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00:00That is a picture-perfect postcard.
00:06It's paradise.
00:08Paradise on Earth.
00:10Wow.
00:12Huge difference in colour from the Pacific to the Caribbean Sea.
00:16The Caribbean Ocean is just unmatched.
00:18Are there sharks in these woods?
00:24Bocas del Toro.
00:26An archipelago of tropical islands along the northwest coast of Panama,
00:31ranging from uninhabited natural wonders
00:34to the colourful, stilted clapboard houses of Bocas Town.
00:39This has been a proper vengeance story, I think.
00:41We've seen that growth to first.
00:43We were in total shock.
00:45Yeah, couldn't believe it.
00:46It took quite a few hours for it to really sink in.
00:48Competition in the penultimate leg of the race promises to be tight
00:52as just 43 minutes separates the top three teams.
00:56And for the first time, Dylan and Jackie sit in pole position.
01:01Don't slip up.
01:02You've got the pressure of leading the pack now.
01:03I know.
01:04We don't like it.
01:05We don't want pressure.
01:06We crumble.
01:07We crumble.
01:08Still after that first place at one point.
01:10I've had dreams where I'm like, we come first,
01:12then I'm like shoving Anita and bam.
01:14I'm like, come on.
01:16We're first.
01:17Come on.
01:18When we first met Dylan,
01:19he was a different person to who he is now.
01:21Now I feel like he's grown into himself throughout this journey.
01:25And now I'm ready to beat him.
01:27I was quite gutted when we opened the book.
01:31No, you were fuming.
01:32I was, I was pretty, I was pretty mad.
01:34Because I felt like we'd done so well.
01:38How have the top two become the bottom two?
01:41Character building.
01:42What happens?
01:43I think we felt sorry for her.
01:45We're not too far behind.
01:48Yeah.
01:49We know our strengths and when we start moving,
01:51we move.
01:52We move.
01:53Four legs in, everyone is hot on it now.
01:56Yeah, like everybody's found their river.
01:58Obviously we finished last,
02:00but it's all to play for.
02:02Every man for themselves on this one.
02:04You thought we were racing before?
02:06Oh, we're on it.
02:07We're changing gear.
02:08It's gear five now.
02:09Two legs to go.
02:10Yeah.
02:11We race.
02:12Yeah.
02:22What day?
02:266.30am.
02:28First to leave the checkpoint.
02:30Wednesdays.
02:31Yeah, thank you.
02:32Race leaders, Dylan and Jackie.
02:34Ready?
02:35Ready.
02:36Your fifth checkpoint is Medellin.
02:39I swear that's Colombia.
02:41I think I've seen it in like a Pablo Escobar series.
02:44Oh, really?
02:45I think.
02:46Over 1,300 kilometres away, Colombia's second largest city,
02:51Medellin, sprawls across the Abura Valley,
02:54in the northern end of the Andes mountain range.
02:59As the epicentre of Pablo Escobar's drug cartel,
03:02it was once labelled the murder capital of the world.
03:07But now it's a safer and vibrant metropolis.
03:10Oh, okay.
03:11All teams have to bypass the Darien Gap by water.
03:17For safety reasons, this journey has to be in daylight hours.
03:22Darien Gap.
03:23I've heard that it can be a bit dangerous.
03:25The notorious and perilous Darien Gap.
03:29The only land connection between Central and South America.
03:33But no roads run through its dense jungle and vast swamps.
03:37For tens of thousands of migrants each year,
03:40this treacherous expanse,
03:42much of it controlled by criminal gangs,
03:45is their only route north.
03:48To reach Colombia, the teams have one option.
03:52To travel by sea.
03:56But first, a chance to explore Panama.
03:59Panama's quite a funny shape.
04:01It's kind of like a, like a goose neck.
04:03There seems to be a main road going through.
04:05Yeah, yeah.
04:06They may be tempted to grab opportunities in the west.
04:11With its allure of well-paid work and hidden natural beauty.
04:15Or the adventurers could make a beeline for the east coast
04:19and the secluded, turquoise-ringed islands of Gunayala.
04:24Also known as Sandblas, an autonomous territory
04:27home to the indigenous Gunna people.
04:31On the last leg, just being in nature gave me a sense of calm
04:34and it would be nice to have a nature feast again.
04:38Definitely.
04:39Something like hot water springs.
04:41Yeah.
04:42Waterfalls.
04:43Yeah, yeah, that'd be amazing.
04:44So if we go south, maybe Buquet,
04:47there might be like something around there.
04:49Yeah.
04:50And then follow this big road through to Panama City.
04:53Yeah.
04:54It's also very difficult to judge whether we have enough money
04:57for the whole trip or not.
04:59We've hemorrhaged a bit.
05:00Yeah.
05:01With budgets dwindling, Dylan and Jackie have the least amount
05:04of money to tackle the longest leg of the race so far.
05:10It's just the unknowns of these countries.
05:13We don't know.
05:14But this is our penultimate leg.
05:16So I want us to stand in good stead for the last leg
05:20by saving in this leg.
05:23Here we go.
05:24Hola.
05:25Hola.
05:26To continue their journey, teams need to get off the islands
05:29of Bocas del Toro.
05:31Boats depart regularly to Almirante,
05:33the closest mainland port,
05:35where they can pick up onward transport.
05:38We need to get to Buquet.
05:40Right now it's La Atua.
05:42We get a boat to the main island
05:44and then bus shorter to Buquet.
05:46Would it not be quicker for us to get a boat now to Almirante
05:50and there's any Almirante travel to Buquet sooner?
05:54It's possible, but it's more expensive.
05:56I recommend you go to a street to Buquet,
05:58but at 12pm.
05:59OK.
06:00So shall we book it?
06:01Let's book it.
06:0230 each, yeah?
06:03Yeah.
06:04Rather than risk finding a connection in the port of Almirante,
06:07Dylan and Jackie opt for a package deal transfer
06:10of boat and bus to Buquet in the Western Highlands.
06:15We could get a quicker ferry, but then it's a bit risky.
