Edward Teach
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After a strong showing in the first leg, dating couple Alison & Donny fell apart when Teams traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
After a mandatory rest period allowing Teams to eat, sleep and mingle, Alison & Donny departed the Pit Stop at Casa del Pueblo in first place at 12:48am. Opening their clue, the pair learned they must drive a marked vehicle 75 miles to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Once there, they needed to find the Shake Mega Disco, go inside onto the foam-filled dance floor crowded with revelers and search for their next clue hidden within inflated balls.
For their next clue they must drive 100 miles to the ferry station at Colonial de Sacramento and then travel by ferry to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Arriving at Colonial de Sacramento in first place, Alison & Donny purchased tickets for the first ferry at 4:30am. Soon other Teams began arriving in quick succession, except for Charla & Mirna, who were lost again. The gangway was already retracted, and the cousins begged to get on. With the help of a nice worker who held the ferry, the cousins made it on board in time. Charla commented, "My size is an advantage, because most people think I can't do anything."
When the ten Teams landed in Buenos Aires, they needed to find the correct cemetery, Recoleta, and search through thousands of monuments for the grave of former Argentinean first lady, Evita Peron, to find their next clue. While most Teams received the correct information from locals, Colin & Christie, Bob & Joyce and Chip & Kim were incorrectly told to go to the Chacarita cemetery. Brandon & Nicole also received the bad information, but their cab driver corrected the mistake. With all Teams headed to either cemetery, Jim & Marsha trailed the pack because Linda & Karen had told them to exchange their American dollars. After seeing that the other Teams didn't exchange money, Marsha said, "I think the moms…screwed us."
This Detour required Teams to choose between "Perro" or "Tango." Teams choosing Perro, the Spanish word for dog, must take on the extremely popular job of dog walking. One Team member must take charge of eight dogs while the other uses a map to navigate them past a series of checkpoints to their final destination, one mile away at a statue called La Flor. Teams were able to begin the task immediately because the dogs were right outside the cemetery. Teams opting for Tango must travel through crowded streets 1.5 miles across town to a theater and search among similar-looking tango dancers for the man pictured in the program, who would give them their next clue. If Teams found the wrong man, he would take their program, forcing them to get a new program and try again.
Arriving at the theater, Charla & Mirna entered to find dozens of couples tango dancing. Seeing that many of the men looked strikingly similar, Mirna commented, "This is too difficult to figure out." She made a decision and handed her program to a dancer, who took it without giving her the clue. Getting a second chance, Mirna got it right, and the cousins received their next clue, instructing them to take a taxi or a bus 70 miles to La Estancia La Invernada, an Argentine ranch, to find the next Route Marker
Arriving at La Invernada, cousins Charla & Mirna and dating couple Brandon & Nicole encountered their first Roadblock. A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. In this Roadblock, that person must play a game called ribbon roping traditionally played by children on a ranch. Participants must enter a corral and attempt to remove a bandana from the neck of one of the calves. Since they were not allowed to tackle the animals, the task could prove frustrating. Once they got the bandana, a gaucho would hand them their next clue.
As Teams made their way to La Invernada, Brandon finally managed to snag a bandana and Mirna grabbed one immediately after. Both Teams opened their clue that, instructed them to travel by horse-drawn carriage two miles to La Porteña, a 150-year-old estate in the Argentine countryside and the Pit Stop for this leg of the Race.
Arriving at the Pit Stop in last place, dating couple Alison & Donny were told by Phil Keoghan that they had been eliminated from THE AMAZING RACE. On going from first to worst, Donny said, "We expected to be up there in the front of the pack again, but we got ourselves in a hole too deep we couldn't get ourselves out." On her partner, Alison noted, "Donny and I haven't had the healthiest relationship, ever. It's been rough." Adding a final comment on their rocky relationship, Donny remarked, "Dealing with Alison was the hardest part of the Race for me. I hate her. I can't believe I'm here with her. I'd rather change partners than be with her. This Race has really taught me to redefine my love for Alison."
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07-25-2004 04:37 PM
