Episode Seven: Fort McDowell, AZ (11/8)
ROUGH WATERS Departing the Pit Stop in first place at 7:27am, the Paolo family opened their clue to discover they needed to walk to a cove known as Playa Maracas. Once there, one Team member had to swim out to a buoy where their next clue was attached. After Tony Paolo stripped down and dove into the water, Nick Linz and Wally Bransen followed the elder Paolo’s lead. While the younger, stronger Nick retrieved the clue and headed back to shore, an exhausted Tony clung to the buoy for dear life, shouting for rescue swimmers to aid him. As Tony received help, Nick and his siblings opened their next clue to learn they needed to travel almost 60 miles to the town of Grecia and a find La Iglesia de Metal, a metal church brought to Costa Rica from Belgium in the 1800s, where an altar boy would hand them their next clue. By the time the Linz siblings found a telephone to call a taxi, both the Paolos and the Bransens caught up, resulting in a three-way race to the church. RAISING CANE Arriving at the church in first place and bypassing a funeral in progress, the Linz siblings opened their clue to find a Detour. In this Detour, Teams had to choose between Brush and Barrel. In Brush, Teams had to travel 10 miles to an ox cart factory, choose two partially painted cartwheels and, following the pattern, finish decorating the wheels. In Barrel, Teams had to travel over 10 miles to a sugar cane plantation, load a tractor trailer with one ton of harvested sugar cane, and transport it six miles to a factory. After delivering the sugar cane, they needed to find their clue hidden in a rum barrel in the plantation warehouse. Pulling up to the sugar cane plantation within moments of each other, the Paolos and Linzes battled for first place as both Teams began loading their trailers with the cumbersome branches of sugar cane. The Linz family soon had the lead thanks to the brute strength of the brothers and took their filled truck to the factory. While they had a little difficulty opening their barrel, the Linzes retrieved their clue that instructed them to fly to Phoenix, Arizona and drive 14 miles to the Bondurant Superkarts School. After their taxi got lost, the Bransens finally arrived at the ox cart factory to paint wheels. They were soon joined by the Godlewskis and Weavers. While the task caused some friction among the sisters, all three Teams completed the task and headed to the airport with the Linz and Paolos families. AIRPORT HIJINKS At the airport, the Linz siblings took an early lead by booking a Delta Airlines flight landing in Phoenix at 9:35 am. However, after their flight took off, the Paolos, Bransens, Weavers and Godlewskis all booked tickets on a Taca Air flight landing in Phoenix at 9:20 am, effectively placing the Linzes in last while en route to Phoenix. While waiting to board the Taca flight, the Weaver family decided to confront DJ Paolo on being yielded in the previous leg. Linda told him, “We like you. We’ve been nothing but friendly to you. Let’s be friends.” DJ responded, “We can be friendly, but it’s the final five.” Linda tersely said, “You don’t have any yields left and we do, sweets.” Landing at JFK Airport in New York City, the Godlewski sisters received a nasty shock when their reservation on the connection to Phoenix did not show up in the America West computer. Faced with the possibility of elimination, the sisters took a taxi to Newark and booked a flight that would land them in Phoenix alone in first place. IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT Arriving in Phoenix in first place, the Godlewski sisters drove to the Bondurant Superkart School where they found a Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one Team member needed to suit up and drive a Superkart in a grueling 50-lap race in the hot Arizona sun. The earlier flight made all the difference for the sisters as Michelle Godlewski had a 25-lap lead when Wally Bransen suited up for a spin on the track. After finishing the course, the sisters opened their clue directing them to the next Pit Stop 32 miles away at Fort McDowell, a 25,000-acre reserve that is home to the Yavapai Nation. When the elated sisters stepped onto the mat in first place, Phil informed them they had won a trip to Belize from Travelocity. Showing up in third place, the Weaver family once again had to face their demons as Linda took to the track for her children. While her kids were extremely concerned for their mother’s safety, Linda came through with flying colors to complete the Road Block en route to a second place finish moments ahead of the Linz siblings. BRANSENS DOWN, BUT NOT OUT After having difficulties locating their truck in the parking lot, the Paolo family found themselves squarely in last place with DJ the only person left on the racetrack. However, after leaving the Roadblock in second place, the Bransen family ran into problems trying to find Fort McDowell. The always calm Wally lost his cool with his daughters when they didn’t want to waste time asking for clearer directions. Believing they were in last place, the Paolos began putting on clothes in hopes of a non-elimination, but when the Bransens finally pulled up, the excited Paolos ran to the mat in layers of underwear and clothes, finishing in fourth place. Stepping onto the mat in last place, the tearful Bransens received the good news from Phil that this was indeed a non-elimination leg. A thrilled Beth Bransen remarked, “We don’t need money or clothes or items to get us to win this race. We just need to work together as a team.”Source: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race8/show/ep07/