06:18Juggling buses, which are not that regular over there,
06:20from what I can gather.
06:21Also it might be more expensive that rain as well.
06:24Yeah.
06:25So it makes more sense to wait for three hours.
06:27I think it's smart to save money.
06:29We could speed up later.
06:31While the leaders sit tight...
06:34That's where we're headed.
06:36Medellin.
06:37Mmm.
06:38...having departed half an hour behind them
06:40and now on their tails, siblings Roman and Harley Moon.
06:44This is our last chance for a proper, like, cultural adventure.
06:47Do you know what I mean?
06:48Yeah.
06:49Roman found the first few legs quite stressful
06:51and I really felt like I had to look after him a lot.
06:54But the last leg, he's been quite calm.
06:56So I hope he realises it is fun as well.
07:01We're going to have to get the boat from Panama.
07:04So Mandigua is a tiny island in the direction of Colombia,
07:08which is good.
07:09Yeah.
07:10It is home to a single Guna family.
07:13I mean, the only thing is, is I'm an Arsenal fan.
07:15I like Gunas.
07:16I think we can live in our own bubble at times
07:20and travelling somewhere
07:21and seeing what their version of life is.
07:24I think it offers perspective.
07:26The faster we can get to Panama City, the better.
07:30Seeking an off-the-beaten-track experience
07:32while staying race-focused,
07:34Roman and Harley Moon plan to head via Panama City
07:38straight to Gunayala.
07:41Harley.
07:42Look.
07:43Jackie and Dylan.
07:44Can we see them? Yeah.
07:45So what's the fastest way to Panama City?
07:47Yeah.
07:48I was hoping not to see another team.
07:51Yeah.
07:52So our best bet is to get to Almirante.
07:54Yes.
07:55And then get the bus to Panama.
07:57Yeah, let's just get off this island.
07:59Can we get two tickets?
08:00Two tickets?
08:01Six.
08:02Gracias.
08:03They're getting on the boat.
08:05But I don't think we should be stressed by it.
08:08Yeah, we shouldn't sweat about that.
08:10Why are they not getting on this boat off the island?
08:13I can still see them.
08:15Why are they not getting on?
08:16Give them away.
08:18Poodles.
08:20Bye.
08:21Adios, Roman and Harley.
08:23We'll see you in Medellin.
08:26I hope.
08:28Technically, it looks like we're ahead of the team that are first.
08:30Yeah.
08:31Here we go.
08:32Ruta Mas Rapida.
08:33Got it.
08:34Yep.
08:35One, two, three.
08:36As the siblings make a quick getaway, just 12 minutes behind them.
08:42So my instinct is we take a job.
08:45Anita and Bal eager to find ways to preserve their budget.
08:49Worker shift at Rocks is in Boca Chica down here.
08:52Yeah.
08:53And then you're by the main road to get to Panama City.
08:57Panama is mega bucks and so saving money is definitely part of the strategy
09:03because we know we're going to probably need as much as we can for when we get to Colombia.
09:07Anita's plan, working at a B&B to save an accommodation in the Cherokee province en route to the capital.
09:14Almirante, muchas gracias.
09:23The first team to arrive on the mainland.
09:28Roman and Harley Moon searching for a bus straight to Panama City.
09:346pm.
09:35Yes, yes.
09:37It's direct.
09:38It's direct.
09:39The other route is from David.
09:41David, Panama.
09:42OK.
09:43That's a bus.
09:44Shall we get that?
09:45We can't wait till 6pm.
09:46Yeah, let's do it.
09:47Yeah.
09:48With no direct bus departure for seven and a half hours, the siblings head to a nearby transport
10:00hub in search of an earlier connection.
10:02Come on, David, my sweetheart.
10:04Give us some luck.
10:05Give us some faith.
10:06Do you reckon Dylan and Jackie made it off the island yet?
10:09Do-do-do-do-do.
10:13Having finally reached Almirante port by boat, mother and son are still waiting for their bus to depart for Bochetti.
10:23Where are you guys from?
10:24Like London area?
10:25Yeah.
10:26Like England?
10:27Yeah, yeah.
10:28Cool.
10:29In Medellin.
10:30We did the boat to San Blas.
10:32Don't do it like that, okay?
10:33The waves were like three metres tall.
10:35Oh, my gosh.
10:36People were crying.
10:37Dogs were barking.
10:38No.
10:39People were growing up.
10:40What?
10:41It wasn't good.
10:42We're going to Colombia.
10:43We might be doing that.
10:45Yeah, thank you.
10:46And you enjoy as well.
10:47Yeah.
10:48Everyone's crying, she said.
10:49Yeah.
10:50Oh, God.
10:51Right now, the buses are ready.
10:52Okay.
10:53This way, please.
10:55Gracias.
10:56So we got going at my house.
10:58Oh, my gosh.
10:59Oh, my gosh.
11:00People were crying.
11:01Dogs were barking.
11:02No.
11:03People were throwing up.
11:04Gracias.
11:05So we got going at most six hours ago.
11:07Yeah.
11:08Slow stop.
11:09Makes you wonder whether where we're going is a bit in the middle of nowhere.
11:13That's why there's not such a regular bus service.
11:17Hopefully, we can make up the ground and finish the...
11:20We'll stay positive.
11:21Yeah.
11:22Stay positive.
11:23How are you doing, sir?
11:24Good.
11:25You okay to take us to the terminal?
11:26Yeah.
11:27Excellent.
11:28Just arriving off the boat into Almirante, Molly and Tyler.
11:32Swift start.
11:33With a seven-hour gap to close, they're on a dash to the bus station.
11:37Hopefully, get an overnight bus.
11:39To Panama City.
11:40To Panama City.
11:41To Panama City.
11:42And then grab a boat into Colombia.
11:44Yeah.
11:45Is there a direct bus to Panama City?
11:48Let me see.
11:49Is there my space?
11:51Oh, no.
11:52Thank you, ma'am.
11:53Who's going to check if there's space on the bus?
11:55That's great.
