STILL SHOCKED IN NEW ZEALAND: TAR ASIA LEG 4

At the start of Leg 4, teams were instructed to drive to Rotorua, a town well known for its geothermal activities. But before they get there, they must make a stop at the Caltex station at Tirau, to pick up the second half of the clue.

Leading of course was our Phil. Team RoviMarc.
As the teams made their way to the Caltex station, they started asking directions from the staff there. After getting what they need, Paula and Natasha of Thailand joked to the staff about giving the other teams bad directions. I thought they were serious. These girls are really pretty esp. Paula.

As usual away na naman sina Henry & Terri. I don’t know bakit nagsisigaw itong si Trinidad??? She should be thankful kasi pasensiyoso ever itong si Henry.
Hindi complete ang race na di sila nagsisigawan. Henry also scratched Anne & Dianne’s car but he didn’t apologize. The dancing moms from Malaysia were lost going to the Caltex station.




Next CLUE:


After getting a tank full of petrol, teams must make their way to the Okere Falls Scenic Reserve, a river famous for its white water sledging or riverboarding sport.
Actually, this task was used as a Detour already on The Amazing Race 5.
Teams were complaining coz the river was freezing.


Meanwhile, an anxious Collin worriesd for his teammate in this task. He said: "For any water sport, it would be very challenging because Adrian would have to remove his hearing aid." Actually, this team from Singapore ang pinakaboring sa lahat. Inaantok ako pag nakikita ko sila.


First to the river, Marc and Rovilson.. As usual SISIW lang! While Princess Natasha frightened by all the safety equipment asked the sports staff "Has anyone ever died doing this?" Ha ha ha!


This is Paula.

Next CLUE: After floating, or tumbling down river, teams can still expect another wet task. They must head to Blue Lake and pilot an Agrojet craft through an obstacle course in the lake. One person will pilot the 450 horsepower vehicle, while the other gives directional instructions.



Medyo nahirapan ang RoviMarc team ko. Twice sila nag-restart pero leading pa rin.
Only one team fisnished quickly in just one attempt! My Japanese team: Daichi & Sawaka.

Next clue: After completing the Agrojet course, teams find themselves literally in Hell. Hell's Gate that is, one of New Zealand's most active geothermal reserve. An ideal wonderland for mud baths, mud therapies and other spa treatment, visitors must first get used to the smell.
ROADBLOCK: Who's the real stick in the mud?
In this roadblock, one member of each team must wade into a 40 degree mud bath and locate a clue hidden in a stick, placed within the pool.


Marc finished the task so quickly half naked. Sorry wala akong pics eh.

As usual todo sigawan ever na naman sina Henry & Terri sa roadblock area. Masakit na sa tenga. Gusto ko na ngang sampalin si Trinidad!

Meanwhile, Pamela was crying while doing the roadblock. She couldn’t pull the stick out from the muddy ground.



All teams have finished a the Roadblock already but last team Sophie & Aurelia from HK just left the last pit stop and are on their way to Caltex.

Next CLUE: DETOUR (FLAX OR STICK)

In Flax, they must use the long leaves from the New Zealand Flax plant to weave a traditional Maori headband. Although the process looks complicated, those with a keen eye for detail could wrap this up very quickly.

In Stick, teams must toss 4 marked sticks back and fourth to the beat of drum music. The hand and eye coordination needed for this task has been used to train Maori warriors for battle. But if any of the sticks drop on the ground, teams must restart this task.

RoviMarc did the Flax. I was nervous watching them doing the task coz the Adrian & Collin were now on their way to the Stick Detour and RoviMarc still struggling to finish.

"This is getting really confusing," Marc says, after making numerous attempts to complete the headband. Bakit kasi headband pinili ano? Pagkalaki-laki ng mga katawan eh? He he he!



As usual, away na naman sina Henry & Trinidad sa detour, ano ba ateh? Tigilan mo na asawa mo ano?
First they went to the Flax task, Henry was the only one doing the headband while Terri was just sitting at the corner and refused to help. Henry couldn’t do it so they switched to STICK. Away na naman! Ha ha ha! Wala talagang teamwork! So balik uli sila sa FLAX. Di talaga kaya ni Henry pero ewan ko anong nakain ni Terri at siya na gumawa at natapos naman kaagad. Loka loka kung ginawa na niya sana kanina pa. He he he!

RACE TO THE PITSTOP.

Welcoming teams to the pitstop is a Maori warrior offering a traditional Maori war cry, which scares a few teams.



1ST TEAM- RoviMarc. I was laughing so hard kasi maganda ang editing. They were acting that they were lost pero actually kaharap na pala nil pit stop mat. Ha ha ha!

2ND TEAM- Adrian & Collin nagulat ako kasi I thought deaf si Adrian pero shocked siya sa sigaw ng Maori.

3rd TEAM- Paula & Natasha- Flax sila

4th team- Ann & Diane – Stick sila. Tumama ang isang stick sa mata ni Ann. He he he.

5th team – Daichi & Sawaka- Stick sila. They were good.



6th team- Pamela & Vanessa ( Irita kina Terri kasi naiingayan sa sigawan)

7th team- Henry & Terri. Pagod na ako sa kanila.

Last team : Sad to say, Sophie and Aurelia arrived at Okere Falls only to discover that they missed the hours of operation.
Instead of recalling them to the pitstop though, Allan went down to their location and informed them that they have failed to check in, and have been eliminated from the race.

I’m going to miss Aurelia. She’s a sweet & loquacious racer.