The Amazing Race 23: Episode 1
By Daron Aldridge
September 30, 2013
The other first flight teams are at the location and are equally thrown off by the wording of the Roadblock. Well, the other teams excluding exes Tim & Marie. I just assume their cabbie had enough of their bickering and left them on the side of the road. Of the teams at the Roadblock, Rowan, Ally (I think), Leo and baseball wife Kim. Kim has the most noticeable fear in her eyes because she really wanted Nicky to be paragliding and not her. Despite the fear, she takes the leap and goes for it.
The exes are on the scene now (I guess they had a patient or deaf cabbie) and Tim excitedly assumes the role of paraglider, probably because it puts a sizable distance between him and Marie, who is constantly hitting or elbowing him.
The first flub of the season (aside from the OK guys' LA confusion) belongs to the Ice Girls and the Afghanimals, who both let their taxis leave them at the Roadblock. Now they must wait for another two to arrive before they can even begin to follow their teammates. Insert sad trombone. Apparently, Tim & Marie also let their cab go and Marie doesn't endear herself to Jamal when she steals the cab he ordered. Yeah, it stinks but such is the Race, Jamal. It’s not really an underhanded move since it wasn't clear that the cab was his in the first place. I hate that I just defended the team I already dislike the most.
Nicole gets dropped off at the beach first to meet up with her hubby and Ephraim is right behind her. Sadly for them, their cabbies let them out not even close to the landing zone. They are so far out that Shane meets up with Rowan before them and takes first place at this point. The next clue directs teams to Muelle Prat and search for the next clue box.
Ally, Kim, Leo and Tim have all landed now but their respective teammates are trailing behind a bit. Ashley arrives first but somehow doesn't get to Ally until all the others have rejoined their teammate. All are now headed to Muelle Prat. As they all leave the beach, the second flight has arrived and it appears that New Englanders Jason & Amy are the first ones out of the terminal. Jason points out that they know one of these four will be going home. Just get on a move one, Jason. I pegged you for second place.
Travis & Nicole are at the next clue and it's a second Roadblock. The paragliding person must now navigate around Iquique Harbor in a boat and collect five fish from only three specific ships. Then they will get their next clue. Travis is on deck for his team.
The sneaky wording of the Roadblock trips up the next group of teams as well. So we have Brandon, daddy Hoskote, Jason and Danny strapped into the paragliders. The order doesn't really matter but of course, the OK dudes are the last to get there.
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