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00:19Oh, I could get used to this.
00:22Doesn't get much better, does it?
00:24Cheers to our lead and our win.
00:26Yep, cheers to us.
00:28I think this might be my peak moment in life, actually.
00:32It's just nice to be chilled.
00:34It's so quiet and peaceful.
00:36Yeah.
00:42Let's get in there and sign that book.
00:44Marley, come on.
00:45Down here.
00:47This way?
00:47I think this is it, you know.
00:49This way.
00:50It must be this way.
00:51This way.
00:53I'm not so welcome.
00:55Telephone.
00:56Hi, we've got a reservation.
00:57Yeah, with the main gate.
00:59There's a buggy there.
01:00There's a hotel buggy.
01:02Yes, ooh.
01:03Very, very happy.
01:04I'm very happy to see you.
01:05A driver to pick you up?
01:06I mean, if possible, yeah, it'd be nice.
01:11Yes, ooh.
01:13Go, go, go.
01:15There's another hill.
01:16Jeez, no.
01:18This is a tree.
01:19This is really nice.
01:20Whew.
01:23Let's go.
01:23I've got every minute counts.
01:26Do you see anything?
01:27That's it up there.
01:29I see you, brother.
01:30Yeah, come on, love.
01:32Thank the Lord.
01:35Hello.
01:36Am I so happy to see you?
01:38Please sign in here.
01:39Take a moment.
01:40Take a moment.
01:42Ready?
01:47Salad.
01:47You happy?
01:48Nah.
01:49You happy?
01:49I was expecting third.
01:52What?
01:53Get your name in.
01:53Yo.
01:54I think second, definitely unexpected.
01:57Bro, you know what?
01:58We had so much luck with people.
02:03Yeah, I'm proud of us, bro.
02:05I'm proud of us.
02:05Isn't it?
02:06There was no major mistakes on this run, so I'm really happy and hopefully we can maintain
02:10it.
02:11Whew.
02:13Jesus.
02:17You're sweating, boy.
02:18We're beginning to prove to ourselves that we're able to do it.
02:22And enjoy it, too, babe.
02:23And we are over the moon.
02:26Both.
02:27That's not bad.
02:27That's not bad.
02:28I thought we were way behind the pack.
02:31But it's good.
02:33We came next to last.
02:34We came fourth from the top, not next to last.
02:37Absolutely.
02:38Yes, absolutely, yeah.
02:40Yeah, we're lost, yeah.
02:42Katie and Harrison smushed it.
02:45At the first checkpoint in the race to Mongolia, Katie and Harrison have carved out a colossal
02:5220-hour lead.
02:53But behind them, four teams bunched together, with just 25 minutes between them.
03:00Oh, not bad.
03:02Pretty bad.
03:03So right now, we don't have the capacity to win, but leg by leg, we will acquire the capacity
03:09to win and we'll get there.
03:10We'll be fine.
03:11I don't know.
03:12We'll be fine.
03:13Oh, my God.
03:26Look at that for a view.
03:30Would you like to check out, please?
03:31Thank you very much.
03:33That's for you.
03:33Perfect.
03:34Thank you so much.
03:35First to depart.
03:36Shall we see where that checkpoint is?
03:38Oh, yeah.
03:39Katie and her brother, Harrison.
03:41Istanbul.
03:42Istanbul.
03:43Well, we know where it is.
03:44It's going to be busy and chaotic, but...
03:47But I'm excited.
03:49I can't wait.
03:49I'm curious.
03:50I can't wait.
03:51Bye-bye.
03:54Teams will make a journey of over 1,300 kilometres to reach the city once known as Byzantium,
03:59renamed Constantinople, before becoming Istanbul.
04:07Situated in the north of Turkey, a country itself rebranded in 2022 to reflect its true
04:15culture and heritage, as well as to distance itself from the bird and the English slang meaning
04:23incompetent. Straddling Europe and Asia, Istanbul's glittering mosques rise above its bustling spice
04:30markets. Drawing over 19 million tourists a year, it's one of the most visited cities in
04:37the world.
04:40I'm seeing a few routes. We either get off Kefalonia and we travel through mainland Greece to maybe
04:45Thessaloniki.
04:46Yeah. Or ferry around to Turkey.
04:51To reach the second checkpoint, teams could thread through Greece's mountainous mainland,
04:57catching a glimpse of rural life. A long journey by road, but linked by inexpensive local buses.
05:05Or teams could travel via the ancient capital, Athens, before relying on costly ferries to island
05:12hop across the Aegean Sea.
05:15I think we've got to go inland.
05:17Yeah.
05:18We've not seen real Greece.
05:20So I think it's such a nice opportunity.
05:22It's different.
05:22So I think we will utilise cheaper buses in central Greece.
05:26You know, we spent on the first leg. We're going to have to be tighter on budget in terms of
05:29transport.
05:30I really don't mind losing our lead if we come in at a budget I'm happy with.
05:34Yeah, I'm 100% on the same page.
05:36Boom, look at that.
05:37Get in.
05:38Should we do this?
05:39Yeah.
05:40Let's go.
05:40The siblings plan.
05:42Get off the island, then head north to reach Turquia by land, prioritising low-cost travel and authentic culture.
05:50Please can we get two tickets to Lefkada?
05:53Thank you so much.
05:54Thank you very much.
05:55Let's go.
05:56So far on leg one, we spent 23.36% of our budget, which is £606.
06:04So it means we've got 10.94% per leg left, which is 283 quid.
06:09It's going to be tough.
06:11Budget-conscious Harrison wasn't the only one hit hard on the first leg.
06:17Travelling through southern Italy in peak season wiped out nearly a quarter of all the team's budgets.
06:23OK, got it.