11:56Yeah, a space to Panama Direct.
11:57From here?
11:58From here?
11:59Yes, from here.
12:00Oh, man.
12:01Yeah, you have luck.
12:02That bus reaching about 5 o'clock in the morning.
12:05Yeah, perfect.
12:06Yeah, perfect.
12:07Yeah, perfect.
12:08Yeah, amazing.
12:09This is good.
12:12This is awesome, ma'am.
12:15Mmm.
12:16You are the best, man.
12:18Thank you, sir.
12:19Eleven hours of travel, over halfway across the country, and it's a nice accommodation.
12:23There you go.
12:24Get the bus.
12:25Get the bus.
12:26Get the bus.
12:27Get the bus.
12:28Yes.
12:29This is going to help us catch up majorly to the other teams.
12:35This is the redemption leg for us.
12:38Yeah.
12:39This is catch-up leg.
12:40Yeah.
12:41Taking the bus Roman and Harley Moon passed on earlier, Molly and Tyler are making a 600-kilometer
12:46overnight leap to Panama City.
12:51I feel like tomorrow morning, this is basically like a level playing field.
12:55We need to just continue this energy.
12:57We can't take our foot off the gas.
13:01Look at the skyscrapers.
13:02First time we've seen skyscrapers this entire trip.
13:05After successfully securing a connection in David, the siblings are the first team into the capital.
13:10I'm quite impressed by Panama City.
13:12Yeah.
13:13Towering over the Pacific, the Wall Street of Central America, one of the region's wealthiest cities,
13:20it's become a magnet for millionaire migration.
13:23It really feels like we're in the US.
13:26I have a feeling it's going to be US prices.
13:29In a way, you're a bit gutted to not spend time in a nice city, but on our budget...
13:34I don't think we can afford to stay here.
13:36No.
13:39Hola.
13:40Oh, lift.
13:41What?
13:42We haven't had a lift in ages.
13:44This is very modern.
13:45Oh, yeah.
13:46Electricity and everything.
13:48I feel quite good about our progress today.
13:50We've pretty much covered half of the country in a day.
13:54We're about to cross the Guna Yalla.
13:57I don't know much about the Darien Gap, but it doesn't sound safe.
14:01There's moments in this race where we've both decided we will not tell our mum about it,
14:07and this might be one of those moments.
14:09It's got such a nice feeling about it here.
14:21You have haller monkeys every morning.
14:23Who are here?
14:24Yes.
14:28Okay, coming this way.
14:29We have the guests today around here already.
14:31Ah, nice.
14:32If you can give me the hand and put those in the tables.
14:34Sure.
14:35For everybody?
14:36Same for everybody?
14:37450 kilometres west from Panama City,
14:40and sitting on the Gulf of Chiriqui National Marine Park,
14:43the small fishing village of Boca Chica.
14:46This is going to be the best torch you've ever seen in life.
14:51Anita and Bal are working to pay off last night's accommodation
14:54at Roxy's B&B.
14:56This looks so delicious.
14:58Buenos dias.
15:00There we go.
15:01And one for the little board.
15:03Right.
15:04This is ready to go.
15:05Yeah.
15:06Who hasn't had breakfast yet?
15:08You're emptying them?
15:09Yeah.
15:10I'll wash them.
15:11Look at Dad.
15:12He's washing the dishes.
15:13He's really good at this.
15:14He's so cute.
15:15Oh, my God.
15:16We'll have these done in minutes.
15:17He's such a hard worker.
15:18I want to keep it longer.
15:19There we go.
15:20You were really helpful for us.
15:21I want to show you the area.
15:22That would be amazing.
15:23This village is just 200 people.
15:25I had the experience from Costa Rica that I used to run hotels.
15:26I'm like, I can't start a bed and breakfast by myself.
15:30My place is running by girls.
15:31All women.
15:32Just women.
15:33Wow.
15:34They have their own families, but not a husband.
15:35Single women.
15:36I told them, I can teach you some English.
15:37You can run a place with me together.
15:38We have to empower women in a small village like this.
15:41I just want them to know how valued they are.
15:43That is special for me.
15:44This is the dream, Roxy.
15:45This is the dream, Roxy.
15:46This is the dream, Roxy.
15:47This is the dream, Roxy.
15:48This is the dream, Roxy.
15:49You've been amazing.
16:03I feel like I'm being told something myself, right, that there are things that I'd like
16:08to do.
16:13There's been a bit of a change in my life in the last couple of years.
