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TOTALLY PUZZLED
Arriving in Zanzibar together, Charla & Mirna and Oswald & Danny opened their clues to encounter a Detour having to choose between Solve It and Schlep It. In Solve It, Teams had to make their way one third of a mile to the hotel known as Beyt al Chai where they would put together a 62-piece puzzle that recreates an image from a style of local artwork known as Tinga Tinga. In Schlep It, Teams made their way one mile to the Kijangwani Lumber Yard. Once there, they had to choose a local handcart and load two 50-pound logs into their cart. The uniquely shaped logs are highly sought after for use in the construction of the native dhow. Once loaded, Teams had to travel more than a mile to deliver the logs to a shipyard.
With the other Teams hours behind, the race for first place heated up between the cousins and best friends as both chose to Solve It. Arriving at the hotel together, the two Teams saw the puzzle consisting of different sized and colored fish and reacted in completely different fashions. While Charla & Mirna panicked, Oswald & Danny remained calm and methodical giving them a victory over the cousins. Opening their clue, the best friends discovered they needed to travel over fifteen miles to the tiny village of Kikungwi, home to the members of the Massai tribe on the island of Zanzibar.
TAKE A SHOT
While Oswald & Danny lead the way to Kikungwi, the best friends decided, after spending the day sailing with no food in the hot sun, to stop for some fresh fruit. Their dalliance allowed cousins Charla & Mirna to arrive in Kikungwi first to find a Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one Team member had to learn how to use a traditional wooden weapon, called a Rungu, used by members of the Maasai Tribe by throwing it 65 feet to destroy a clay target in order to retrieve their next clue from inside.
Mirna stepped out onto the grassy field where the Massai warriors jumped up and down at their arrival. After one of the warriors gave a demonstration, Mirna began tossing the Rungu with terrible results. When Danny joined her in the field, the race for first place resumed and this time Mirna triumphed when she hit her target. Opening their clue, the cousins learned they had to travel 15 miles to the Pit Stop at Old Fort, an 18-century fortress built by Omani tradesmen.
Stepping onto the mat in first place, cousins Charla & Mirna claimed their second victory in a row. Phil informed the pair that they had won a pair of catamarans for their efforts. Best friends Oswald & Danny settled for second place.
NO STRESS IN THE MIDDLE
With little stress of elimination because Teri & Ian and Joe & Bill hadn't even left Dar Es Salaam, Uchenna & Joyce easily shrugged off their 30-minute penalty for the leg by finishing in third place. Opting for the puzzle made the difference for the married couple in beating beauty queens Dustin & Kandice who chose to carry the large heavy logs causing them to fall to fourth place.
Long after the sun set over Zanzibar, dating couple Eric & Danielle constantly looked over their shoulder in concern as they ran the course seeing absolutely no other Teams. After they put together the fish puzzle and Danielle threw the Rungu while Eric made jokes, the dating couple walked up to Phil to claim fifth place.
SHOWDOWN
As the final dhow docked on the shores of Zanzibar in the dead of the night, Teri & Ian and Joe & Bill knew the fight for survival came down to every decision from here on out. Seeing Teri & Ian choose the fish puzzle prompted the Guidos to choose the same task simply to keep an eye on their competitors. This proved to be a wise decision as the incredible exhausted Teri & Ian didn't realize the pieces of the puzzle were painted on both sides costing them valuable time as the Guidos flipped pieces over and places them on the puzzle board to take the lead.
As the sun began to rise the next morning over Zanzibar, the Guidos never looked back as they maintained some distance between themselves and their friends turned competitors. After Bill hit the target with his Rungu, the excited life partners arrived on the mat and happily claimed sixth place from Phil.
Stepping onto the mat in last place, married parents Teri & Ian received the bad news from Phil that they had been eliminated from the race. Ian remarked, "We're going home to our families, our children, to continue a great life. Teri's the love of my life. She's always been there for me. I wouldn't want to be in life without her." To this wonderful sentiment, Teri simply added, "Ian loves me like no one else can." |
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