My fav team was the first team to depart from the last Pit Stop. They read the clue instructing them to fly almost 4,000 miles to Osaka, Japan.
They purchased a plane ticket they thought the earliest unfortunately the other 3 teams behind found another earliest flight.
As TK & Rachel flew to their first connection in New Delhi, the other three Teams began to speculate and wonder where the dating couple disappeared to. Landing in New Delhi without seeing a trace of the other Teams, TK & Rachel slowly felt a sense of dread creep into them. TK noted, "Something just doesn't feel right about this. We could be way out in front or we could be dead last. You just never know."
Landing in Osaka, Japan at 2:30pm, dating couple Nate & Jen took an early lead out of the airport as Jen commented, "It's about time we start kicking these old teams' asses."
They really wanna win first place this time!!!! Me too Im also rooting for them!
Arriving at Kishiwada Castle, the dating couple opened their clue to discover they needed to travel by taxi to the subway station known as JR Kanjosan Noda Station, where the Amazing Race cleaning man would hand them their next clue.
Next Clue :Road Block.
In it, one team member had to put on a hat and gloves as local cabbies do and transport a Japanese couple five miles through a maze of confusing, often one way streets to a specified address. They could not invite a local to lead them or join them in the car and the couple could not help them. Upon arrival at the correct address, the couple would hand them their next clue. However, the drivers would also have to make their way back to their teammate before they read what was inside.
It was a difficult task for them. They were lost in translation again.
Jen, Christina & Nick did the roadblock.
They all finished the task but my fav TK & Rachel plane hasn’t landed yet.
Next clue:travel by taxi to Kita-mido Temple, a 16th Century Buddhist temple.
Still in the lead Nateniffer arrived at Kita-mido Temple as TK & Rachel finally landed in Japan.
Next clue:Detour Sense of Touch and Sense of Smell.
In Sense of Touch, Teams made their way on foot to the Shimojima Building. Once there, they had to use miniature robots which are controlled by cell phones to play a game of soccer against two robotic defenders. Once each Team Member had scored a goal the referee would give them their next clue. At first, playing a game with robots may seem like fun, but accurately controlling the mechanical creatures could become frustrating, and Teams without a delicate sense of touch could wind up kicking themselves instead of goals. In Sense of Smell, Teams made their way to the Saera Flower Shop, where only artificial flowers were sold. Once there, they had to use their noses, and only their noses, to identify one real flower hidden among thousands of artificial ones in the two story flower shop. When they found a real flower, the Shop Owner would give them their next clue. The task of finding real flowers in this store could initially seem impossible, but only the real flowers had a scent, and Teams who could put their olfactory senses to good use might surprise themselves by quickly sniffing out a winner.
The dating couple chose to sniff.
Nateniffer fisrt entered the flower shop followed by Ron & Christina.
Sniffing a thousand flowers is a difficult task.
Meanwhile Nick & Don did the robot thing.
Don was worried coz he’s not into these videogames stuff.
Back at the flower shop, Nateniifer finally sniffed a real flower. Opening their clue, the pair learned they had to take a taxi to the next Pit Stop at Tempozan Park, named after Mount Tempo, the lowest mountain in Japan.
They were excited to finish first this time unfortunately they couldn’t get a taxi. Ron & Christina finally sniffed a real flower and got the next clue to the pit stop. Luckily, they immediately found a taxi and triumphed on their second victory. First place again and they won an electric vehicle that seats four, is environmentally safe and is perfect for getting around town.
Nateniffer arrived second and very frustrated coz they couldn’t find luck to be first.
Meanwhile, the Nick & Don just finished the robot task and was the third team to arrive.
TK & Rachel was obviously the last team. They were still doin’ the roadblock & Detour while the other 3 teams were resting co they were 3 hours ahead.
TK & Rachel became very aware of their terrible situation but tried to remain positive. TK said, "I definitely didn't join the race to have a miserable time at any point so I'm not going to allow myself to freak out about anything
At the pit stop, I was expecting that they will be eliminated coz on their way they had confessions for each other and the music was so sad.
But I was shocked when Phil told them that this was the second of two non-elimination legs. However there will be aSpeed Bump in the next leg .
Good luck TK & Rachel! You’re still my fav team!
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