16:17in the last couple of years come on dad let's have a little meander before we have to get on
16:21it again becoming single in my mid-40s is huge a lovely cove wow not a soul here growing up there
16:33was so much expectation that you must get married and have children and so now it's not just a
16:38process of letting go of a past life it's also an embracing of a new one i've been in a bit of a
16:46funk but what i saw in roxy is what i know i have in myself drive tenacity and that's your strength
16:55before there was always this pressure that i had to keep everyone happy but now this whole trip is
17:02making me think there's so much that i want to do it's like a sense of liberation dance
17:09as a woman but particularly as a south asian woman i i really enjoy the uh how powerful it feels
17:16to be able to choose to live the life i want to and actually i had my dad's support
17:23maybe i have sacrificed having a family but i i'm okay with that in this trip has opened up my
17:28eyes about lamar about you how you feel and how you think do you ever worry about me dad we sometimes
17:35say oh who's she with is she by herself does she feel lonely and that's why we sometimes phone you
17:40up and say come and sit with us we don't want to feel lonely that's all i'm not lonely so don't
17:46worry about me being lonely i'm good i'm very happy yeah because you're sitting with me now i know
17:51this is incredible
18:04we made it panama city early doors arriving into the capital after their overnight bus molly and tyler
18:13we've had a toilet wash yes we smell fresh it smell fresh and we need to find where we can get
18:20this ticket to the gunayala island yeah the only way for tourists to get safely to colombia without
18:27flying is to take a four by four transfer from the capital to the panamanian coast followed by a boat
18:33journey through gunayala to the border in here let's go hola we're trying to cross the gunayala to
18:44get into colombia habla ingles poquitos no le voy a a daru telefono gracias hola hola can you please take us to
18:57google yellow sure thank you very much i can do that and how much will it cost
19:05yeah it's 155 dollars per person
19:11155 dollars per person yeah you pay me directly 155 each okay and that's the best price
19:19wow that is absolutely spend dog
19:29right my life savings have just gone
19:38that is basically our whole leg budget yeah that's the most expensive thing we've paid for
19:43there's nothing we can do oh we're such a careful i mean thank god we say that we can spend that money
19:58to reach the port a 120 kilometer journey that winds around the sandblast mountains
20:04to the guna coast we are in the sticks man
20:09and there's nothing but jungle it makes you think how hard it is to get to
20:16the border and the coast what the darien gap is actually like and how it's so inaccessible yeah
20:22trying to go through this any other way would be a wild journey there's just so much bush
20:29this is boss level winding road this is helter-skelter salt park
20:38see alias al maria yeah right don't be sick in the car basically now he said it no you don't honey
20:48imagine what a ball like tarmac in this is
20:54let's go let's go
20:59are you the captain captain okay this is this boat
21:07oh it's absolutely tiny this boat is safe right yeah is it fast boat rapido yeah excellent that's
21:16what we need right now
21:19let's go to the island passage through the guna yala is limited to daylight hours only
21:26it's got a bit of oh my god thank god this seat's got a bit of cushion
21:31night time presents the danger of rough seas and shallow reefs as well as an increased risk of cartel
21:38activity this is the toughest journey at sea of the biggest waves i've ever seen in my life
21:49oh lord of mercy right now upon our souls you have to have a strong stomach first
22:00it's proper pirate life please i thought we paid for a luxury cruise
22:05you okay i'm a bit uneasy right now i'd say i'm not living my best life you know you'll be okay
22:18i thought you were holding on to me and i realized you were just holding the money bell
22:22yeah keep that precious five things for my life against these waves and you're worried about the
22:27bloody money though oh this is proper adventure
22:41going at a less urgent pace oh see that blue oh my gosh it's coming towards us
22:46that white this blue wall dylan and jackie are exploring the highlands of western panama
22:55holly and roman are definitely ahead of us but are they experiencing anything like this
22:59we don't know hidden away deep in the cloud forest oh wow the jaguata waterfall
23:06look at this guy no way locals and travelers come to swim in its clear pools and for the brave
23:17the opportunity to jump from its eight meter high ledge i'd be so scared dad would be straight
23:24in the water now we'd make a big splash oh my gosh
23:31let's go to the kiddie pool that's more our speed
23:36oh that's divine when i'm in nature i feel like i'm close to heaven or something
23:49i think through losses i have i feel closer to them when i'm in those moments of serenity and beauty
23:59that's amazing when i was 22 i met my first husband
24:04i was due to have james my first son 19th december and um on the 21st of december there was a knock at the door
24:15and there was two fluorescent jackets
24:20they said we just want to let you know that your husband has been knocked over by car and killed instantly
24:26i had james and um i found it very difficult on my own i eventually got my act together and got on in
24:39life and coped and i met barry who i married
24:47i've never swum near a waterfall before so clear the water it is isn't it
24:52we had cameron and then 10 and a half months later dylan came around so i had three little boys under three
25:02it was absolute chaos
25:03are you missing dad yeah i am but i actually think dad not being here has made me push the
25:14boundaries of me as a person and made me grow yeah because i've always relied on dad to
25:20do things for me exactly we've had our little moments of braveness on our own it's cemented our bond
25:27even more and we support each other with james and things you know and it's it's been tough
25:34losing two people very close in my life definitely has changed me as a person
25:43when um james had gone i was internalizing it trying to be brave and put brave face on
25:49for boys it took me a while to be strong again but i've had to be strong as a mother to my boys
25:57i just want to say thank you so much for everything and it's done i just don't think about it i just
26:07would always help you and love you and protect you yeah and i want to protect you now you know i
26:13want to protect you and just yeah like you deserve the world you're the best mom i don't think i'm the
26:21best mom no you are you are i'm really proud of the way you've grown up and you probably
26:27you don't need me anymore now i know i always need my mom always need mama
26:39oh my gosh that is the most beautiful sand i've ever seen in my life after over an hour at sea
26:49molly and tyler are making a pit stop we've got to jump off on here it's too special not to
26:57thank you gunayala is made up of a narrow strip of shoreline on the fringes of the darien gap as
27:08well as more than 350 islands in the crystal clear waters of the caribbean how on earth did ants get
27:16here that's crazy they're so crafty babe look at this oh it's another level isn't it wow
27:27hello s what oh piss off you idiot you absolute idiot after the spanish colonized colombia in the 1500s
27:38the guna population gradually migrated towards the sandblast islands eventually renaming the region gunayala
27:46there are no luxury hotels or resorts and outsiders are banned from owning property
27:52i've literally never ever in my life been somewhere this remote i don't quite yeah roman and harley moon
28:03are docking on the 168 meter long mandingua island this is wild they're staying with the tejada family
28:13who have lived here for generations along with her menagerie of dogs chickens and pigs
28:20hello hello
28:20sinn flan mucho gusto mucho gusto gusto en su casa bienvenido siempre a la orden que amop para
28:30oh yeah
28:32And here is the name of Guna Yala.
28:38Is it correct?
28:40Sorry for my Spanish.
28:42Guna is for us, Tules.
28:45Or aborigines.
28:46Guna.
28:47Yala is, all this mountain is Yala.
28:50The people are Gunas.
28:52Gunas?
28:53In London, my football team is the name of Gunas.
28:59Gunas.
29:00Yes?
29:01Yes, yes.
29:02It's us and all.
29:04It's Gunas.
29:06They are my family.
29:14Gunas is Spanish or no?
29:16No, the dialect is Guna, maternal.
29:18The dialect is Guna, yes.
29:20It's easy to learn.
29:21Anay, friend, friend.