ROUGH WATERS Departing the Pit Stop in first place at 7:27am, the Paolo family opened their clue to discover they needed to walk to a cove known as Playa Maracas. Once there, one Team member had to swim out to a buoy where their next clue was attached. After Tony Paolo stripped down and dove into the water, Nick Linz and Wally Bransen followed the elder Paolo’s lead. While the younger, stronger Nick retrieved the clue and headed back to shore, an exhausted Tony clung to the buoy for dear life, shouting for rescue swimmers to aid him. As Tony received help, Nick and his siblings opened their next clue to learn they needed to travel almost 60 miles to the town of Grecia and a find La Iglesia de Metal, a metal church brought to Costa Rica from Belgium in the 1800s, where an altar boy would hand them their next clue. By the time the Linz siblings found a telephone to call a taxi, both the Paolos and the Bransens caught up, resulting in a three-way race to the church. RAISING CANE Arriving at the church in first place and bypassing a funeral in progress, the Linz siblings opened their clue to find a Detour. In this Detour, Teams had to choose between Brush and Barrel. In Brush, Teams had to travel 10 miles to an ox cart factory, choose two partially painted cartwheels and, following the pattern, finish decorating the wheels. In Barrel, Teams had to travel over 10 miles to a sugar cane plantation, load a tractor trailer with one ton of harvested sugar cane, and transport it six miles to a factory. After delivering the sugar cane, they needed to find their clue hidden in a rum barrel in the plantation warehouse. Pulling up to the sugar cane plantation within moments of each other, the Paolos and Linzes battled for first place as both Teams began loading their trailers with the cumbersome branches of sugar cane. The Linz family soon had the lead thanks to the brute strength of the brothers and took their filled truck to the factory. While they had a little difficulty opening their barrel, the Linzes retrieved their clue that instructed them to fly to Phoenix, Arizona and drive 14 miles to the Bondurant Superkarts School. After their taxi got lost, the Bransens finally arrived at the ox cart factory to paint wheels. They were soon joined by the Godlewskis and Weavers. While the task caused some friction among the sisters, all three Teams completed the task and headed to the airport with the Linz and Paolos families. AIRPORT HIJINKS At the airport, the Linz siblings took an early lead by booking a Delta Airlines flight landing in Phoenix at 9:35 am. However, after their flight took off, the Paolos, Bransens, Weavers and Godlewskis all booked tickets on a Taca Air flight landing in Phoenix at 9:20 am, effectively placing the Linzes in last while en route to Phoenix. While waiting to board the Taca flight, the Weaver family decided to confront DJ Paolo on being yielded in the previous leg. Linda told him, “We like you. We’ve been nothing but friendly to you. Let’s be friends.” DJ responded, “We can be friendly, but it’s the final five.” Linda tersely said, “You don’t have any yields left and we do, sweets.” Landing at JFK Airport in New York City, the Godlewski sisters received a nasty shock when their reservation on the connection to Phoenix did not show up in the America West computer. Faced with the possibility of elimination, the sisters took a taxi to Newark and booked a flight that would land them in Phoenix alone in first place. IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT Arriving in Phoenix in first place, the Godlewski sisters drove to the Bondurant Superkart School where they found a Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one Team member needed to suit up and drive a Superkart in a grueling 50-lap race in the hot Arizona sun. The earlier flight made all the difference for the sisters as Michelle Godlewski had a 25-lap lead when Wally Bransen suited up for a spin on the track. After finishing the course, the sisters opened their clue directing them to the next Pit Stop 32 miles away at Fort McDowell, a 25,000-acre reserve that is home to the Yavapai Nation. When the elated sisters stepped onto the mat in first place, Phil informed them they had won a trip to Belize from Travelocity. Showing up in third place, the Weaver family once again had to face their demons as Linda took to the track for her children. While her kids were extremely concerned for their mother’s safety, Linda came through with flying colors to complete the Road Block en route to a second place finish moments ahead of the Linz siblings. BRANSENS DOWN, BUT NOT OUT After having difficulties locating their truck in the parking lot, the Paolo family found themselves squarely in last place with DJ the only person left on the racetrack. However, after leaving the Roadblock in second place, the Bransen family ran into problems trying to find Fort McDowell. The always calm Wally lost his cool with his daughters when they didn’t want to waste time asking for clearer directions. Believing they were in last place, the Paolos began putting on clothes in hopes of a non-elimination, but when the Bransens finally pulled up, the excited Paolos ran to the mat in layers of underwear and clothes, finishing in fourth place. Stepping onto the mat in last place, the tearful Bransens received the good news from Phil that this was indeed a non-elimination leg. A thrilled Beth Bransen remarked, “We don’t need money or clothes or items to get us to win this race. We just need to work together as a team.”