The Amazing Race All Stars 3/18/07

I'd just like to say, I miss Rob and Amber!

First thing Mirna says is how glad all the teams are that she and Charla knocked Rob and Amber out of the race. It might mean less competetion but it doesn't necessarily mean they're happy with the couins! heh

Oswald and Danny were first to leave for the base of Marital mountain chain, ride a chair lift and hike half a mile to Marital Glacier. There they had to use an avalanche beacon to find a buried beacon in the snow for their next clue.

Joe and Bill, were first in line when the lift opened the next morning and found their clue quickly. They were to fly 7000 miles to the southeast African city of Maputo, Mozambique.

Dustin and Kandice failed to pick up their beacon before using the chair lift and had to hike back up to get it. I like these two--they get along well and usually play the race well but the past two shows have caught them making big mistakes. So far, they managed to come out well, in spite of this!

Meanwhile, Danny and Oswald were having trouble finding their clue and were last to leave. They said if you were lost in an avalanche, not to depend on them to find you! ha In the end, it didn't matter as all teams were on the same plane! I think it was Oswald and Danny who picked up some cologne at the airport and generously sprayed themselves!

After arriving in Mozambique, teams had to pick a taxi with a driver and travel to the Apopo Training Field. Eric decided, to play a joke on Joe and Bill and pretended to be trying to pass them, which had the desired effect. The girly men didn't like that. Eric said they were annoying and he was making fun of them! After they stopped, Joe snottily told Eric he should watch his jokes! There was talk about freaks and bipolar! Bill said peace several times and said they weren't letting any negativity into their game. Excuse me, I think I have to throw up!

When the gates opened, teams had to use a large rat--they were cuter than NY rats--using a collar and a leash, to find a deactivated mine with a flag to get their next clue. They are actually used to find mines, have names and hey, if there's an accident, the worker has a snack! (jk)

Joe's rat, Nelson, was first to find the clue so they were on their way 50 miles back to Maputo to find Praca dos Trabalhadores, a building designed by Gustav Eiffel. (Eiffel Tower, maybe?)

Next task was Pamper or Porter. Pamper was going to a market area and offering to paint fingernails for money, which was usually done by a man but the teams didn't know this. Some thought it would be too hard to get people to do this and went on to the Porter task which meant they had to fill large bags with coal, using their hands, sew them up and deliver one 45 lbs bag to a residence.

Charna and Mirna decide on the fingernail painting and put on a show about offering the people in the market a manicure. It was a good decision and they were first to head to Fortaieza, a fort completed in 1781 and the oldest building in Maputo. They were first (cough) to step on the mat and won a trip to Aruba. (They better stay in well lighted areas and stay away from the Dutch guy!)

The beauty queens also decide to do the manicures and were very good at it! Teri almost had to beg Ian to do the manicures--he didn't think people would want a man to do it! heh They also finished quickly.

The teams doing the coal were having a much harder time of it, and they were getting very dirty! Oswald and Danny tried to chase down Phil to give him a hug at the Pit Stop with their dirty clothes and hands, but he said, "No way!"

Eric and Danielle had a footrace with Joe and Bill and barely lost. Eric said they were beaten by two queens.

Stepping onto the mat in last place, a thrilled Uchenna & Joyce received the very good news that this was the first non-elimination leg of the race. While the threat of elimination now hung over their heads with a 30-minute penalty assessed if they don't win the next leg, they still counted their blessings to still be running the race. Uchenna said, "I don't like being in this position. We need to rock and roll. We just have to keep our intention right and stay forward." Joyce added, "Given the competitive people here thirty minutes could be pretty disastrous so we're gonna work like hell the next leg to come in first. We certainly can make miracles happen. We did on the last race."

Now just why couldn't that have happened last week for Rob and Amber, huh?