06:25Very good.
06:26It's a good one for your hinge profile, Harrison.
06:28Is it?
06:29Have a look.
06:29Is it showing that I'm travelled?
06:30It makes it look really cool.
06:33I've got a man bag on there.
06:36Whoa!
06:37Oh!
06:38Woo!
06:48What a place to swim.
06:50Off the coast of Cephalonia.
06:52I've never seen the water so clear.
06:54I know.
06:55I know.
06:55It is far.
06:56Awaiting their departure.
06:58Hey!
07:00The remaining teams.
07:03Does anybody know all these islands?
07:05I think that is Ithaca.
07:07OK.
07:08Yeah.
07:08Is that the little blob on there?
07:09Yeah, the blob next to Cephalonia.
07:11Hey, geography speak.
07:12That's called an island.
07:13Yeah.
07:13Yeah.
07:14This is where Odysseus came home.
07:17Oh!
07:18After ten years of Trojan Wars.
07:19Trying to get home.
07:20The gods were against him.
07:21Odysseus was ten years gone?
07:23Twenty years.
07:24Whoa.
07:24Imagine twenty years of this treacherous journey.
07:30Me and Rosh, I think everything that we knew about travel going into this just does not apply.
07:36Yeah.
07:37Normally everything is available just on a phone.
07:39Yeah.
07:39And that's what I rely on for my holidays.
07:41And here, all out the window.
07:44Yeah.
07:44Exactly.
07:44So I think the only way for us to get better is to take those ideas of our previous travel
07:50out as if we've never traveled before.
07:53We're going to press the reset button.
07:55This is now leg one for us.
07:57We're ready to make our way up the leaderboard.
08:00The only way is up.
08:01Yeah.
08:01For me, I think it's nice not having a plan.
08:05Yes.
08:05It's like a nice little surprise every day.
08:07But you're 18.
08:0919.
08:09Whoa, whoa, whoa.
08:1019.
08:10Sorry.
08:11You're 19.
08:12There's a difference.
08:14I'm looking at what potentially can go wrong.
08:16All those things.
08:17And you're kind of analyzing, analyzing all the time.
08:19Yeah.
08:20We don't think about them consequences too much.
08:22Yeah, yeah, yeah.
08:22No.
08:24I do think people were shocked that we got second.
08:27We are in a strong position in the race.
08:29And it is our priority to not let anyone overtake.
08:32I kind of hope they underestimate us.
08:34And we will overtake Harrison and Katie very soon.
08:36We're sneaking up.
08:37There's one team missing, isn't there?
08:39Harrison and Katie.
08:40They were in jetpacks.
08:41The main thing at the minute is to catch up with Katie and Harrison.
08:43Catch up with Katie and Harrison.
08:45We'll just have to hunt them down, as they say.
08:47All right?
08:47I know, it sounds so mean.
08:49I know, but we'll hunt them down.
08:55Left cast, anyone?
08:56Left cast.
08:58Left cast.
08:58Just 22 kilometres north, on the neighbouring island...
09:03Are you going to left cast?
09:05No.
09:07Katie and Harrison have missed the last bus of the day to the mainland.
09:11Just kicked in the north-wide grease already.
09:14Pretty helpless at the moment.
09:15Are we hitchhiking right?
09:19Feeling a bit defeated.
09:20If we can't get off this island today, our lead is completely gone.
09:25It's frustrating.
09:27It's really frustrating.
09:29Is anyone local?
09:30If we had to stay here tonight, is there anywhere, you know, that's cheap accommodation?
09:35Villa Del Mar.
09:35Is that cheap?
09:36No, but it's good.
09:38No, we want the cheapest place we can find.
09:40Would you know where that would be around here?
09:42What's your budget?
09:4325 pounds a day.
09:44We're on very small.
09:45I own Villa Del Mar.
09:46Oh, you own Villa Del Mar.
09:47Oh, you own Villa Del Mar.
09:47Right.
09:47You're there for no budget.
09:48For nothing?
09:49Really?
09:50Wow, that would be fantastic.
09:53I don't know how we bagged that.
09:54I still kind of don't believe it.
09:56They're all going to turn up and get charged.
09:57So if we go and grab a taxi and we head there.
09:59Thank you so much.
10:01Thank you so much.
10:01See you there.
10:02Bye-bye.
10:02I don't want to jinx it because we've not got to the hotel yet.
10:05But if it is real and the hotel exists, I cannot believe my luck.
10:13Taxi, yeah.
10:14Do you know how much?
10:15The only cost €30.
10:1730?
10:17Right.
10:18Okay.
10:18Thank you very much.
10:21It's an expensive joke.
10:24Nothing's just cheap, is it?
10:25We said we ought to do €500 the whole work with €50 in.
10:31I can see Fiskado.
10:35Right, shall we go?
10:38Harrison's attitude to money, he's very, very...
10:44Tight.
10:48Cheers, thank you very much.
10:49Thank you very much.
10:49Stay kind.
10:51We've moved nowhere.
10:52It's coffers to €30.
10:54He works in finance.
10:56That is his bread and butter.
10:58So, he gets his spreadsheet out every month.
11:01He knows exactly what money's going where.
11:03He plans every minute of his day.
11:06Every day.
11:07This was for free.
11:08Enjoy it.
11:10I'm going to try.
11:13God, it's hard work.
11:15It's like drawing blood from a stone.
11:16If we are going to the pub, he will tell me exactly before how many pints he's going to have,
11:22exactly what food he's going to have from which place.
11:26He will even tell me what time he's going to bed and what time he's going to wake up in
11:30the morning.
11:30Go down here.
11:32Oh, wow.
11:33Oh, my God.
11:35Wow.
11:36Look at the pool.
