Amazing Race, 11142010

The Amazing Race episode for this week took the teams 4,000 miles to Muscat, Oman. Once in Oman, the teams had to go to Burj Al Mubkaharah where a man would give them their time to climb the fort to get their next clue!When the teams landed in Oman, they found the place very hot....90 degrees! Wow! That is surely scorching!!!!

The next clue took the teams to Jabel Shams,the tallest mountain in Oman. There,one member of the team had to rappel 500 feet down the mountain to find Aladdin's ring in one of the lamps! Yikes!!! That was not only scary going down the mountain, but also physically demanding to look for a ring in hundreds of lamps scattered at the bottom of the mountain!!! One really had to have stamina, courage and determination to do all the physical challenges in this show!!! Wow!!! I do not think I have the stomach to do all the things that the teams had to do and endure!!!! Is any of you up to the challenges of this reality show????

From the mountain, they had to travel to find a stack of books in the town of Nizwa. Wow!!! I wonder who thought of those giant books and why??? That is your next homework!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! You are curious, then look for the answer, and let us know!!!
At Nizwa, the teams had a choice of Water Table or Wedding Table.

In Water Table, teams had to fill a delivery truck with water. That is an easy task! Hold on! The water had to be pumped from an ancient well! Oh, oh... Once the truck is filled, and delivered to a designated house, the next clue will be handed out!

In Wedding Table, teams had to go to an Arab market to buy 25 frozen chickens and the ingredients to make a traditional wedding soup. This soup symbolize health and virility! The clue will be given once the Maqbous dish had been delivered to the bride and groom!

All of the teams chose the water table! That seems to be easier than making soup!!! The next clue took the teams to Muttrah Souq, a market in Muscat. There they should find a vendor who will give them frankincense which they have to give to the famous Ali Baba, who will hand them the next clue!!

The Pit Stop was at Alam Palace. The first team to check in was Jill and Thomas. Unfortunately for them, they were penalized for 1/2 hour for paying a taxi driver to lead them to one of the places in the clue! While they were waiting, Chad and Stephanie checked in!

Wow!!! This is a very lucky day for Chad and Stephanie! Chad proposed to Stephanie earlier on one knee in front of the Arabian Sea amid the cheers of the other 5 teams! Now they were in first place, winning a trip to Belize!!! Hooray for Chad and Stephanie!!!

Who was eliminated? The father/ daughter team of Gary Ervin and Mallory Ervin! Whose fault was it? Mallory for not listening to her father when she was trying to read the map and got lost! They were driving for 9 hours!!! Wowie!!! Mallory should have listened to her father to just ask directions from the locals, which she turned down!!! Mallory, you are a nincompoop! Do you think that because you are Miss Kentucky, that you know everything and you did not listen to your father??? That was a huge mistake that could have been avoided!!! Sometimes, the elders, hence, your father knows best!!! After all, he is more experienced and smart!!!!