There was some drama at the airport trying to get tickets to the next leg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Not enough tickets for the airplane and one ticket agent seemed to be faster on the keyboard! Nicholas (grandson and grandpa) tried to rush their agent which caused her to call him rude and she left the area! Ron (father and daughter) chose that time to go into a rant with his daughter trying to calm him down! Eventually, they all made it to Amsterdam. The Goth couple thought they would fit right in because Amsterdam is into some weirdo stuff.
The first detour was Hoist It, where they had to hoist several pieces of furniture up to an apt, or Hunt It, where they had to walk down the street and look thru thousands of bikes to find 2 that were color coded to match a ticket each team had. Then ride 5 miles for their next clue. Some of the women were better at hoisting the furniture than the men. The tricky part was getting a good knot in the rope so the furniture wouldn't slip out!
Ron went into another rant with his daughter and caused her to tear up. She told him he was too rough with her and he promised to change. That may be harder than he thinks!
The Roadblock involved a regional sport called ditch vaulting. It required a person to take a wooden pole and vault over a muddy ditch to get a clue on the other side and vault back. Then ride a cargo bike called a bakfiets through the countryside in search of Durgendam Yacht Club, the next Pit Stop.
Meanwhile at the ditch vaulting, Shana (blondes) made it across in one try but on the way back, she landed right in the ditch completely covered in mud! I don't know which one of the blondes remarked how she missed her facial and manicure but if it was Shana she got a mud pack! She seemed to take it in stride and go on. Not sure I could've!Nicolas decided to let his 88 yr old grandpa do the vault. He seemed to want to do it. After several muddy attempts, Don took off all his clothes except his underwear to "free" himself up! He said on the mat that he had even done it sans underwear! He didn't mention how many people were blinded by that. HA
After they got on their cargo bikes, one guy told his partner she smelled like poop from the mud and she agreed! Ron told his daughter she needed to lose weight! She does not! He's cruisin' for a bruisin'!Lorena and Jason were first and both won special bikes! Kate and Pat were last and were eliminated.
I hope they all got hot baths after all that smelly mud! Yuk!
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I was soooooooooo irritated at what a jerk Ron is with his daughter. I just felt myself getting so irritated at him and feeling so sorry for her. They've mentioned that he wasn't around much when she was growing up, that may have been a good thing.
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