11:37The pool is stunning.
11:37That's the most stunning pool I've ever seen in my life.
11:41That's sick.
11:43Yeah.
11:43This is like a scene from Mamma Mia, where Sophie reads her mum's diary.
11:49Oh, my goodness.
11:51Stop it.
11:52This is Mamma Mia.
11:54Oh.
11:55Oh, stop it.
11:57This is naughty.
12:00Wow.
12:01Wow.
12:01Wow.
12:04You feel better?
12:05Nope.
12:06It's impossible to get around here without spending a load of money.
12:09So, I've got a place to bring my notebook down to and crunch some numbers.
12:14Right, OK.
12:15I'm going to put in a formal request to finish the race alone.
12:20Finish the race alone?
12:21Yeah.
12:22I want you to enjoy it.
12:23And I just think...
12:24I am enjoying it.
12:25Yeah, I think...
12:26I enjoy the experience.
12:27I enjoy the planning.
12:28I enjoy the budgeting.
12:30But I also enjoy being miserable.
12:32I can't enjoy the experience knowing the other half of my team is miserable.
12:37I want to share the happy experiences with someone rather than just...
12:42being little on my own with it.
12:46I know what you mean.
12:47Like, at home, I am quite, like, happy and laugh.
12:50Having a laugh.
12:51I've not really seen that from you at all since we got here.
12:56I'm trying to think what's different.
12:58But it's a complete 180 on what I do day to day.
13:00So, it will take some time.
13:02Hopefully, I'd love to come by the end of it.
13:05Different.
13:07But it's not going to happen in seven days, is it?
13:17So sad to say goodbye to this place.
13:19Yeah.
13:20So nice.
13:21Setting off in pursuit.
13:22What a beautiful morning.
13:25The other four teams.
13:26That's for you.
13:28Where are we going?
13:30Istanbul.
13:32Constantinople.
13:33Istanbul.
13:33Turkey.
13:34Turkey.
13:35Get you a hair transplant.
13:36Get something out.
13:39You know Istanbul?
13:40No.
13:41When I'm thinking of Istanbul, I'm not thinking of the route.
13:44I'm thinking of belly dancing and kebabs.
13:47I'm thinking of the Hagia Sophia.
13:49That's unturned architecture at its best.
13:51Ooh.
13:51It's brilliant.
13:52Heavy views.
13:53That looks sick.
13:55Sick.
13:55Sick.
13:56That's your deepest 20 years.
13:59There's a ferry here, bro.
14:01Yeah.
14:01That's gone.
14:02With just 25 minutes between them...
14:05Right, made the board.
14:06...the next ferry's departure levels the playing field.
14:10Sounds like gorgeous.
14:12Yeah.
14:12The Acropolis is.
14:13The what?
14:13The Acropolis.
14:14Is that food?
14:15Yeah.
14:17Like steak and chip.
14:18Amazing.
14:19Once ashore, a quick move to the mainland will be key to pulling ahead of their rivals.
14:26There's the map.
14:27Well folded.
14:28Well folded.
14:30So, we're going to land on Vasiliki and where do we need to get to from Vasiliki?
14:34What's our next stage?
14:36I'd like to see some of the old architecture.
14:39The rock columns that have got the monasteries perched on top.
14:42Mm-hmm.
14:42I think they're round Meteora.
14:44If there's things we really want to do on this journey, it's best if we do them, isn't it?
14:47Yeah.
14:49The route we've chosen, we can go and see the monasteries of northern Greece.
14:53I've always wanted to see those.
14:54I've seen them in James Bond.
14:57Following Mark's lead, the in-laws ought to head north via Ioannina to the monasteries of Meteora.
15:05Let's steal a march.
15:06Come on.
15:07Let's go down.
15:08Get off.
15:10Hello.
15:11Do you know what time the bus to Levcada is?
15:131.25.
15:15So, we have about two hours.
15:17So, it's worth asking, like, if we can hit a ride.
15:20Yeah.
15:21There's no point standing here for two hours when we could actually be active doing something.
15:24Yeah.
15:25Let's see if we can hit a lift while we're waiting for the bus.
15:27Yeah.
15:27Why not?
15:28Come on.
15:28I say we hitch it.
15:29Yeah.
15:30They're doing the same.
15:31Do Levcada and beyond.
15:33Yes.
15:34Legit, everyone's here right now, trying to get off this island.
15:37Hello.
15:38Hello.
15:38No, guys.
15:40Crack on up the road.
15:41Ah.
15:42Come on.
15:42Go off up.
15:43Fair is fair.
15:44Come on, boys.
15:45You're going to have to crack on up the road.
15:46Is that our patch?
15:47Come on.
15:47Let's go.
15:48We're Irish.
15:50Levcada.
15:51No.
15:53Ignored.
15:54Hitchhiking's not easy.
15:56I'll go.
15:57What?
15:58Yay!
15:58Show her leg!
16:00Are they pulling in?
16:01Is she stopping?
16:02Is she stopping?
16:03Do you need a ride?
16:04We do, yeah.
16:05The bus station, Levcada.
16:07It's right at the north of the island.
16:08Would you take us there?
16:09Yes.
16:10You are a good woman.
16:12Let's take where I am going.
16:13These guys have got a hitchhike.
16:14It looks like they're getting a lift.
16:16Fair play to them.
16:17They got what they needed, so there's no point getting annoyed.
16:20I just wish it was us.
16:22Can we put it in the boot here?
16:23Oh, thank you so much.
16:25Fantastic.
16:27Cheers.
16:30So your name is?
16:32Nomi.
16:32Nomi.
16:33So what made you stop?
16:34I think I saw some desperation after the third.
16:37Yeah, yeah.