29:24Yes, Anay.
29:25You are my friend, Anay.
29:27Anay.
29:28Anay.
29:29In English, it's mate.
29:30Mate?
29:31Mate.
29:32I feel so far from home, being on this island.
29:36But it's nice to be in a family environment, to be honest.
29:40There's a wolf here.
29:42W-S-Y-C.
29:46Very good.
29:47Muy bien, muy bien.
29:49Hermana is the name of Harley Moon.
29:52Harley Moon.
29:53Harley Moon.
29:54Harley Moon, yes.
29:58I'm very much in love with you, Pig.
30:02If I stay here for the rest of my life with this pig and Roman, we'd probably do okay.
30:07All right, then.
30:0835 kilometres ahead, Molly and Tyler are the closest team to Colombia, but with boats restricted
30:19from travel after dark, they're bedding down on Isla de Pinos.
30:24Sunset, on an island, we've smashed it.
30:30It's actually blowing my mind that we've been travelling for 27 hours, so it feels like
30:37a massive weight lifted to be on this island.
30:40Miles, they've got hammocks.
30:43Um, okay.
30:45Hola.
30:47Can we stay here?
30:48Yeah.
30:49Okay.
30:51Well, there's a touch.
30:52See, this is, this is it.
30:54I can do this.
30:56This is vibes.
30:57This is true island living.
31:06What is that?
31:07Is that an ant?
31:11This is the first night I've ever spent in a hammock in my whole entire life.
31:15Um, Molly's hammock is nicely protected with a mosquito net.
31:19My mosquito net is on me like it's my wedding day.
31:23There's no lights.
31:24There's no electricity.
31:26There's just the sounds of the waves and the sun that's going to wake us up.
31:30And that's quite actually special but scary at the same time.
31:33But this is the most we've ever felt alone.
31:38How are you doing, Miles?
31:39Not great.
31:40Yeah.
31:41It's protected though, isn't it?
31:42Not really.
31:51Over on Mandingua Island.
31:53It looks harder than it looks.
31:54Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
31:55No!
31:56Allah!
31:57Allah!
31:58Allah!
31:59Allah!
32:00Allah!
32:01Allah!
32:02This has actually been a really special place for us to stop.
32:14There's not a TV, there's not a radio.
32:18It's just animals and family.
32:21I think coming to places like this are really good for people like me, you know, who sometimes
32:25can get lost in our own world.
32:28What's so funny is that you could feel like you're in the middle of nowhere but you'll
32:31still find siblings performing for guests.
32:34Yeah, we used to do it.
32:35Yeah, we used to do it.
32:36It just reminds me of us singing Craig David.
32:39Doing dance routine, Shaggy wasn't me.
32:44Thank you, friends.
32:45Ooh.
33:01Hola.
33:02Gracias.
33:03Dylan and Jackie are the last team to depart Panama City for Colombia.
33:07Quanta cuesta?
33:09$310.
33:10So, $155 each.
33:15$300.
33:16Yeah, okay.
33:17Well, we'll just have to play it.
33:19That's a lot of money.
33:21I'm kind of looking forward to leaving Panama now because of so much expenses.
33:27One step ahead of them, Anita and Bal.
33:32Ready?
33:33To Pile.
33:34Setting off on a crossing that can take as long as eight hours.
33:38Woo!
33:39It's a little bumpy.
33:41A bit bumpy, yes.
33:42But very good fun.
33:43Well, we like roller coasters.
33:45We do love a roller coasters.
33:47In an ideal world, we get to check point tonight.
33:53Yeah.
33:54Let's hope it's a quick smooth trip.
33:55But I have no idea how long the journey is.
33:59Maybe three or four hours.
34:00I don't know.
34:01Fingers crossed.
34:02Yeah, yeah.
34:04At the front of the park, Molly and Tyler.
34:12Do you feel like jumping back into the race?
34:14Not just yet.
34:15Oh, look at that.
34:19That's a proper traditional fisherman.
34:22I could catch a fish.
34:24Have you ever been fishing?
34:25I've never been fishing, but that don't matter.
34:27It's about mindset.
34:28Okay.
34:29Buenos dias.
34:31My bro.
34:32Can you show me how to fish?
34:33You teach me.
34:34Okay, let's go.
34:35The Guna people live as their ancestors did.
34:37Farming and fishing sustainably in Ulus, hand-crafted wooden canoes.
34:46Right, I'm going to give this a go.
34:50Come on then.
34:52Fishing is the least South London thing I could ever imagine myself doing.
34:57I never knew what it was like to grow up.
35:00I never knew what it was like to grow up.
35:03I never knew what it was like to grow up in, like, a nuclear household.
35:06My mum brought me and my brother up on their own.
35:09She's done everything for us.
35:11You just gotta drag it.
35:15I never knew what it was like to have not seen my mum work multiple jobs.
35:18Come on, Ty.
35:19You wouldn't be able to say, caught a fish.
35:22My mum would take us out and we'd go to, like, the supermarket at, like, midnight.
35:25She would say, we're gonna play a game.
35:27Who can find the cheapest dinner?
35:28And at the time, me and my brother are running around, like,
35:30yeah, we're running wild in the aisles.
35:32Like, it's like supermarket, sweet.
35:34And then we'd go home for whatever we could afford
35:35and then she'd make the dinner and then she'd tuck us in
35:37and then just...
35:38The reality of that situation is that she was struggling,
35:41but she never let up.
35:43Oh! Oh, my God!
35:45Molly!
35:47Molly!
35:48What?
35:49I caught a fish!
35:50Yay!
35:51Come on!
35:53Oh, my gosh.
35:54I'm holding a fish.
35:55I'm holding a fish!
35:56I'm holding a fish!
35:57Yes!
35:58I knew we could do it.
35:59Oh!
36:00Oi!
36:01This is so good.
36:02Honestly, muchas gracias.
36:03Molly Brayford!
36:04She's gonna have to marry me, isn't she?
36:05How many fish you got?
36:06What, five?
36:07Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
36:08That's what I was talking about.
