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The Amazing Race Heads to Amsterdam

TAR12.jpgThis week in the exciting world of The Amazing Race, teams leave from the last Pit Stop in the order that they arrived (of course). Azaria & Hendekea are the first to get their new clue. The clue tells them to fly 600 miles to Amsterdam. (Amster Amster dam dam dam -- anyone else remember that?) When they arrive, they will travel by train to the central station and search the city's canals for the Melkmeisjesbrug bridge where they can find their next clue. Azaria & Hendekea get their clue at midnight, so it would seem that everyone will be caught up at the airport. Nicolas says that he will never yell at his Grandpa, Donald to hurry up or get moving. He does admit though, that Donald has a take-your-time slow attitude. When they are leaving Ireland, Donald is in the driver seat going 10 miles UNDER the speed limit. Not only that, but he hits a curb and they get a flat tire. Maybe the pilot should drive. The race seems to be taking its toll on Shana & Jennifer. " It's a shock to our systems, clearly I haven't had a facial or a manicure, but it's even tougher than you can even imagine". Yeah, OK. This is only the second leg.

Ronald & Christina and Pat & Kate stop at an inn to use the Internet to see if they can get some flight information. It seems like a good idea, especially when the other teams arrive at the airport and find that Aer Lingus doesn't open until 6:00, but I am not sure if it did them any good. There is a flight to Dublin with a layover to Amsterdam. Lots of seats on the Dublin flight, not many on the Amsterdam flight. Technically Donald & Nicolas are in line and helped before Jennifer and Nathan, but their ticket agent is slower, so Jennifer & Nathan manage to get on both flights, leaving Donald & Nicolas out. Ouch. Teams that made it on both flights: Azaria & Hendekea, Tk & Rachel, Kynt & Vyxsin, Lorena & Jason and Nathan & Jennifer. Mariana & Julia took the long way to the airport and are not able to get on the first flight to Dublin with the rest of the teams. They have to wait for the next flight.

Ronald & Christina and Donald & Nicolas are trying to get to be the first standby name called for the Amsterdam flight. Nicolas was being rather pushy and rude, which for those of you in the service industry, is not endearing. I know when I have a rude pushy person that I am helping, I purposely go slower. Yes, I know, but passive-aggressive can work sometimes. Ronald gave Nicolas quite a talking too for being rude. It was interesting too see Ronald get so upset. Hmm...poor Christina. Unfortunately, Donald & Nicolas were the ones able to get on the flight. The rest of the teams, including Mariana & Julia are on the second flight.

At the train station, Azaria & Hendekea just get on the train assuming to pay as it is in motion. The other teams stop to purchase tickets at the counter, and do not make it to the train. The next clue they find is a DETOUR. In this detour, teams have to choose between Hoist It or Hunt It. In Hoist It, teams must use a traditional rope and pulley system to hoist 5 pieces of furniture up to an Amsterdam loft. Once all the items are inside, they will get their next clue. In Hunt It, teams must teams make their way on foot to a parking lot where they will search through hundreds of bicycles to find the two that match the color scheme they have been given. Hoisting It : Kynt & Vyxsin (hoister), Lorena & Jason (hoister), Shana (hoister) & Jennifer, Nathan & Jennifer (eventual hoister), TK (hoister) & Rachel (eventual hoister) Hunting It: Azaria & Hendekea, Nicolas & Donald, Ronald & Christina, Kate & Pat, and Mariana & Julia. Lots of teams have trouble hoisting and it almost lets other teams from the second flight catch up. The only team that really was in trouble was Tk & Rachel, well they didn't have so much trouble after Rachel started to do the hoisting. You go girl! Actually, all the girls that hoisted did great. Girl Power!

First ones done hoisting were Lorena & Jason. The clue they got told them to travel by bus to to village or Ransdorp. Once there, they have to search the marked field for their next clue. Once opened, this clue was a ROADBLOCK. In this roadblock, one team member must master the skill of ditch vaulting. It involves using a pole to hurl yourself over a water filled ditch. They must complete a singe vault, without falling in the water and touching both feet to the grass on the other side. Once across, they can get their next clue and return to their teammate any way they like. I foresee lots and lots of muddy contestants. Vaulters are Jason, Shana, Jennifer, Hendekea, Kynt, Donald (and I must say it takes quite a nerve to strip down to your speedo -- no really -- to attempt this jump), Christina, Mariana ( I think, I am having trouble telling them apart), and Kate.

The next clue has them take a dutch cargo bike also called a bakfiets and ride it through the countryside in search of a marked drop off point at the Pit Stop for this leg, the Durgerdam Yacht Club. The teams arrived in the following order:

1. Lorena & Jason who won all terrain sports bikes.


2. Nathan & Jennifer


3. Shana & Jennifer


4. Kynt & Vyxsin


5. Azaria & Hendekea


6. TK & Rachel


7. Mariana & Julia


8. Nicolas & Donald


9. Ronald & Christina


10. Kate & Pat -- who are eliminated from the race


Best quote from one of the sisters "Mister Miyagi runs like the wind, so we better watch out." Loved it! Almost makes me want to watch Karate Kid again. I said ALMOST! But there is a close second with Kynt's "I'm kinda prissy." On a more serious note, I feel for Christina. Saying that Ronald is intense is being very mild. He was so incensed at Nicolas' treatment of the airline worker, yet he has no problem taking Christina down a few pegs.


Posted by Wendy on November 12, 2007 8:32 AM
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Ah Amsterdam, I so want to go there. It looks so beautiful

Sorry to see Kate & Pat gone, would of rather seen Ronald & Christina gone. Ronald is one of the most abusive individuals I have seen on the show (even more so then Victoria & Johnathan), I so wish he would of gone face first into the bog. (I won't even talk about Nicolas & Donald and the grandfather getting down to his skivvies, oy)

Looking forward to next week

Peace

Kalico

-- Posted by: Kalico at November 14, 2007 7:40 PM

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