16:38Yeah, absolutely.
16:39A sheer desperation.
16:43We should do a little dance.
16:45Get people's attention.
16:46Sure.
16:46Yeah.
16:48Realistically, we do need to get out of here.
16:50Like, we need to move on.
16:52Especially with the other teams being nearby.
16:54So, I think, get to Athens by today.
16:57From there, there's a load of Greek islands right on the coast of Turkey.
17:00So then, probably, it's going to be pretty easy transport options to get into Turkey from there.
17:05Yeah.
17:06Plus, this might be the last bit of a beach we get to enjoy.
17:10In Greece.
17:11In Greece.
17:11Oh, my God.
17:12Even if we do go on with all these, I think that our route might be a bit more direct.
17:15Because we're going across the water.
17:17Yeah.
17:17I'm game, bro.
17:18Let's do it.
17:18Sure.
17:20Drawn by the lure of pristine beaches, Joe and Kush plan to cross the Aegean via the island of Lesbos
17:27to reach Western Turkey.
17:31Hitchhiking is, yeah.
17:32Oh, it's disheartening.
17:34Well, the bus is in 15 minutes.
17:36Yeah.
17:37Defeated, but not deflated.
17:38Right, let's go.
17:40Right.
17:40Together!
17:41Woo!
17:43Okay, let's just chill in the bus now.
17:45Okay.
17:47I think it would be nice to get some space.
17:50And we will.
17:51You're trying to have conversations out loud, but there's actually two teams listening in.
17:55It's like when the teacher is looking over your shoulder when you're writing an Excel answer.
18:00And even when you know it's right, you're questioning what you're doing.
18:06All of you look at the map pit, all right?
18:08What's our thinking here now?
18:09No more islands.
18:10Even though I'm from Ireland, we don't want to do more islands.
18:12No more islands.
18:12I'm fed up with islands.
18:13The islands are beautiful, but I know they're difficult to get off.
18:16And there it isn't safe.
18:18You're very much just one bad move from last.
18:21Yes.
18:21Yeah.
18:22So maybe go into Athens and use it as a way of getting up.
18:26Maybe go cross country.
18:27I want a bit of terra firma.
18:30A bit of rural Greece.
18:31So that's the aim.
18:32Fingers crossed.
18:33Please God, everything will work out well for us.
18:40We're on our way to Ioannina.
18:43After catching the first bus of the day out of Vasiliki.
18:46It's been nice driving.
18:47This is the progress we want.
18:51Katie and Harrison's strategy of using affordable local transport comes good as they approach the inland city of Ioannina.
18:58Look at the mountains.
19:00Hello.
19:01This is gorgeous.
19:05Sitting on the banks of Lake Pamvotis, meaning the Great Provider, its waters have fed the community with a bounty
19:14of eels and carp for centuries.
19:19Beautiful.
19:20Yeah.
19:21Got my fishing shirt on.
19:23You have?
19:24Let's go.
19:25The siblings have secured work.
19:27Right, let's catch some fish, Harrison.
19:29No pressure now, is there?
19:30Helping resident fisherman Tilimajos bring in his daily catch.
19:35One smaller.
19:35Oh, there we go.
19:36There we go.
19:37I'm winning.
19:38I'm in again.
19:39With two.
19:40With two.
19:40Your fish are just small, baby fish.
19:42No, no, no.
19:43Look.
19:43See?
19:44Do you want to try it?
19:45Yeah.
19:47Oh, God.
19:48Oh, nice.
19:49Yay!
19:51The colour on in there.
19:52It's huge.
19:54That's it.
19:54Oh, there's loads.
19:56Oh, you're a little slippery bugger.
19:58Oh.
19:59Oh.
20:00Oh.
20:00You've got a runner.
20:02Oh, goody fish.
20:04It's actually not too far off from your usual smell, so you're all right.
20:10Today's been very Harrison budget approved.
20:13We're doing all we can to keep progressing, keep moving.
20:15We're earning money on the way and we're doing it fairly cheaply.
20:18I think I feel my responsibility is the big brother to take over the strategy and the budget and the
20:23planning.
20:24But I probably need to be a little bit more chill so that Katie can have a good time on
20:28this race.
20:30And I've got fish guts all over me.
20:31It's fine.
20:32I've got baby wipes.
20:33I need more than baby wipes.
20:35I need, like, jet wash.
20:39Mark?
20:41Mark?
20:42Yeah?
20:42I couldn't get out.
20:44Can you, um...
20:45Just, Margot, come and get out.
20:47We have a question.
20:49Do you have a bus to Ioannina?
20:50Also aiming for Ioannina.
20:53They need to get there today.
20:55It's 7.30.
20:56Mark and Margot enlist new friend Naomi's help once again.
21:01What time is it?
21:02Two o'clock.
21:03And it's 7.30 bus to Ioannina tonight.
21:05Yes.
21:05So it's going to be a long wait.
21:07Okay.
21:08Thank you very much.
21:10So what are you going to do?
21:12We're going to wait for a bus.
21:14It's not far away.
21:15How long does it take to get there?
21:17One hour and 24 minutes.
21:19Do you want me to take you?
21:20That's brilliant.
21:21Are you sure?
21:22Are you sure?
21:23We're so grateful.
21:25You are our angel.
21:26You are our angel.
21:28Naomi's free ride will take the in-laws 100 kilometres north to their desired destination.
21:34It's an amphitheatre.
21:36It's an amphitheatre.
21:37Look.
21:37It's a Greek amphitheatre.
21:39Wow.
21:40That's spectacular, Margot.
21:42Wow, good sleep.
21:44She's completely gone.
21:48Where are you from?
21:50The UK.
21:52I'm London.
21:53London.