36:09Mwah!
36:10I'm proud of you.
36:11Yeah?
36:12It was actually really special because, like, I've never had that growing up,
36:27like, going out, learning how to fish and stuff like that.
36:29And it's one thing that I know as a dad, one day I would love to be able to take my kids out and say,
36:35hey, come on, let's go fishing.
36:37I feel on top of the world.
36:38I feel on top of the island.
36:40You go every day?
36:45Every day.
36:46Yeah.
36:47Every day.
36:48Roman is also throwing himself into the Guna way of life, joining Senor Blas to collect food supplies from his farm on the mainland,
36:57where plantain fields lie in the coast.
37:01We're the first?
37:06Yeah.
37:07Wow.
37:08It's snakes here.
37:09Just like that he's got the knife and I've got the handbag.
37:25This feels like a proper step into the jungle.
37:30This is hard work.
37:32These plantains are not light either.
37:35It's a really nice feeling.
37:37You're not thinking about anything and you've just got a job to do.
37:40It's kind of a nice break from your own brain, I guess.
37:44You know, there's been moments in my life where I didn't even want to be here anymore.
37:49And things like this just make me think if I had made different decisions, I never would have seen this.
37:56And I never would have experienced this.
37:58And I never, you know, yeah, this shows that there's stuff worth living for, you know.
38:15It was a bad time in my life.
38:16It was a bad time in my life.
38:22I remember one moment in particular where it was really bad.
38:25I just remember my mum passing the phone to Harley and Harley trying to just talk to me.
38:33Just to, I guess, distract me and keep me on the phone so that my mum could get in the car and drive to me.
38:40I don't know if I ever actually have spoken to Harley about that call.
38:45I don't think we've ever really been ready to have that conversation.
38:50It's hard to talk about, man. It's really hard.
39:00What I do know is that conversation between my mum and Harley might have saved my life on that day.
39:10That was hard. We walked about an hour into the jungle.
39:18What was it like?
39:21I'm not used to doing stuff that removes me from everything.
39:26Yeah.
39:28But it did make me think, though.
39:30Because, obviously, you know that I've had moments in my life where I just feel like I didn't really want to be here anymore.
39:37Yeah.
39:40What's upset you?
39:45No, nothing.
39:48It's just hard because, like, we had that day where it was really bad.
39:52For me.
39:55The more that I think about it and I realise that it was you on the phone to me and...
40:01Until mum got there.
40:02I can't even remember what the conversation was.
40:17But I knew that I was safe if I stayed on the phone.
40:19And I feel bad because I never really said thanks for that.
40:25That was...
40:27Tom.
40:28I just want you to be OK.
40:29No, I appreciate it so much.
40:38I'm so sorry that I put you guys through that.
40:42It was OK.
40:44I just want you to be happy, right?
40:45You don't need to say thanks.
40:47Yeah, I know.
40:49I don't want to feel like that ever again and I don't think I will.
40:54I'm sorry that I didn't tell you enough that I love you.
40:58I love you too.
41:00I love you too.
41:05I feel so sad.
41:09Yeah.
41:17We've never had that conversation before.
41:20It's nice to hear him say I love you, but I know he loves me.
41:22When someone has had episodes of really bad mental health, I think you'll always worry about them.
41:31And I was worried about him coming out here and he's really turned it around and he's doing great and I'm really proud of him.
41:42It feels really freeing to have the conversation because now there's nothing lingering.
41:49We're kind of a clean slate again.
41:50And I think this place will always kind of be special to Harley and I.
41:57All right.
41:58Let's get back on the boat.
42:01It's one of those places you want to take one last look.
42:03I know.
42:09Can you get in?
42:10Yes.
42:12Right, back to it.
42:14Oh.
42:16That was amazing.
42:21All four teams are now back at sea, but with Colombian immigration closing before dusk, there's urgency to get to the border.
42:32We will get there.
42:35We will.
42:37Oh, my gosh.
42:39He's got into boy racer mode now.
42:41What's going on?
42:44Senor?
42:46Why have we stopped?
42:48We stopped.
42:49Until when?
42:50What time?
42:51No more.
42:52It's getting dark.
42:53Quanto tiempo to Colombia?
42:56No, sir, you don't know.
42:58This is it.
42:59They're sleeping overnight.
43:01Anita and Bal have travelled as far as they can safely before night falls.
43:06We've been deserted on a desert island.
43:11The adventure continues.
43:1370 kilometres behind...
43:16I haven't seen the Colombian flag yet.
43:18Mother and son are also dropping anchor.
43:20OK.
43:21All right, let's go figure out how to get to Medellin.
43:26Hola.
43:27English?
43:28English?
43:30We're looking to get to Medellin.
43:33Medellin?
43:34Colombia?
43:35Sí, sí.
43:37Long way away.
43:39We're not in Colombia?
43:40No.
43:42Panama.
43:43Panama still.
43:44Oh.
43:47OK.
43:48OK.
43:49All right.
43:51I thought we were in Colombia.
43:52I thought...
43:53Well...
43:54OK.
43:57I don't understand where the heck we are.
44:01Hola. Hello.
44:02English?
44:03Yes.
44:04Oh, hi.
44:05Where are we?
44:07Yeah.
44:08So, you're right here.
44:09Oh.
44:11OK.
44:12So, we're trying to get to Medellin.
44:14Medellin.
44:15Oh, Colombia.
44:16Yeah, but we don't know how to get to Colombia.
44:18You've got to first get to shore.
44:20Oh, right.
44:22We're on an island, are we?
44:23How did you guys get here?
44:25Well, we got here by boat, but we have no idea.
44:29Dylan and Jackie are still in Gunayala on Nargana Island,
44:34170 kilometres from the Colombian border.
44:38We're going to figure this out.
44:40It is brain-rattling that we've landed here,
44:43and it's not where we thought it was,
44:46and we don't know how the heck to get to Colombia,
44:49but I'm going to try and keep positive.
44:52Hola.
44:53Colombia, see?
44:55What time does it go?
