The Amazing Race 12: Naked Grandpas Can't Jump
Recap by Cari C.
November 5, 2007
Last week we saw that sometimes Karma does come back and bite people in the butt. After acting like a bunch of asses the whole night, an ass is what cost Ari and Staella the race. Tonight I am coming up with nicknames for some of the teams. My poor spell check can't take it.
To start the nicknames and the night, we have the brother sister team heading out first. Since they were the first to arrive at 12:00 PM, they get to leave first at 12:00 am. That also means they get the first clue. Teams must now fly 600 miles Amsterdam in The Netherlands. There they must find the local rails system to ride and search the canals for a marked bridge. At 12:08 the Goths head out with TK and Rachel right behind at 12:15. While the three teams try to find the airport, the other teams head out in the order in which they arrived:
Lorena and Jason: 1:15
Nick and Donald: 1:35
Shana and Jennifer: 1:57
Ronald and Christina: 2:46
Kate and Pat: 2:47
The sisters: 2:59
Nathan and Jennifer: 3:00
On the way to the airport, Donald and Nick have a flat tire. There are also some teams that I think some teams are lost. The Goths and the brother sister team are first to arrive at the airport and discover the airport does not open until 6:00 am. While some wait in line, some others try to find tickets online. Ronald and Christina and Kate and Pat get ticket. At 6 am the airport opens and the tickets go fast on the fastest flight. The first flight only has so many tickets and the seats so far have gone to the brother/sister team, the Goths, Lorena and Jason, TK and Rachel, Shana and Jennifer, and Nathan and Jennifer.
Donald and Nick are left on the slower flight with Ronald and Christina and Kate and Pat. The sisters did end up going the wrong way so they ended up missing both flights. In Dublin, the first flight arrives with the second flight right behind. Everyone from the second flight is racing for the stand by tickets for the faster flight. Ronald has a problem with how Nick treats the people behind the counter. I can't believe that Ron jumped all over Nick. I mean he was a little rude but it wasn't that bad. The way Ron behaved made it seem like Nick had cussed the girl out. Poor Christina looked so embarrassed.
The first flight is getting ready to leave and Don and Nick end up getting the only standby tickets. The flight takes off leaving Kate and Pat and Ron and Christina. The sisters arrive in Dublin making it a three way tie for last. The first flight arrives in Amsterdam and the teams race for the train. All teams race for the train but the brother/sister are the only team to make it on the first train. They quickly make it to the canals and locate the bridge and the clue box. Inside they find a Detour.
A Detour is a choice between two tasks each with its on pros and cons. In this detour teams must choose between two activities commonly seen around Amsterdam. The choice; Hoist it or Hunt it. In hoist it teams must use a traditional rope and pulley system to hoist five pieces of furniture up to a typical home. Once all five are inside the teams will receive the next clue. In hunt it, teams must travel several blocks to a local parking garage and search thru thousands of bikes to find the two bikes marked with the same colors in their clue. They must then ride the bikes five miles to an attendant to get the next clue. The two decide to search for the bikes. As they head off for the garage, the other teams arrive at the clue box.
Lorena and Jason and the Goths both choose to hoist. The Goths get a quick start but the brother and sister are upset when they arrive and see thousands of bikes.
The blondes.....
Cari C is a part time Outreach Coordinator and full time mom. She is a reality television junkie and proud of it. She can be reached at: CariC@RealityTVCalendar.com
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