easy – who chooses blue.

6- Cord – who chooses purple.

7- Caroline – who chooses gray.

After much tuk-tuk gathering and filling, teams complete the Roadblock in the following order:

1- Flight Time/Big Easy

2- Leo/Jamal

3- Jessica/John 

4- Jet/Cord

5- Dave/Connor 

6- Caroline/Jennifer

7- Brendon/Rachel

Teams are now instructed to take the train to Rambukkana and then find a tuk-tuk to take them to the Millennium Elephant Foundation to search for their next clue.

Teams make it to the train station in the following order:

1- Jessica/John

2- Flight Time/Big Easy

3- Leo/Jamal 

4- Jet/Cord

5- Dave/Connor 

6- Caroline/Jennifer

7- Brendon/Rachel

Since everyone is on the train, everyone makes it to Rambukkana and finds a tuk-tuk in the following order:

1- Leo/Jamal

2- Jet/Cord

3- Dave/Connor 

4- Caroline/Jennifer

5- Brendon/Rachel 

6- Flight Time/Big Easy

7- Jessica/John

Teams race tuk-tuks through the streets and arrive at the Millennium Elephant Foundation to find their clues in the following order:

1- Jet/Cord

2- Leo/Jamal

3- Jessica/John 

4- Dave/Connor

5- Flight Time/Big Easy

6- Caroline/Jennifer

7- Brendon/Rachel

And we get the Detour Clue. 

DETOUR:

Trunk OR Sheets

*Trunk: Teams must choose a marked timber and attach a chain to it.  The elephants will then carry three logs to a transport.  Once the elephant carries three logs and the team carries three logs, teams feed their elephants to get their next clue.

*Sheets: Teams must load a wheelbarrow with elephant dung and create a pulp made of the dung and used paper.  Then they must use the pulp to create five sheets of paper and lay them out to dry.  Once completed, the director gives them their next clue.

(Toyouke: “Hmm, work with elephants or make paper with elephant dung. WHICH ONE WILL I CHOOSE.”)

1- Jet/Cord choose Trunk

2- Dave/Connor choose Trunk

3- Leo/Jamal choose Trunk

4- Jessica/John choose Trunk – and get the last chain, so it forces everyone else to do the other task.  (Toyouke: “Oh, because you have to wait. I see. Is THAT why there was so much bunching? Because if teams were more spread out, everyone would work with elephants because there'd never be a wait?”)

5- Flight Time/Big Easy choose Sheets

6- Brendon/Rachel choose Sheets – Brendon: “I’m the poop master!”

7- Caroline/Jennifer choose Sheets

Teams complete the detour in the following order:

1- Jet/Cord

2- Leo/Jamal

3- Jessica/John

4- Dave/Connor  

5- Flight Time/Big Easy

6- Brendon/Rachel

7- Caroline/Jennifer

Teams are now instructed to take a taxi to Ambepussa Rest House and use their ears to guide them to the wise man.  They arrive and get their clue in the following order:

1- Jet/Cord – who actually arrive second, but manage to get in front of . . .

2- Leo/Jamal – who for some strange reason start referring to themselves as Indians.  (Toyouke: “YOU AREN'T INDIAN YOU MORONS.  Afghanistan ≠ India.”)

3- Jessica/John 

4- Dave/Connor

5- Flight Time/Big Easy 

6- Brendon/Rachel

7- Caroline/Jennifer  

(Toyouke: “Oh. So why did they have to find the wise man? That seemed pointless.”)  Teams find now that they must travel to the Mount Lavinia Hotel Beach, the PIT STOP of the sixth leg of this racearoundtheworld.  The last team to arrive MAY be eliminated!

1- Leo/Jamal – who beat the Cowboys in a footrace.  And win a trip for two to Berlin.

2- Jet/Cord

3- Jessica/John  

4- Dave/Connor

5- Brendon/Rachel – and Brendon promises Rachel babies and a house.  But Rachel wants babies.

6- Flight Time/Big Easy 

7- Caroline/Jennifer

And Caroline and Jennifer are last. . . but wait!  This is the second non-elimination leg and they are still in the race!  They will have to complete a Speed Bump in the next leg.

ORDER NOW:

1st – Leo/Jamal

2nd – Jet/Cord

3rd – Jessica/John

4th – Dave/Connor

5th – Brendon/Rachel

6th – Flight Time/Big Easy

7th – Caroline/Jennifer

Next week: Italy!  The Afghanimals become Afgladiators.  And a Roman Roadblock leaves folks running for the pit stop.  Next week, some Country Music Awards, so we wait two weeks for the next leg. Until next time!