The Amazing Race 13

[GPhiBLtColonel]

Dang! I am bummed that Nick & Starr won - never liked them from the get-go

[AGDee]

I was happy for Nick and Starr. I didn't see Dallas and Toni at the finish line?? Do you think losing their passports caused them to not be able to fly home in time?

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I didn't see Dallas and Toni at the finish line?? Do you think losing their passports caused them to not be able to fly home in time?

That is what I surmised.

Per MC's recent post, they were able to get their passport back the next day, but it would not have been in time to make the flight that the rest of the teams took to Portland. So even if they had come in third on the prior leg, there was no way they could have won the million.

Therefore, I am assuming they were on a later flight back to the US and did not make it to the location before the other teams did. Bummer.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I was happy for Nick and Starr. I didn't see Dallas and Toni at the finish line?? Do you think losing their passports caused them to not be able to fly home in time?

What Blondie said. They got Dallas's passport back, but clearly not in time for them to get to Portland for the finish.

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Ooo, great point, Blondie. *makes note to buy multiple language packages from Rosetta Stone...*

Actually, that's probably not the most efficient way to deal with it, except for something like Spanish, which would help anywhere in the Western Hemisphere except Brazil or a few other places. I think what a lot of teams have done is get to the airport and buy a phrase book for the language of whatever country they are heading to next. It gives them something to study on the flight.

By the way, NA, what languages do you speak (or, if you are like me, used to speak and with a little refresher could still muddle through)? I wonder what we've got covered so far -- French and German for me.

And I was so glad to see Nick and Starr win. But I'm already missing the race.

[AGDee]

There is always a let down with the last episode. Your adrenalin is going, you're rooting for your favorites, then all of a sudden they win and POOF. It's over. And it won't be back for a long time. Over. It's bittersweet.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AGDee

And it won't be back for a long time.

Not that long. February 15 is just over two months away.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Not that long. February 15 is just over two months away.

It will feel like a very long two months.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I think what a lot of teams have done is get to the airport and buy a phrase book for the language of whatever country they are heading to next. It gives them something to study on the flight.

Psssht. Wimps. That's the easy way out. I'm a quick study, don't worry.

By the way, NA, what languages do you speak (or, if you are like me, used to speak and with a little refresher could still muddle through)? I wonder what we've got covered so far -- French and German for me.

Spanish, Italian, a little German (but I'll happy cede that to you ), and I have a pretty good foundation in Latin.

And I was so glad to see Nick and Starr win. But I'm already missing the race.

I actually missed the show and haven't had time to search the 'net for a streaming repeat -- so who came in second and third?

[madmax]

Originally Posted by GPhiBLtColonel

Dang! I am bummed that Nick & Starr won - never liked them from the get-go

Agreed.

I haven't seen a brother and sister that close since Cruel Intentions. What was with all the hugging, kissing, and butt slapping?