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As the six remaining Teams made their way from Hungary to the French island
of Corsica, formerly dating couple
Adam & Rebecca claimed victory by
winning the Fast Forward in a walk along the ocean floor. Dating actors
Hayden & Aaron fared less well when
frustration set in after they became lost en route to both the Detour and
the Roadblock. The pair's bickering exacerbated the situation, resulting in
a last-place finish. Luckily for Hayden & Aaron, this was the second of
three pre-determined non-elimination legs.
FLYING TO FRANCE
Departing the Pit Stop in first place at 11:12 pm, married pro wrestlers
Lori & Bolo opened their first clue
to discover they must travel seven miles to the neighborhood of Budafok to
find a winery. Once there, they had to follow the marked path to a
14,000-gallon wine cask, the largest in
Hungary, for their next clue. Arriving
at the winery, a disappointed Lori & Bolo found that it didn't open until
10:00 the following morning, which would allow the other five Teams to catch
up.
After a night of sleeping on the sidewalks of Budapest, the Teams sprinted
through the low-ceilinged corridors of the winery after the gate opened at
the stroke of 10 am. Leading the way to the Route Marker, Lori & Bolo and
Hayden & Aaron opened their clues to learn they must fly over 1,300 miles to
the town of Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica. Once there, they had to
drive four miles to the house in which Napoleon Bonaparte was born to find
their next clue.
As the hunt for the quickest route to Corsica began, Teams veered off in
several different directions. Married entrepreneurs
Jonathan & Victoria wisely stopped
at a travel agency to book tickets on a Malev flight that would get them
into Corsica at 6:40 pm. Being first to the airport, Lori & Bolo snagged the
second and final pair of tickets on the Malev flight. There was no love lost
between the two Teams now in the lead. Jonathan commented about Lori, "God,
do I hate her. Just looking at her with her masculine voice." About
Jonathan, Lori remarked, "He gets on your nerves after a while."
Shut out of the Malev flight, Adam & Rebecca, engaged models
Freddy & Kendra, and Hayden & Aaron
all had to settle for a 7:15 pm Air France flight. Stopping at a pet
grooming salon, long-distance dating couple
Kris & Jon also made reservations on
Air France, but almost missed the flight when they were told at the airport
they couldn't be issued tickets because the system was already closed.
Luckily, the savvy ticket agent found a loophole allowing the pair to join
the other three Teams on the flight.
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Landing in Corsica in first place at 6:40 pm, Jonathan & Victoria and
Lori & Bolo grudgingly agreed to work together to find the house in
which Napoleon was born. After asking for information, the unlikely
alliance walked to the house to discover that it closed at 6 pm and
wouldn't open until 9:00 the next morning. As night fell, the second
plane containing the other four Teams landed in Corsica and learned that
the house opened the following morning.
DIVING FOR FIRST
At 9 am, the Teams walked up the stairs of Napoleon's house, where they
received their next clue. First in line, Adam & Rebecca opened their
clue to discover the second and last Fast Forward on this Race. Teams
trying for this Fast Forward had to make their way to a harbor and don
old-style diving suits weighing more than 100 pounds each. Both Team
members must walk across the ocean floor to a lobster trap to claim the
Fast Forward award.
As Adam & Rebecca raced to the harbor, Lori & Bolo opened their clue to
learn they must drive 100 miles to the beach city of Calvi. Once there,
they needed to find Camp Rafalli, a boot camp for the French Foreign
Legion, for their next clue Jonathan & Victoria, unaware that Adam &
Rebecca were already putting on the diving suits, hurried to the harbor
to discover that they would only have a chance to win the Fast Forward
if Adam & Rebecca failed in their first attempt. Not wanting to take the
chance, Jonathan & Victoria raced to the cars to join the other four
Teams in the drive to Calvi. During the drive, Jonathan blamed his wife
for not getting the Fast Forward, shouting, "I'm pissed off! Your fault,
Victoria! One hundred percent!"
Hayden & Aaron also got off to a rocky start when Hayden complained that
she couldn't drive the car, forcing Aaron to do it. Then, in the
backseat, she was unable navigate for a very frustrated Aaron, who now
had to read the map as well. Their situation worsened when they lost
sight of model allies Freddy & Kendra in the car ahead of them, forcing
them to navigate on their own.
With the five Teams en route to Calvi, Adam & Rebecca prepared to take
the big plunge. While Rebecca gracefully descended to the bottom and
skillfully walked across the ocean floor to grab a clue in the lobster
trap, Adam remained bobbing on the surface, ballooning up because he was
unable to release the air valve on his suit. As Rebecca resurfaced, Adam
was pulled back to shore, having failed to complete his half of the
task. Still concerned at the daunting challenge, Adam faltered,
prompting Rebecca to urge, "Why don't you show what you can do? Just get
down there and do it."
After putting his helmet back on, Adam slowly descended into the ocean
for a second time, remarking, "I really don't like this." Reaching the
ocean floor, Adam began his walk to the lobster trap with Rebecca
encouraging him via radio. Soon, Adam reached the trap and completed the
Fast Forward for his Team. Opening their clue, Adam & Rebecca learned
they were to take a small plane to the city of Calvi and drive to La
Pietra, the Pit Stop for this leg of the Race. As the pair took off in
the small plane, roles were reversed when Rebecca became nervous and
asked to hold Adam's hand.
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