21:54I'm Margot's Liverpool.
21:55I've been to a lot of places in the UK.
21:57My mum was Scottish.
21:58Oh, was she?
21:59Yeah.
22:00My mum used to tell me all the times,
22:02your legs are taking you where your heart seeks to be.
22:10My mum died three years ago.
22:11Oh, dear.
22:12That's sad.
22:12That was really, really sad.
22:14My wife died three years ago.
22:16Really?
22:16Yeah.
22:17What was her name?
22:19Julia.
22:19Julia.
22:20And your mum's?
22:21Evelyn.
22:22Evelyn.
22:23Yeah.
22:23My mum had brain marrow cancer.
22:27Huh?
22:28And...
22:29Similar to Julia's.
22:31Really?
22:32Julia had myelofibrosis.
22:33Oh, gosh.
22:34This is really similar.
22:39Julia had quite a rare condition.
22:41It's called myelofibrosis.
22:43Basically, it stops the production of red blood cells.
22:46So, when she was told the diagnosis,
22:48it was devastating because it's terminal.
22:51There's no cure for it.
22:54Do you miss your mum?
22:56Every single second.
22:58Yeah.
23:00I do miss Julia.
23:01I miss Julia a lot.
23:02How long you've been together?
23:05We met in 1983.
23:08Oh, boy.
23:09Yes.
23:10Oh, boy, yes.
23:12Julia was definitely out of my league.
23:14Absolutely.
23:16We met when I was at Huddersfield Polytechnic.
23:19I just saw this character in a Burberry Mac and a beret
23:24bobbing past the window.
23:26And it was love at first sight.
23:27And when I met her, I knew she was my partner for life.
23:32And what did your mum do?
23:34She was an architect.
23:37Guess what I am.
23:40I'm an architect.
23:41Our paths cross once more.
23:45This is unusual.
23:46What's going on?
23:47You were destined to come and pick us up, you know.
23:49I'm sure you were.
23:51Our paths were destined to be crossed.
24:12What do you remember about Greek mythology?
24:16Everything I've learned from Hercules.
24:17Hercules.
24:19So not much.
24:22Inhabited for more than 5,000 years, Athens.
24:27The Acropolis still crowns the skyline.
24:30It's limestone temples, relics of a civilisation that shaped politics,
24:34philosophy and art.
24:37Integral to the formation of the theatrical world,
24:40developing tragedy and comedy,
24:42today, the city has over 140 theatres.
24:46More than the West End and Broadway combined.
24:51This guy.
24:52He is a guard of the gods.
24:55Hello!
24:56OK, he's waving.
25:00Ross, who would you be?
25:01Are you a demigod?
25:03It'd be that three-headed dog.
25:05Even though one gets angry.
25:07That's me with that breakfast.
25:09Yeah.
25:10Athens.
25:11It's pretty marvellous.
25:12But also, it is a transport hub.
25:15And there is a ferry that goes from Athens to Chios,
25:18one of the islands which is only seven kilometres short of Turkey.
25:21So, I think me and Ross have a good plan.
25:25Focused on speed, Pooja and Roshni are aiming for the island of Chios,
25:29bringing them within touching distance of Turkey.
25:32All right.
25:33Time to go get some work?
25:34Yes.
25:36What about that place?
25:37Our ferry's at eight.
25:39So, we want to try and find some work for a few hours,
25:42just to top up the budget.
25:44Hi.
25:44Sorry to bother you guys.
25:45We wanted to earn some money.
25:47Is there any help that you need where we can work for you today?
25:50For a few hours?
25:52No.
25:53So, we were just wondering if you had any jobs available
25:55that we could just help with for a few hours?
25:57Yeah, what do I even do for many free spots?
26:02Sorry to bother you.
26:03Is there any work that you need done?
26:05Like folding clothes, cleaning?
26:06Anything.
26:07We'll do anything.
26:09It's harder than I thought it would be.
26:11Growing up, we've always been taught to do your best.
26:14Yeah.
26:14We've been raised to deal with situations, whatever they may be,
26:19and come together and make it work.
26:21Nothing.
26:21Nothing.
26:23Bye.
26:23We'll get something.
26:24We're motivated.
26:26Working as a doctor has made me a lot calmer under pressure.
26:29I can deal with pressure quite well.
26:32We're wondering if you guys required any help?
26:34No.
26:35Okay, fine.
26:36We definitely need money.
26:37We do need money.
26:38Rosh, she's also very successful in her career,
26:40so if there's an objective or a goal to achieve,
26:43she won't give up.
26:44I think, as a software engineer,
26:46because I've done something that's a bit more male-driven,
26:49you do have to kind of prove yourself.
26:51It's like a little fire.
26:52Yeah, she's feisty.
26:53We get wiped back down to earth,
26:55but we're getting back up every time.
26:57She's like a little chihuahua.
26:58Like, for a small human,
27:00there's just so much, like, fire in her.
27:05We tried today.
27:07It didn't work out.
27:08It doesn't mean we're unsuccessful.
27:10Mm.
27:11We still have tomorrow to get work.
27:12Tomorrow's another day.
27:13Yeah.
27:14Mm.
27:16All right, I think we should get going.
27:17Yeah.
27:18Let's go.
27:18Time to get our backpacks.
27:20Let's go board the ship.
27:23All right, what's the plan now?
27:24We need to find out where it is, fishing with us.
27:27Also island-bound, after catching the ferry from Athens,
27:32Joe and Kush have arrived on Lesbos,
27:35where Aristotle studied and observed the island's birds, flora,
27:39and unique marine life,
27:41laying the groundwork for his pioneering research in biology.
27:45Yes, my friend.
27:47My friend.
27:47My Stratis.
27:48My friend.
