Brett & Kinaryosih hit a wall in The Amazing Race Asia 2 Episode 3 and were eliminated. Terri’s angry outbursts at Henry didn’t seem to harm them any, but Sophie’s hatred of Aurelia helped them get second to last, 8 hours behind the first place team.
Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.
First: Rovilson & Marc (6:30am)
Second: Adrian & Collin (7:40am)
Third: Ann & Diane (7:46am)
Fourth: Paula & Natasha (7:48am)
Fifth: Terri & Henry (8:25am)
Sixth: Daichi & Sawaka (8:30am)
Seventh: Vanessa & Pamela (8:55am)
Eighth: Sophie & Aurelia (2:45pm)
Teams must drive to Rotorua, best known for being the Thermal Wonderland of New Zealand, via the Tirau Caltex (okay, we get it already… Caltex is a sponsor).
Marc & Rovilson’s friendly banter this time is about the division of labor and reminding Marc to stay on the right side of the road. Adrian & Collin discuss that they’re at a slight disadvantage in terms of communicating navigational directions while driving.
While at the Caltex, Henry scratches Ann & Diane’s car while backing out. It’s not readily apparent who’s to blame here, though it could be argued regardless of any bad parking the others may have done, it was still Henry’s responsibility for hitting them.
After refueling at Caltex (did I mention they went to a Caltex?), teams will go to Okere Falls Scenic Reserve, home to New Zealand’s most famous river, the Kaituna, where they will go sledging (whitewater rafting using only boogie boards)… in New Zealand… in the middle of winter. Despite being a Navy man, Henry doesn’t want anything to do with the water.
The next stop is Lake Tikitapu (the Blue Lake), where they will find marked agrojet boats that they’ll have to navigate through a course. One team member will navigate, while the other drives. Like the previous task, it doesn’t appear there will be a great deal of difficulty with this one. Daichi is the only one to get it on the first try, though.
The road block is at Hell’s Gate mud bath. They’ll search through the hot mud, which smells like rotten eggs, for their next clue. Like Rob & Brennan, who won The Amazing Race 1 in the US, Marc & Rovilson are rotating, so Marc gets stuck doing the road block.
Road block (in the order in which they got the clue): Marc, Collin, Paula, Daichi, Ann, Henry, Pamela
The detour is a choice between flax and stick. In flax, teams must make a tipare, a Maori headband made from flax. In stick, teams must learn the titi torea (stick game), where they’ll toss sticks back and forth to each other in beat to music without dropping them.
Flax: Marc & Rovilson, Paula & Natasha, Terry & Henry (switched from flax to stick, then back to flax)
Stick: Adrian & Collin, Daichi & Sawaka, Ann & Diane (smart enough to ask a local what’s more difficult), Vanessa & Pamela
Everybody else is able to do the road blocks, despite the fact that they may be somewhat complicated. However, Terri & Henry both refuse to do the flax. He begs her to switch to sticks, but she tells him she won’t do that either. She reluctantly agrees to switch but doesn’t make it easy. While there, they again switch back to flax because it’s something he can do himself while she sits in the corner and pouts. Ultimately, though, she does have to help him with one step he’s not sure about, and they do eventually finish. They’re just lucky Aurelia & Sophie are ridiculously far behind.
Teams must make their way to the Pohutu Geyser, the pitstop for this leg of the race, where they will be welcomed with a traditional Maori greeting (a guy with a stick suddenly screaming at them). It’s pretty obvious who’s coming in last here. Now it’s just a question of whether they’ll be eliminated or not.
First: Marc & Rovilson (win Sony HD handicams)
Second: Adrian & Collin
Third: Paula & Natasha
Fourth: Ann & Diane
Fifth: Daichi & Sawaka
Sixth: Pamela & Vanessa
Seventh: Henry & Terri
Eighth: Aurelia & Sophie (eliminated)
As with the previous elimination, Aurelia & Sophie hit an hours of operation problem. They don’t even get to attempt the first task. Not that getting gas in the car didn’t prove challenging enough for them. Both of them blame each other for the loss.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of The Amazing Race Asia 2 episode 5, and don’t forget our live blogs of The Amazing Race 12.
marc finally took his shirt off! total eye candy!!! but he was matched by henri, whew, that guy has muscles, he was ripped, and those nipple rings!
just watched the latest episode in japan. the comments about the dancing moms did not surprise me. certain comments and actions in past episodes have raised my eyebrows. i sensed a certain coldness and arrogance. of course, these shows are certainly edited but real personality will come out especially in stress ful situations. daichi and sawaka seems real nice but savvy enough to want the strong team of marc and rovilson eliminated. henri by looking into pam or was it vanessa’s answer will surely be in the hot seat. to be continued…
It’s obvious that Aurelia and Sophie will be eliminated because they arrive the pitstop almost 7 hours after the first team arrive. And that depart the pitstop as another team arrived at the next pitstop.
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