Welcome to Leg 6! Last time, on Norway I’m Eating Rakfisk for Breakfast!, seven teams raced from Africa to Norway. Matt climbed and loved it, and Team Fun jumped for a fast forward. Apparently Ashton was irritating, or at least that’s what we’re led to believe, and Liz and Michael had a total meltdown over how holding a map does not determine where north is. At any rate, they finished last on the first nonelimination leg and were handed their next clue and told to keep racing! (Toyouke: “Oh yeah, "Still Racing".”) Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)
Arrival at the pit stop last episode:
1st – Tara and Joey, Team Old Folks, #TeamMomAndDad
2nd – Matt and Redmond, Team Athletic Men. #TheBoys
3rd – Becca and Floyd, Team Nerdgasm, #TeamFun
4th – Vanck and Ashton, Team Beauty and the Geek, #TeamVanckAndAshton
5th – London and Logan, Team Vapid Models, #TeamLoLo
6th – Brooke and Scott, Team Will and Grace, #TeamBrookeandScott
7th – Liz and Michael, Team Backwoods Hipster, #TeamLizandMike
Mount Aksla, Ålesund, Norway
Tara/Joey (1st)
Clue: Fly to Milan, Italy! You may purchase your tickets on the Travelocity App using the provided smartphone. Then head to the train station to travel to Oslo and then catch your flight to Milan. Once there, find the Piazza Fontana to get your next clue. CAUTION: Double U-Turn Ahead!
(Toyouke: “Shut up, Travelocity. This isn't any better than the stupid gnome.”)
Matt/Redmond (2nd)
Becca/Floyd (3rd)
Vanck/Ashton (4th)
London/Logan (5th)
Brooke/Scott (6th) – who are done being at the back of the pack. So they are going to target Vanck and Ashton. (Toyouke: “Why are Ashton and Vanck the easiest targets? They're useless. I really am not sure what she did to everyone. Right? I don't remember her pissing off anyone but Matt and Raymond.”)
Liz/Michael (7th) – who are still fighting. (Toyouke: “This argument is so obnoxious and it's been like 60 seconds.”)
Teams book their flights via Travelocity and then make their way to Åndalsnes Train Station in the following order:
1- Tara/Joey
2- Matt/Redmond
3- Becca/Floyd
4- London/Logan
5- Brooke/Scott
6- Liz/Michael
7- Ashton/Vanck
Teams make it to Gardermoen Oslo Airport and make their flight to Milan. They arrive at Malpensa Airport in the following order:
1- Tara/Joey
2- London/Logan
3- Brooke/Scott
4- Vanck/Ashton
5- Liz/Michael
6- Matt/Redmond
7- Becca/Floyd
Teams now take taxis to Piazza Fontana and arrive in the following order:
1- Tara/Joey
2- Liz/Michael
3- Vanck/Ashton
4- Becca/Floyd
5- Matt/Redmond
6- Brooke/Scott
7- London/Logan
Once they arrive, teams get the fifth roadblock clue.
ROADBLOCK:
Who’s hungry for their next clue?
In this roadblock, one team member must ride on the Tram Ristorante ATMosfera, a dining car that tours downtown Milan. While roadblockers dine, they search outside for three words marked with race flags: Cernobbio, Concordia and Lago. If they correctly recite the words to the conductor, they receive their next clue. If not, they must ride the tram again.
The following teammates take the Roadblock:
1- Tara – who makes the first tram with. . .
2- Michael
3- Vanck – who is on the second tram with . . .
4- Floyd – and. . .
5- Redmond – and . . .
6- Scott – but none of the boys manage to find all three words on the first go, so they must ride again.
7- Logan - arrives last, but each tram can only carry four teams at a time, so he is on the third tram alone, and then has an option for the first word and picks the wrong one. So he must ride again as well.
After much tram riding and Italian food eating, teams complete the Roadblock in the following order:
1- Tara/Joey
2- Liz/Michael
3- Vanck/Ashton
4- Becca/Floyd
5- Brooke/Scott
6- Matt/Redmond
7- London/Logan
Teams are now instructed to proceed to the Cernobbio Ferry Terminal on the edge of Lago Como and travel on the Concordia Ferry to Varenna overnight. Teams arrive at the Ferry Terminal in the following order:
1- Tara/Joey
2- Liz/Michael
3- Becca/Floyd
4- Matt/Redmond
5- Vanck/Ashton
6- Brooke/Scott
7- London/Logan
When teams arrive, they pull departure times for their disembarkation in Varenna. The teams pull the following departure times:
7:00 AM Tara/Joey
7:05 AM Liz/Michael
7:10 AM Becca/Floyd
7:15 AM Matt/Redmond
7:20 AM Vanck/Ashton
7:25 AM Brooke/Scott
7:30 AM London/Logan
Teams board the vessel, which is stocked with food and beverage for the overnight voyage on Lake Como. Teams arrive in Varenna the next morning and get their clues in the following order:
1- Tara/Joey
2- Liz/Michael
3- Becca/Floyd
4- Matt/Redmond
5- Vanck/Ashton – who then proceed to get lost.
