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The Amazing Race All Stars Make Noodles in China

The Amazing Race All Stars is almost over! It doesn’t seem like it has been that long. This week we have last place Eric & Danielle marked for elimination and hoping to come in first and avoid the 30 minute penalty. As is the custom, teams leave for this leg in the order that they arrived. Danny & Oswald get their clue and find out that they are going to travel by boat 40 miles to the city of Macau, China. When they arrive they are to find a rickshaw driver who will give them their next clue.

Danny & Oswald spent all of their extra cash on the last leg of the race and are worried that they might run out for this leg, but they manage to get on the ferry without any confusion or delay (I must have been watching too much Thomas the Tank Engine with my daughter today). Dustin & Kandice are off next.

The rickshaw clue tells them to take a taxi to the tallest structure in Macau. They must figure out that it is the Macau Tower, get there and search for their next clue. Caution: there is a Yield ahead. Uh, oh could be trouble. Dustin & Kandice could be in big trouble. Unless, day Danny & Oswald are so desperate for money that they offer to yield whomever Dustin & Kandice want in exchange for some extra cash. Ho ho ho things just got a bit dirtier. They pay $45 to have Danny & Oswald yield Eric & Danielle. (insert appropriate music here).

The doors to the tower open and three teams rush in. Eric & Danielle are still behind. Now, here’s the kicker: Charla offers Danny & Oswald money for free because she knows they are low on cash. Can you hear the bomb dropping? Well, they say it would have been great if they had gotten that offer earlier, but they have made other arrangements for money. Oh, well, Eric & Danielle didn’t really want to win anyway.

The tower itself opens up at 11:00 and when the 3 teams are let in they travel to the 61st floor. Danny & Oswald choose to yield Eric & Danielle, much to the surprise of Charla & Mirna. The next clue is a roadblock. Only one team member can complete this task. They must first step outside and walk the entire perimeter of the observation deck. Then they must attempt the tallest TAR jump ever from the tower. 660 feet. Wow.

The clue they receive when they get to the bottom sends them to the Lo Lim Ioc Garden to search for their next clue. Poor Eric & Danielle were not worried about being yielded. Such a shame! They were not happy to say the least.

Once the teams arrive at the gardens, they find a Detour. The choices, Noodle or Dragon. In Noodle teams must travel 2 miles to a building where they are required to use traditional methods to make 2 bundles of noodles. In Dragon, teams travel 1 mile to a warehouse and choose a Dragon head and drum. They must then carry the items through the town to a shipyard where they will attach the head to a boat to get their next clue.

Danny & Oswald choose Dragon. Dustin & Kandice and Charla & Mirna and Eric & Danielle choose Noodle. Yup, they have caught up. Maybe that Karma is going to bite Danny & Oswald in the butt. Their driver takes them to the end of the task rather than the beginning. Oops!

The Noodle task is not as easy as you might think. They have to straddle and jump on these poles to flatten out the noodles. Then roll them and cut them. Eric & Danielle catch up to the other teams at the noodle factory. Dustin & Kandice are leaving just as they arrive. Eric & Danielle actually manage to finish ahead of Charla & Mirna who have cut their first batch of noodles too thick. Meanwhile Danny & Oswald have gotten themselves lost trying to find the dock again. Karma…it’ll get you every time.

The clue from the Noodle factory sends the teams 1 mile to another street. They must figure out that they are looking for a mini moke. They will choose one to get their next clue. They must drive themselves to the island of Taipa and find Triho De Taipa Pequena 2000. It is the Pit Stop for this leg of the race. The last team to check in here, may be eliminated.

Dustin & Kandice get their mini moke first and try to get to the Pit Stop. Eric & Danielle don’t have any trouble driving, but Charla & Mirna are having much difficulty getting the car to work. Eric mentioned that it was a reverse stick, I assume that means that the gears are in a different place than they normally would be, perhaps that is the problem.

The teams arrive at the Pit Stop in the following order:
1. Dustin & Kandice
2. Eric & Danielle, but they have a 30 minute penalty
3. Charla & Mirna who are really team 2
4. Danny & Oswald who remain team 4 and are NOT eliminated from the race as this is the last elimination round.

I wonder what will happen next week. Will Eric & Danielle get their revenge? Will Danny & Oswald come from behind? We shall see.

I can’t wait to see who wins next week.


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