45:00It goes... stays here today?
45:02OK.
45:04We might be a bit screwed.
45:13We're in the final country.
45:16Oh, my days.
45:18We made it.
45:20This is nuts.
45:22Molly and Tyler are the first team to land on Colombian shores.
45:29We made it by the skin of our teeth,
45:32because immigration has literally just closed.
45:35So, someone's looking down at us.
45:38We've just got to get through Colombia now.
45:40OK.
45:42This looks like a hostel.
45:44On the other side of the border...
45:48Oh.
45:49Hola, Juanos.
45:51Para Frontera.
45:538 o'clock.
45:55Mañana?
45:578 o'clock.
45:598 o'clock.
46:00Oh, OK.
46:01OK.
46:02Great.
46:04We literally got here just after 5 o'clock.
46:06So, we just missed the...
46:08the stamp out time, which is a bit dying.
46:10So, we'll have to get at it tomorrow.
46:12It's going to be a big day tomorrow.
46:14We'll just be there as early as possible.
46:16I want to be at the front of that queue.
46:18Yeah.
46:21Hola.
46:23Gracias.
46:25Farthest away, stuck on Nargana Island,
46:29Dylan and Jackie have secured a room for the night.
46:31This past couple of days has completely annihilated our picture now.
46:37We're going to have to be canny and careful to get to the end.
46:41I had no idea how difficult doing the race was going to be.
46:46The confusion of, are we in Colombia? Are we in Panama?
46:51That was, yeah, quite a tough pill to swallow.
46:55We were almost at breaking point there.
46:57But, yeah, we're just trying our best to power through.
46:59We still don't know how many hours we've got to go to get to Colombia.
47:08We have no idea where we are.
47:11A desert island in the middle of nowhere.
47:14However, tomorrow I am switching into another gear.
47:19Whatever it takes, I'm going to get us to the checkpoint tomorrow.
47:23All right, here we go.
47:27Night, Dad.
47:28Good night.
47:32Oh, I hope you don't snore tonight, Dad.
47:36I don't snore.
47:37You have these tiny little snores.
47:39Shush, I do not snore.
47:41Stop fibbing about me.
47:44Shush, shush, Dad.
47:46There's an 8am boat. Let's get it.
48:02Gracias.
48:03We're back on a boat.
48:09Still a bit bumpy.
48:10It's all right.
48:11But it's better.
48:12I had a good feeling about today.
48:15Teams have one last boat trip across the Gulf of Urabah.
48:19From here, they can head directly by road to the checkpoint.
48:24This is moving pretty quick.
48:27If we get to the end of the segment first, it would have been worth it.
48:30Just to taste it at least once.
48:33Would you agree?
48:35Yeah, I'm up.
48:36Arriving at immigration, Anita and Bal looking to close the gap.
48:40It's a border crossing, is this?
48:42Let's get our passport stamped and let's get into Colombia.
48:4660 kilometres behind.
48:47Feels like Panama's not letting us go.
48:52Whoa, look at that.
48:54No way.
48:55Bloody hell.
48:56It's loads.
48:58It's amazing.
49:00Yeah.
49:02Makes the journey all worth it.
49:04Yeah.
49:06Goodbye, Panama.
49:08Take three.
49:10Finally reaching dry land.
49:12We're here.
49:14Two teams now on the home straight.
49:17That was a quick boat.
49:18No, I'm a bit windswept.
49:19Get our bags and find the bus station.
49:22Now we need to find a bus.
49:25An express bus.
49:27Oh.
49:29Oh, mate.
49:31Garmin message, what?
49:32Don't send me back the other way.
49:33Due to planned strikes on the approach to Medellin for safety, teams will be shuttled to Betancourt Airport and board the next available flight.
49:44So there's strikes.
49:46On the approach to Medellin, what does that mean?
49:48Due to rumoured armed attacks in the Antioquia region, the Colombian police and army are on high security alert.
49:56For safety, teams must fly to make a final approach to the checkpoint of Medellin.
50:02Oh, no.
50:03This could be a game-changer, though, because if the flight's not till this afternoon, we'll all be on it.
50:13Oh, God!
50:14This is getting madder and madder.
50:21I'm kind of sad about having to fly to Medellin because I feel like we were really...
50:26On track and on program.
50:27...aggressive.
50:28But now, it all depends what time the next available flight is.
50:32It could change everything.
50:35Unaware of what lies ahead...
50:37Yahoo!
50:39Point it.
50:40Now, this is not your fault.
50:41Anita and Bal are on the final crossing.
50:56I think it might have broken down.
50:59We're literally five minutes out of the port.
51:01Oh, my God.
51:03We're literally just bobbing around.
51:05I hope another boat doesn't come.
51:06And passes us.
51:07Passes us.
51:08Oh, my God.
51:09What is going on today?
51:12Is there a mechanic aboard?
51:18Keep your eyes peeled for any others.
51:21I just don't want to see any other teams.
51:24Whatever happens, we tried really hard.
51:26Mm-hmm.
51:27And I'm proud of us.
51:28We are having the nightmare journey, Dad.
51:29After they're set back at sea, Anita and Bal are making up time.
51:44Right, let's go find out where these buses go from.
51:46Oh, no.
51:47Due to planned stripes, for safety, you will be shuttled tomorrow to Betancourt Airport and
51:51we'll board the next available flight.
51:53They've missed the last flight departing today and must now wait until tomorrow to continue their race.
52:05Tomorrow.
52:07Wow.
52:08That's crazy.
52:09It just makes everybody.
52:10Two teams have arrived in Medellin, home to around two and a half million people.
52:27A model of urban regeneration and one of Latin America's fastest growing cities.
52:43Lying at its heart, the fifth checkpoint.
52:47Travel to Estacion Aurora Metro Cable.
52:56Take the cable car and await further instructions.
53:00Estacion Aurora Metro Cable.
53:02Come.
53:03Get in the Whipschini.
53:05We need a ride.
53:06Estacion Aurora Metro Cable.
53:08Si.
53:10Good afternoon.
