After a strong showing in the first leg, dating couple Alison & Donny fell apart when Teams traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the Argentine city, several Teams struggled with a stressful dog-walking Detour, causing tempers to flare. When faced with a choice of transportation to the countryside Pit Stop location at La Porteņa, most Teams opted for a taxi ride. But three Teams, Alison & Donny, married parents Chip & Kim and twins Kami & Karli, chose to take a bus, placing them at the back of the pack. While a standoff over an available taxi at the bus station near La Invernada caused bad blood between the twins and Chip & Kim, dating couple Alison & Donny, bickering through their bus ride, arrived in last place and became the second Team eliminated from THE AMAZING RACE.

DISCO DANCING

After a mandatory rest period allowing Teams to eat, sleep and mingle, Alison & Donny departed the Pit Stop at Casa del Pueblo in first place at 12:48am. Opening their clue, the pair learned they must drive a marked vehicle 75 miles to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Once there, they needed to find the Shake Mega Disco, go inside onto the foam-filled dance floor crowded with revelers and search for their next clue hidden within inflated balls. On their sometimes volatile relationship raising issues in the Race, Alison remarked, "Yelling is our way of communicating, and we're still getting the job done."

Departing in second place at 12:51am, brothers Marshall & Lance got off to a rocky start when they took a wrong turn and found themselves at a dead end. This allowed bowling moms Linda & Karen, who departed at 12:54am, to pass the brothers before they could find the freeway to Montevideo. About her Team's chances, Linda said, "I know Karen really well. We've known each other for fifteen years. I think we're going to be a tough team."

Leaving Casa del Pueblo in fourth place at 1:05am internet dating couple Bob & Joyce commented on their age as a factor: "Us older folks are hanging in there, but they'll find out sooner or later. We're stronger than we look." On the heels of Bob & Joyce, cousins Charla & Mirna drove out of the Pit Stop, only to encounter the same dead end as Marshall & Lance, allowing dating couple Brandon & Nicole to pass them.

As the remaining four Teams departed Casa del Pueblo in quick succession, Linda & Karen arrived at the Shake Mega Disco followed closely by Alison & Donny. The two Teams stepped onto the crowded, foam-filled dance floor, looking for the inflatable balls. Finding one quickly, Linda tore it open and took the clue from inside. Reading it, she discovered she and Karen must drive 100 miles to the ferry station at Colonial de Sacramento and then travel by ferry to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

As Linda & Karen and Alison & Donny made their way to the ferry station, other Teams began descending upon Montevideo. While Marshall & Lance, Bob & Joyce and Brandon & Nicole quickly found Shake Mega Disco, Chip & Kim became lost, as did Charla & Mirna, who asked for directions from a woman of questionable repute at a bus stop. After finding their clue, Kim complained to Chip how she was groped on the dance floor by unruly patrons, a problem also encountered by Nicole. Charla & Mirna, finally having found the disco, noted that father and daughter Jim & Marsha were moments ahead of them. Mirna said, "That Team was last. Now they're ahead of us."

Arriving at Colonial de Sacramento in first place, Alison & Donny purchased tickets for the first ferry at 4:30am. Soon other Teams began arriving in quick succession, except for Charla & Mirna, who were lost again. Nicole commented, "We're hoping one Team doesn't make this ferry so we can get a break." With only 20 minutes left until the ferry departed, the cousins were asking a gas station attendant for directions. As the Teams settled into their seats for the ferry ride to Argentina, Charla & Mirna desperately ran for the ticket window. The gangway was already retracted, and the cousins begged to get on. With the help of a nice worker who held the ferry, the cousins made it on board in time. Charla commented, "My size is an advantage, because most people think I can't do anything."

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