TAR: Just like a tattoo

No airport drama this week as the teams had to travel to Italy via ferry. Well, first they had to split for Split and then they got to ferry their way to Ancona, Italy.

The main team that was focused on was undoubtedly the Goths. We got to hear a few thoughts from the other teams about the "Pink and Black Attack". Basically, people thought they were performing all the time. "They're like Kabuki theatre," said Ronald. I wouldn't mind watching the show being performed entirely as Kabuki theatre. That or a puppet show.

Super secret short cut

On the train to Split, the Goths explained that make-up was Serious Business to them. I remember when lip-gloss was Serious Business to Shana and Jen. That worked out well for them, didn't it? Still, if make-up does turn out to be the secret to the Goths' success, I see a lucrative ad contract in their future. Move over, Kate Moss.

From Ancona, the teams had to drive themselves to Empoli. They were also given Blackberries which they were not to use for anything other than receiving a message later on. So no surfing for porn or online poker, got that?

There were a bunch of different routes they could take. Most teams decided to take a route via Bologna but Nate/Jen and the Hippies learned of a super secret short cut from the locals.

Unbeknownst to them, TK and Rachel left their clue behind at the café where they asked for directions. A while later, while well on the road to Empoli, Rachel realised she couldn't find the clue. Cue the Hippie freakout: TK saying "This is really disappointing" in his monotone. Get a hold of yourself, man! Snap out of it!

They drove back to the café and were relieved to find their clue in the hands of a tight-hugging Italian woman. Grazie, tight-hugging Italian woman! Thanks for being a coffee freak and not wandering off to do anything useful before TK and Rachel could get there.

Messages from home

Nicolas/Donald, Ronald/Christina and the Goths encountered a road closure on the highway to Bologna. Nicolas and Don decided to wait it out until the highway was opened while the other two teams took a detour (the non-race variety) through a confusing mountain route.

Along the way, each team got a message on their Blackberry from a family member. They basically went like this:

Nate/Jen (from Nate's parents): "Come back with the money or don't come back at all, ya loser."

Ronald/Christina (from Steph, whoever that is): "Hope your relationship grows deeper and you don't kill each other. Toodles!"

Rachel/TK (from TK's mother): "If and when things get rough, dig down deep and grab that baggie full of weed."

Nicolas/Donald (from Don's son/Nic's dad): "Don't embarrass me, old man."

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