53:11Good afternoon.
53:12Good afternoon.
53:14Oh, this is tense now.
53:15I just hope that we've done enough to catch her.
53:17I know.
53:18The meter is on and there is traffic and I'm stressed.
53:22We're actually moving.
53:23I can taste the checkpoint already.
53:25I need to be there.
53:27Okay.
53:29I think this is it.
53:32I don't think there's anything I'm happy about right now.
53:36Absolutely hating this traffic.
53:39We are not moving at all.
53:42I'm nervous.
53:43Feeling quite stressed.
53:44Yeah, I'm stressed.
53:45Because I don't even know where the other teams are.
53:47Can't figure that out.
53:50Oh, it's whizzing.
53:52I don't know where anybody is.
53:53I don't know where I've been about it.
53:55This is scary.
53:56It is scary.
53:57This is a scary checkpoint now.
53:59But you look great when you're focused like this.
54:02This city is ginormous.
54:03It's huge, isn't it?
54:04All the buildings are matching.
54:05You better like your neighbours here because...
54:06I was about to say.
54:07This is over.
54:08How many neighbours you got?
54:09Right.
54:10Rah.
54:11That's next level.
54:12Locate.
54:13Museo.
54:14Museo.
54:15Museo de Antioquia.
54:16Get off.
54:17Eee.
54:18Come on.
54:19Oh my days.
54:20It's mega busy.
54:21There we go.
54:22Museo.
54:23Museo.
54:24Museo.
54:25Museo de Antioquia.
54:26Get off.
54:27Eee.
54:28Come on.
54:29Oh my days.
54:30It's mega busy.
54:31There we go.
54:32Museo.
54:33370 metres.
54:34Okay.
54:35Let's go.
54:36Yes.
54:37There we go.
54:38Museo.
54:39370 metres.
54:40Okay.
54:41Let's go.
54:42Yes.
54:43There we go.
54:44That's it.
54:45Museo.
54:46Continue through Provenza and locate the Click Clack.
54:47Click Clack Hotel.
54:48Oh it's getting dark.
54:49Go.
54:50Let's head that way.
54:51Museo de Antioquia.
54:52You okay?
54:53Yeah.
54:54This is the Provenza.
54:55Donde es Click Clack Hotel?
54:56Oh.
54:57Yes.
54:58There we go.
54:59That's it.
55:00Museo.
55:01Continue through Provenza and locate the click clack.
55:02Click Clack Hotel.
55:03Go.
55:04Let's head that way.
55:05Museo de Antioquia.
55:06You okay?
55:07Yeah.
55:08This is the Provenza.
55:09Donde es Click Clack Hotel?
55:12Yes.
55:13Donde es Click Clack Hotel?
55:15No.
55:16No?
55:17Okay.
55:18Keep going.
55:19Keep going.
55:20That's it?
55:22Where is it?
55:23Where is this bloody hotel?
55:25This is killing me.
55:27This is not it?
55:28No.
55:29Oh yeah.
55:30No, no, no, no, no.
55:31Carolina.
55:32Yeah.
55:33Click Clack Hotel?
55:34It's up that way.
55:35No, it's free.
55:36Okay.
55:37Gracias.
55:38Is that it?
55:39Ah, yeah.
55:40This is it.
55:41Where's the reception?
55:42Oh my days.
55:43We made it.
55:44Oh my days.
55:45Hello, hello.
55:46Welcome to Medellin.
55:48Please sign in.
55:49Congratulations.
55:50You have successfully reached your fifth checkpoint.
55:52Please sign in, I believe.
55:53We've done well, alright?
55:54Are you alright?
55:55Ready?
55:56We've done really well.
55:57Ready?
55:58We did it!
55:59Oh my...
56:00Babe, we did it!
56:01Why'd you keep clapping?
56:02I'm not.
56:03I'm just happy.
56:04No way.
56:05I know we smashed it.
56:06We're first.
56:07From last.
56:08Finally feels like we have found our feet.
56:09Day 28.
56:101757.
56:11Oh, I'm so proud of us.
56:12This gives us a head start for the final leg.
56:13I don't...
56:14I'm speechless.
56:15I'm in shock.
56:16Oh!
56:17Oh, wow!
56:18Oh, wow!
56:19Oh, wow!
56:20That's nice.
56:21Why'd you keep clapping?
56:22Why'd you keep clapping?
56:23I'm just happy.
56:24I'm just happy.
56:25No way.
56:26I know we smashed it.
56:27We're first.
56:28From last.
56:29Finally feels like we have found our feet.
56:31Day 28.
56:321757.
56:33Oh, I'm so proud of us.
56:36This gives us a head start for the final leg.
56:39I...
56:40I'm speechless.
56:41I'm in shock.
56:42Oh
56:44Wow
56:46They've done so well did they catch up well done to them
56:50Second place again. We're always second man. I was actually this this one. I actually thought we had a chance of coming first
56:57Well done
56:59That was really tough
57:01Balan and ESA they're behind us by quite some time I feel because we haven't seen them and
57:10Jackie and Dylan were first
57:12Not not in sight at all
57:25We've got around 300 he left I think
57:31I like 36 hours ago. We had about 800
57:38It's gone down so much
57:41But we ain't down yet
57:45Come on, this is what Yorkshire's prepared us for
57:48I feel like I'm in a car chase
57:53After over four and a half thousand kilometres
57:56This journey has been amazing
57:58I will never forget this
57:59And eight countries
58:01We're in the middle of nowhere
58:03Keep your eyes peeled
58:04Seeing you be strong makes me strong
58:07The finish lane awaits
58:10We've put ourselves through so much
58:12We have to make it count
58:14We've had highs
58:15We've had lows
58:16We've had lows
58:17But it all comes down to this
58:18If you're suffering distress or despair and need support
58:25Including urgent support
58:27A list of organisations that can help is available on the Action Line pages of the BBC website
58:32Or call free to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066
58:37A double six
58:38A double six
58:44Double six
58:46Every послед aunque to see the monotone
58:48A double six
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