27:49Hi.
27:49Nice to meet you.
27:50They've arranged to work with local fisherman Stratis.
27:54He's got us a Freddo cappuccino and a cookie.
27:56He's just like a Greek uncle.
28:01Beautiful.
28:03Yes.
28:03Very beautiful.
28:04Yes.
28:05Very beautiful.
28:06Yes.
28:08This is the guy who everybody loves.
28:10Yes.
28:11That is exactly it.
28:12My grandfather, fisherman.
28:15Oh.
28:16My father, fisherman.
28:19I, fisherman.
28:20It's in your blood?
28:21Yes.
28:22His family make their living catching sardines
28:25in the island's nutrient-rich waters.
28:28Renowned as some of the finest in Greece,
28:31they're prized for their sweetness and soft texture.
28:36Wow.
28:37Look at that.
28:37You speak Greek, right?
28:39England.
28:40English?
28:41Yes.
28:43Liverpool.
28:44So, are you all family?
28:46All family, yes.
28:48Hello.
28:48Kostas Kosh.
28:49Do you want to see the vessel from inside?
28:52Yes.
28:53Here is the bridge.
28:55Oh, sir.
28:56Are you going to stay here?
28:57In this bridge, okay?
28:59Yes.
29:00Wow.
29:01Kostas, let's tell you, boys.
29:02It's time to eat.
29:03Let's eat.
29:04Fish and chicken.
29:12How many times a week do you eat sardines?
29:14Five.
29:15Five times a week?
29:16Yes, yes.
29:17Is that very strong, yeah?
29:18Yes.
29:18No gym, no training, nothing.
29:20Sardines.
29:21Just sardines.
29:22Yes, yes.
29:25You see the land over there?
29:27It's Turkey.
29:27Turkey? That close?
29:28Turkey, that's close.
29:29No way.
29:30Yes.
29:31People say I look Turkish, you know.
29:33Many people, they say that?
29:34Yeah.
29:35Half India and half Wales.
29:37Half India, yeah.
29:38Ah, that's right.
29:39Yeah, yeah, yeah.
29:40My mum is from the UK and my dad is from Senegal.
29:46Senegal, okay.
29:47So you grew up together?
29:49Yes, yeah.
29:49My mother and his mother is best friends.
29:52We is best friends.
29:53We grew up from very little.
29:55Same school, same everything.
29:57Strata's whole family, so lovely.
30:00And the fact that his fishing career has been passed down to him through three generations
30:05is quite impressive.
30:06And it does make me wonder about my family.
30:09When we eat, we must sleep two hours, three hours.
30:12In Greece, no one is working.
30:14In three o'clock, two o'clock, no one.
30:16No one.
30:16You sleep.
30:17Maybe we swim.
30:19We were sort of expecting to get straight to it, crack on it.
30:21But now we got fed, and then we were told to relax for a bit.
30:33Imagine living your life like this.
30:34This is what you wake up to every day.
30:37I'm his boss.
30:38It is funny to see how it's different, you know?
30:40These guys were brought up in a similar way as their parents.
30:44That is insane, I think.
30:45Yeah, I feel like we've lost that sense of tradition now.
30:48Like, these guys have such a strong family history.
30:52Absolutely.
30:52And, yeah, when I compare it to mine, I don't know very much.
30:56It is a shame.
30:57To be fair, I don't know much about mine.
30:59Growing up with the Indian side and the Welsh side, kind of makes it hard to go back to Eva.
31:04I don't know much about Indian anything, really.
31:07You can't speak any of the languages.
31:09Yeah.
31:10You have to search a little bit harder to find that sense of belonging.
31:15Dig a little deeper.
31:16You know what I mean?
31:16Mm-hm.
31:18Being a young man of two backgrounds, sometimes you feel a bit lost.
31:24I think I was three when my parents divorced.
31:27And then growing up, I never spent any time with my dad.
31:31So, I don't really know much about my Senegalese culture.
31:36The main person who has brought me up is my mum.
31:40But there's some things a mother can't teach.
31:45And it has been tricky trying to understand how to be a young man.
31:49So, hopefully, being in the race will broaden my vision on nowhere else.
31:55But you know what?
31:57Liverpool is such a blessed place to grow up, especially if you have more than one culture
32:03in your blood.
32:04So, we are a cool little...
32:06Species.
32:06A cool little species, bro.
32:10I think we should go actually do some work now.
32:13Yeah.
32:14Let's go back to the mall.
32:21Look at goats.
32:22Ghosts!
32:23Ghosts!
32:24Ghosts!
32:24Ghosts!
32:25Ghosts!
32:25Ghosts!
32:25Ghosts!
32:25Ghosts!
32:26Ghosts!
32:26Ghosts!
32:27Ghosts!
32:31Ghosts!
32:38I wanna get a shift on and get a bit of headway.
32:40Yeah.
32:40Every mile in this road, we're way closer to Istanbul.
32:43Yeah.
32:43I always remember that.
32:45This leg of the journey, we've only covered maybe a sixth of it.
32:49A sixth!
32:50Yeah.
32:50So, we can't afford to let up at all.
32:53Once we get out to these gorgeous mountains, I think things will speed up a little bit.
