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SIBLINGS ON TOP WHILE SISTERS RUN DRY
Camel-milking and a torrential thunderstorm caused havoc as Teams traveled to the remote African village of Bingo in Burkina Faso. Siblings Azaria & Hendekea used their book smarts to leap ahead and capture first place, while Lorena and Julia lost their cool with camels, resulting in the elimination of sisters Marianna & Julia.

TAKING AN EARLY LEAD
Departing the Pit Stop in first place at 4:19am, dating couple Lorena & Jason opened their clue to discover they must fly nearly 3,000 miles to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in West Africa and find the city’s train station.

At the airport, dating couples Lorena & Jason and Nate & Jen along with friends Shana & Jennifer researched their options on the internet and found that Air France had the only flight going to Ouagadougou through Paris, landing at 4:35pm. While Lorena & Jason and Shana & Jennifer took the 8am departure to Paris, Nate & Jen learned of a fully booked 7:20am departure and asked to be put on the standby list. Nate noted, “We get that, we’re set.”

The other Teams began trickling into the airport and booking the 8am departure to Paris while Nate & Jen awaited their fate for the earlier flight. The couple was all smiles when the agent finally handed them tickets to the 7:20am flight. Nate remarked, “Hopefully we can take advantage of [our lead] because you never know what’s going to come next on this race.”

The remaining eight Teams all boarded the 8am flight to Paris, although Christina and her father Ron, who was suffering from a hernia, barely made the flight. With only moments to spare, Ron tried to erase the pain from his mind as he and his daughter ran through the airport to join the other Teams on the plane. However, after all the Teams settled into their seats, the captain informed them that a mechanical problem would force a delay on the tarmac. The Racers began to sweat as they realized that if they missed their connection in Paris, no other flights would be available until the next day, giving Nate & Jen a huge lead.

TOGETHER AGAIN
As Nate & Jen boarded the connecting flight to Paris, they noticed the other Teams hadn’t arrived and hoped for the worst. After getting comfortable, the dating couple noticed the other eight Teams enter the cabin after running through the terminal. Jen offered a “Glad you made it!” to each of the Teams as they shuffled past her and Nate.

After landing in Ouagadougou, Burkino Faso, Teams took a taxi to the train station, with sisters Marianna & Julia and dating couple Nate & Jen leading the way. Opening the clue at the station, they discovered they would be taking a train into the middle of the African Savannah to Bingo.

At the station, the Teams learned that the ticket window wouldn’t open until 6am the following morning. With a warm evening ahead, everyone kicked back, relaxed, and danced to the rhythm of African drums. 68-year old Don even kicked up his heels with sisters Marianna & Julia, commenting, “They’re feisty. They’re hot: A little bitchy, but not bad. A guy could learn to live with it.”

ALL ABOARD!
As the sun rose, Teams purchased tickets and boarded their train deep into the heart of West Africa. While most enjoyed a peek into a corner of the world they had never seen, one Team wasn’t nearly as thrilled. When Shana noted all the flies on the train, Jennifer replied, “These people bring flies.” Later Shana added, “Being on that train, it’s just beyond dirty.” Jennifer added, “There was just trash piled up. Nothing is clean. I could not live that way.” In contrast, Azaria remarked, “Africa, for me, feels like home. The opportunity to come here was a thrill for me and Hendekea.”

MILKING IT
At the stop for Bingo, Teams ran off the train to the cluebox, where they found a Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one Team member had to milk a camel and extract enough milk to fill a bowl to the designated line. Then they had to drink the milk to receive their next clue. If their camel ran dry, they had to wait for all other Teams to finish milking theirs before using one of their camels.

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