TAR25, Recap Leg 7, 11/7/14

Welcome to Leg 7! Last time, on Ziplining the Casbah, teams continued racing through Morocco.  The Scientists and the Flight Attendants fell behind early, due to poor navigation and clue reading.  But everyone else tended to do a decent job, leading the Dentists to another first place finish, and eliminating Shelley and Nici, who drove three hours out of their way.  Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

Arrival at the pit stop last episode:

1st – Misti/Jim, Team Noodle Domination, #The Dentists

2nd – Adam/Bethany, Team Sharknado, #SoulSurfers

3rd – Kym/Alli, Team Nonstop, #TheCyclists

4th – Tim/Te Jay, Team Gaysian TNT, #CollegeSweethearts

5th – Brooke/Robbie, Team LoriBolo2, #TheWrestlers

6th – Amy/Maya, Team Frizzle Twins, #SweetScientists

Casbah d’If, Marrakesh, Morocco

9:44 PM Misti/Jim (1st)

Clue: Fly to Palermo, Italy on the island of Sicily!  Once there, make your way to the Teatro di Verdura to get your next clue.

11:29 PM Adam/Bethany (2nd)

11:31 PM Kym/Alli (3rd)

12:04 AM Tim/Te Jay (4th) – and Te Jay lets us know that he’s half Italian.

12:29 AM Brooke/Robbie (5th) – Robbie: “I’ve lost half an ab on this trip, I’m down to seven and a half abs.”

Amy/Maya (6th)

Teams get their clues and make their way to the travel agent and arrive in the following order:

1- Misti/Jim

2- Kym/Alli

3- Adam/Bethany

4- Tim/Te Jay

5- Brooke/Robbie

6- Amy/Maya

Teams get flights and head to the airport and arrive in the following order:

1- Misti/Jim

2- Kym/Alli

3- Adam/Bethany

4- Tim/Te Jay

5- Brooke/Robbie

6- Amy/Maya

Teams board their flight to Rome, which the Amazing Red Line takes us to, and then teams split off and take their Amazing Green Line flight to Sicily.  The Dentists and the Cyclists are on the flight that arrives at 8 pm, and the other teams are on the later flight.  They arrive in Palermo in the following order:

1- Misti/Jim

2- Kym/Alli

3- Tim/Te Jay

4- Brooke/Robbie

5- Adam/Bethany

6- Amy/Maya

Teams now make their way to the Teatro Di Verdura.  They arrive in the following order:

1- Kym/Alli

2- Misti/Jim

3- Brooke/Robbie

4- Amy/Maya

5- Adam/Bethany

6- Tim/Te Jay

When they arrive, teams are instructed to take a tambourine and dance with the tarantella group.  Each tambourine has a departure time of 6:30, 6:40 or 6:50 am.  Teams take tambourines with the following times:

6:30 am Departure:

1) Kym/Alli

2) Misti/Jim

6:40 am Departure:

1) Brooke/Robbie

2) Amy/Maya

6:50 am Departure:

1) Adam/Bethany

2) Tim/Te Jay

Teams wake up the next morning and get their clues in the following order:

1- Kym/Alli

2- Misti/Jim

3- Amy/Maya

4- Brooke/Robbie

5- Tim/Te Jay

6- Adam/Bethany

Teams are now instructed to make their way to the Villa Costanza.  However, taxi cabs are an issue at 6:30 am, so teams eventually make their way to the Villa in the following order:

1- Misti/Jim

2- Kym/Alli

3- Amy/Maya

4- Adam/Bethany

5- Tim/Te Jay

6- Brooke/Robbie  (Toyouke: "You know, maybe you could follow that sign that says HOTEL to find some taxis.")

And teams get the fifth roadblock clue.

ROADBLOCK:

Who wants to put their foot to the Florio?

In this roadblock, roadblockers must complete the old Targa Florio race around Mount Pellegrino.  Roadblockers suit up and drive a go kart up the mountain to cross a finish line in less than 4:07.  If they do, Nico Vaccarella will give them their next clue.  If not, they must wait for the pace car to go back to the start line to try again.

The following teammates take the Roadblock:

1- Jim

2- Kym

3- Maya – who is the only person to fail and have to try again. 

4- Adam

5- Te Jay

6- Brooke

After much go karting, teams complete the Roadblock in the following order:

1- Misti/Jim

2- Kym/Alli

3- Amy/Maya 

4- Brooke/Robbie

5- Adam/Bethany

6- Tim/Te Jay

Roadblockers are then driven back down the mountain in a classic car to the Antico Stabilimento Balneare where their partners are waiting for them.  Teams reunite in the following order:

1- Misti/Jim

2- Kym/Alli

3- Adam/Bethany 

4- Amy/Maya

5- Tim/Te Jay

6- Brooke/Robbie

And we get the Detour Clue.

DETOUR:

Painters OR Posers

*Painters: Teams make their way to Tonnara Florio where teams must restore a fresco on the ceiling while lying on their backs.  Once the artist approves the work, teams get their next clue from the priest.  Only four teams may take this Detour.

*Posers: Teams make their way to Teatro Politeama Garibaldi and watch 10 opera singers perform snippets of famous operas in costume.  Once watched, teams must go to the costume room and place the costumes in the order in which they appeared on stage.  Once completed correctly, teams receive their next clue from the costumista.

1- Kym/Alli choose Painters

2- Misti/Jim choose Painters

3- Adam/Bethany choose Painters

4- Tim/Te Jay choose Painters

5- Brooke/Robbie choose Posers

6- Amy/Maya choose Posers – only after they lost a footrace to the frescos in Painters and were forced to switch options.

(Toyouke: "Did they mislead teams on how easy Posers would be? I mean, Robbie and Brooke aren't the smartest, so I could see them misunderstanding and thinking they would have to understand the singing. But no one else took that Detour?")

After much fresco restoring and opera costume identifying, teams complete the detour in the following order:

1- Misti/Jim

2- Kym/Alli

3- Amy/Maya 

4- Brooke/Robbie

5- Adam/Bethany

6- Tim/Te Jay

Teams are now instructed to travel to the Villa Niscemi, the PIT STOP of the seventh leg of this racearoundtheworld.  The last team to arrive MAY be eliminated!

1- Misti/Jim – who win a trip for 2 to Ocho Rios Jamaica.

2- Kym/Alli

3- Amy/Maya

4- Brooke/Robbie – who lament letting the girls in front of them.

5- Adam/Bethany

6- Tim/Te Jay

And Tim and Te Jay are. . . not eliminated!  This the second of three predetermined elimination legs, and they are still in the race.  But, they will have to complete a Speed Bump in the next leg.  (Tim: “TNT is ready to explode!”) (Toyouke: "SIGH")

ORDER NOW:

1st – Misti/Jim

2nd – Kym/Alli

3rd – Amy/Maya

4th – Brooke/Robbie

5th – Adam/Bethany

6th – Tim/Te Jay

Next week: Some sort of award show!  So in two weeks, we travel to Malta.  There is alcohol carrying and diving, and plank walking.  Until next time!