ROPING IT IN
As the second plane landed in Cuzco, Debbie & Bianca and Susan & Patrick squared off against the formidable llamas that stubbornly refused to be pulled in any direction. While Debbie begged Bianca to switch to Baskets, Patrick warned his mother, “He’s going to spit on you. Watch out.” Eventually, Debbie’s protests convinced Bianca of Llama’s futility, and the lifelong friends switched to Baskets in hopes of catching up to Rob & Amber, who delivered their alfalfa to the required store to earn their next clue instructing them to make their way to the Huambutio Police Station. Once there, Teams had to take a delivery truck, departing every 20 minutes, nearly 20 miles to the town of Pisac and search the marketplace for their next clue. Rob & Amber ran off, but Debbie & Bianca spotted the pair while making their delivery just after Susan & Patrick finally penned their obstinate llamas. Rob & Amber’s lead was short-lived, however, as Susan & Patrick made the first delivery truck with the SURVIVOR couple, while Debbie & Bianca settled for the second one.

As the lead Teams traveled to Pisac, the remaining eight Teams zipped across the gorge, trying to avoid elimination. Leading the way, Brian & Greg and Lynn & Alex chose Baskets, while Meredith & Gretchen opted for Llamas. The brothers and the boyfriends finished quickly to share the third delivery truck to Pisac, while Meredith & Gretchen settled for the fourth, which Ray & Deana narrowly missed after making up ground by carrying baskets. This allowed Uchenna & Joyce to join Ray & Deana on the fifth truck. The sixth and last truck contained Ron & Kelly, Ryan & Chuck, and Megan &Heidi.