6- Brooke/Scott
7- London/Logan
Teams are now instructed to travel to the Greenway dei Patriarchi to find their next clue.
When they arrive, teams find the U-Turn. (Toyouke: “Shouldn't the U-Turn STILL be AFTER the Detour? And why is the U-Turn sign buried in the bushes? Why don't you use the stupid touch screen thing you spent so much money on? Why.”)
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. Phil, during his explanation, does not say how many U-Turns there will be on this race. This U-Turn is also blind, so the U-Turned Team will not know who U-Turned them.
1- Tara/Joey have used their U-Turn and cannot U-Turn - (Toyouke: "But act like they are keeping the peace by not U-Turning anyone")
2- Liz/Michael choose to U-Turn Vanck/Ashton
3- Becca/Floyd choose to U-Turn Liz/Michael – which is wasted, as Liz and Michael have already passed the U-Turn. (Toyouke: “I seriously do not understand how they are so terrible they warrant wasting your U-Turn. I mean I don't particularly like them but Brooke is far more annoying and the boys are far more of a threat.”)
4- Matt/Redmond cannot U-Turn
5- Brooke/Scott cannot U-Turn – but are shocked that they aren’t U-turned. (Toyouke: “See? Brooke thought they'd be U-Turned.”)
6- London/Logan cannot U-Turn
7- Vanck/Ashton are U-Turned, have used their U-Turn and cannot U-Turn
So Vanck and Ashton have been U-Turned and now must complete both Detour options. (Toyouke: “ALSO that is the dumbass part of the U-Turn being before any Detour options. If it's after, then when you U-Turn people ahead of you, they're already gone. Liz and Michael have been U-Turned and found out BEFORE completing any Detour options, meaning they are still there where they could do both.”)
Teams now access the nearby clue box in the following order:
1- Tara/Joey
2- Liz/Michael
3- Becca/Floyd
4- Matt/Redmond
5- Brooke/Scott
6- London/Logan
7- Vanck/Ashton
And we get the Detour Clue.
DETOUR:
Make a Mold OR Grab A Hold
*Make a Mold: Teams make their way to Castello di Vezio in nearby Perledo and create a ghost sculpture out of chicken wire, fabric and plaster of Paris. Once the model is dry, the artist approves it and teams get their next clue.
*Grab a Hold: Teams take a water taxi to Menaggio and find L’Angolo Benedetto Castelli. Once there, one team member does a ninety foot rock climb to get their next clue.
1- Becca/Floyd choose Grab a Hold – and Becca, being a rock climber, climbs.
2- Tara/Joey choose Make a Mold - and Tara is Joey’s model.
3- Matt/Redmond choose Grab a Hold – and Matt climbs like a beast again.
4- Liz/Michael choose Grab a Hold – and Liz climbs for the team.
5- Brooke/Scott choose Grab a Hold – and Brooke climbs while screaming the entire way.
6- Vanck/Ashton choose Grab a Hold – and Ashton does the climb. But per the U-Turn, the team then travels back to Make a Mold, where Vanck models for Ashton.
7- London/Logan choose Make a Mold – and Logan models for London, the artist.
Much climbing and ghost making ensues. So, teams complete the detour in the following order:
1- Matt/Redmond
2- Becca/Floyd
3- Tara/Joey
4- Liz/Michael
5- Brooke/Scott
6- London/Logan
7- Vanck/Ashton
Teams find now that they must travel by water taxi to Tremezzo and find Teresio Olivelli Park, the PIT STOP of the sixth leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive MAY be eliminated!
1- Becca/Floyd – who win a trip for two from Travelocity to Ushuaia, Argentina.
2- Matt/Redmond
3- Tara/Joey
4- Liz/Michael
5- Brooke/Scott
6- London/Logan
7- Vanck/Ashton
And Vanck and Ashton are eliminated. Well, at least things will be less awkward with them gone. (Toyouke: “You know, now that I think about it, this leg was designed to screw teams that were U-Turned. You had artificial bunching, with only a five minute difference between successive teams, and a U-Turn that was within walking distance from where they left.”)
ORDER NOW:
1st – Becca/Floyd
2nd – Matt/Redmond
3rd – Tara/Joey
4th – Liz/Michael
5th – Brooke/Scott
6th – London/Logan
Next week: We’re off to Venice! There’s much singing and sneakiness. Until next time!
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