33:06i quite enjoy this just moving so far on out in front committed to improving their budget
33:15katie and harrison are working a second job in thessaloniki
33:20named after alexander the great's half-sister it was once a vital trading port of ancient macedonia
33:26where olives wine and cured meats traveled through its harbor today greece's second largest city
33:34remains a culinary capital this is all right i can do this all day me katie's mocking the floor this
33:42is definitely a lot more fun i get to use a machine the job out of science the only thing
33:47i really look
33:48at is the euros per hour what you also have to do is welcome people when they're coming in okay
33:53how
33:54do we say welcome so just yes sir yeah yeah okay no worries yes sir yes sir yes yes that's
34:01i'm just saying yes to everyone yeah just say it to everyone i guess yes can i go back to
34:06lifting
34:07things that i've taught to people yes yes very too uncomfortable i think just have a nice smile
34:11and oh god yes i'm happy just to look around boxes all day and just sort of follow that and
34:18repeat it
34:18yes us talking to people is pretty awkward yes it made me very uncomfortable doing it my skin is just
34:25like just just stand here and say yes that's all you need to do i know but we've worked twice
34:30this
34:30leg so yeah now we've earned quite a bit of money and recuperating costs i'm really pleased with how
34:36this leg has gone budget-wise thank you brilliant thank you so much all right we've not eaten today
34:44yeah i know should we get a year off yes that's a cheap one three four euro yeah hello hello
34:51can we
34:52get um two pita suvlaki okay um if you take the tzatziki it's 50 cents more but it's very good
34:59okay yeah we'll do that yeah thank you thank you thank you it's flashing the cash an extra 50 cents
35:05on tzatziki she sold me a dream she sold me it was very good wow harrison you're a changed man
35:11harrison's really loosened up he seems a lot happier a lot lighter this is movement this is exciting stuff
35:18thank you so much thank you so much oh that looks mint i think this is the most passionate i've
35:24ever seen you
35:26worth every penny definitely worth the extra plus tzatziki yeah right we have spent
35:358.5 percent this leg of our total budget which is very very good it works being a tight bastard
35:42works
35:44it's exciting that seems so good that i would maybe even be able to buy a frappe
35:54i'll get back to you on that one
35:58should we get cracking let's go into the bus station let's go just one more box and we're in istanbul
36:05as they prepare for a 600 kilometer overnight bus journey across the turkish border
36:14it should take us past the foot of the next monastery just 240 kilometers behind oh wow look at that
36:22one
36:22there margot look margot look right hand side whoa mark and margot have reached one of greece's holiest sites
36:39meteora here in the 14th century monks built monasteries perched atop towering sandstone pillars
36:48seeking safety solitude and spiritual enlightenment high above the valley below
36:54they're like fairy tale castles imagine building those walls yeah health and safety might be an issue
37:03very precipitous one of the monks from uh linda's farm yep ended up teaching charlemagne to read and write
37:13how how do you know about monks
37:18it must be quite uplifted living there as a monk maybe they think they're closer to heaven
37:25i've never seen anything like it the pièce de résistance is these particular monasteries i think
37:32very elegant about them oh he's just so enthusiastic he's absolutely his element this is sandstone apparently
37:43oh it's very organic isn't it the sinuous walls that curve around they float over the rocks don't they
37:50i mean i know we had an interest in monasteries but my god sometimes the detail is a little bit
37:58much
37:59i would imagine there were closed orders at the time i'm listening but not listening oh beautiful yeah
38:09it's got a really spiritual feeling hasn't it it's almost mystical isn't it it's my final diploma
38:17presentation i designed a monastery so you chose to design a monastery it's just i just find it
38:24interesting i don't know why it's like having a foot fetish i've got a monastery fetish no it's not
38:30no i i think it's better that you have a monastery fetish because we can actually accommodate that on the
38:36race
38:36exactly right is it an hour till the bus yeah brilliant
38:45this is a lovely train station swapping buses for trains can we get tickets to the choro
38:57looking at the map we saw that mount olympus is literally right beside the chain so unfortunately
39:05daddy got a bit of his geography fixed um so we couldn't have just drove by on the train but
39:10it's
39:10probably not the quickest i am so excited to see a mount olympus the whole idea of the gods olympic
39:15gods and of volcano land i am thrilled father and daughter are indulging andrew's passion
39:24to explore greece's highest summit look at that molly absolutely stunning it's real mythical
39:32mount olympus home of the greek gods said to have become the seat of divine rule
39:39world after a violent war between the olympian gods and the titans its jagged peaks formed the
39:46throne where zeus would reign oh beautiful sitting in the seat of the gods molly in the middle of
39:56nowhere where it's really quiet i think was a good choice experience-wise 100 percent yes yes yeah maybe
40:04not but but we could go very city based and noise and people but that's not what we're comfortable
40:11with the transport links may not be as what we want but that's the price you have to pay for
40:17coming
40:17rural i think at some stage during the race daddy's going to drive me mad he's going to be like
40:25wow oh my
40:26look at the coast it's just going to be so exciting for him he'd just be smiling constantly and i'm
40:31going
40:31be like yeah but come on think of the race part of me thinks it wasn't race smart yes we
40:37might be
40:38slightly behind i think we're at the back of the race pack i'm so competitive like so competitive
40:45i think that's the doctor in me like i give everything a go when i do it to my best
40:50ability
40:50and i don't like i don't give up all we can do is kind of concentrate on ourselves and just
40:55pray
40:55they're stuck please god zeus give us a hand and beside and stop the fairies stop the fairies
41:03right we head to instambul yeah please right go
41:13good we went swimming today no sleep no sleep no we why you sleep in the day because the night
41:21you
41:21are uh you sleep in the day and you work at night yeah uh oh joe ads got told that
41:32the whole time
41:33we meant to be sleeping because we work in the night
41:47okay guys clean off the board up here
41:55but you're just getting my leg hey stop over there
41:59now we're working good good
42:02and me and joe both really excited for the next stage the fact that we are so close to turkey
42:07already give me so much hope oh my toes so wet very good stratus hopefully he'll know where we can
42:16get a ferry straight over hey i'm prepared to do it all night i am not prepared i am so
42:22tired what are we doing
42:33you can see turkey yeah i think it is just 12 kilometers from turquia puja and roshni have
42:41arrived on the island of hios known for its rugged hills covered in citrus orchards
42:47ink-black pebbled beaches and crystal clear azure waters just need to find work work work work work
42:55while they wait for the ferry off the island the cousins are back on the hunt for work
43:01maybe we can clean cars i'm just desperate at this point oh car motor atv back should i ask
43:08go for it morning morning is there any work that you have available that we can help you with yes
43:14i
43:14know the car to be washed we'll do it we'll do everything we'll clean all the cars we're very
43:19skilled i have washed a car once before when i was probably 12 or 13 years old and that was
43:26probably
43:29the last time oh okay no that's getting me go on finish that side that is blowing my face wrong
43:37way
43:41that sound i don't think they have washed the car before what's this one for normally you have to do
43:49it from top to bottom and they started from the bottom so that's how i know maybe we should open
43:54a car
43:55watch maybe this is a calling okay i think that's done how much do you think it's worth professionals
44:03here in greece they take about uh 10 to 15 euros you didn't do a detail working so i think
44:11it's 10
44:11euros 10 years each 10 euros for both okay okay cool that's fine that's fine yeah 10 years for half
44:19an
44:19hour work that's pretty solid yeah this is progress he did say we're not professional
44:24car washes but it's nice and shiny now look at it yeah we didn't even use detergent it was just
44:28water and a damp cloth all right shall we head towards the harbor okay let's go we're done well
44:35i made 10 you almost i'm making distance
44:40we look so happy
44:48still on lesbos
44:51we woke up and then we went back to sleep which i'm pissed off because
44:56well it just means you have to get going now joe and cush are yet to plan a way off
45:01the island
45:02game plan to find out to get to istanbul as soon as every 10 seconds could make or break your
45:08trip so
45:09yeah uh we're gonna sort of get cracking as soon as we did pick up a bit later than we
45:14thought
45:14guys yes is there a fast way to turkey from here my god coffee break first okay
45:26he said he was good breakfast food coffee how can we go faster
45:33vamos yes
45:34yes okay okay guys this is better
45:40oh
45:40oh
45:45turkey fish market fish market
45:47very good very good um i'm trying to explain to uh stratus that we need to go to turkey as
45:55fast as
45:55possible but i don't think the message is going through i haven't seen any public transport so i'm
46:00really really stuck because he is our lift at the moment this bakery bakery i think he's just
46:07really proud of the way i grew up and i do get it i really do but we also have
46:11a mission we won't
46:12make it to istanbul at this rate yes that's us we need to get to istanbul fast no problem
46:21with the boys at a standstill
46:25i love this feeling i feel like all my thoughts are blowing away with the wind
46:31their competitors have already made it to the turkish mainland
46:35i like the climate it's quite comfortable i'm not yet burning and are heading for the checkpoint
46:40we want to go to istanbul today yeah the night night only yes from izmir can you go to istanbul
46:49more
46:50no more to izmir let's go hi izmir what time is the bus yes coming coming coming coming i'm feeling
47:02pumped for flying high i love turkey already i think as competitive as i am it's all about the
47:11experience this is all about seeing everything and meeting new people i think we've handled ourselves
47:15really well on this leg yeah and i think the race is a learning experience in itself that will make
47:22us
47:23grow as people i'm excited posh i think we're on track do not be lost i think position two or
47:31three will be nice
47:36i'm just gonna take a picture of this stay in front of it get a picture of you on it
47:42brilliant that's good lovely do you want me a picture of you in front of it no no having reached
47:47thessaloniki mark and margot have also booked their transport to the checkpoint
47:57goodbye thessaloniki off to istanbul do you think we've done enough to get a better placing
48:07we are trying to get to istanbul and we don't know if there isn't a train or anything overnight
48:14close behind them i think there is a good bus andrew and molly are trying to secure tickets on the
48:22last
48:22bus of the day oh sorry do you mind if i speak to you do you don't mind we're trying
48:28to get to istanbul
48:28tonight we have no way of booking it but we can pay for it in cash would you be able
48:34to give us a hand
48:34okay bus to istanbul if we don't get that bus we then have to stay the night and get a
48:42bus tomorrow
48:42morning yes grace-wise this could make or break us it's processing payment wait for internet there's
48:49no new wi-fi i feel sick refreshing please internet please please please please please please please
48:56should we refresh yeah yeah just go again yeah okay so i think it's gone through that we don't have
49:03a
49:03booking confirmation the money has gone through so i owe you this it's a lot of money and a limited
49:09budget
49:11we have paid her she easily disappeared into the night so until we actually physically see the
49:16ticket uh we're just going to be a bit worried four percent of their total budget handed over
49:22my old heart is thinking a lot more than it should be at the moment they wait to see if
49:27the gamble has
49:28paid off can we just confirm that we have a booking
49:37yes okay okay okay thank you you don't
49:44we're on them
49:49madam oh jeez the heart's absolutely going 90 to the dozen but uh
49:55no good it's a good day it's a good day i can't believe i'm leaving grief goodbye
50:06as two teams approach istanbul from the west
50:10oh lad this all looks so closed my heart's racing bro joe and kush have finally made it to ivalik
50:17up on the turkish mainland do you want to wait in that queue
50:22istanbul today no uh 11 o'clock 11 o'clock it's full it's full full okay tomorrow
50:31but their race is halted unable to depart on a bus tonight they're stranded until the morning
50:39joe please tell me good news i haven't spoken yet she was on the phone uh istanbul
50:44uh tomorrow what she means find accommodation don't we oh these guys are still here hello hello
50:52uh could you help us find somewhere like a hostel or hotel okay hello uh tomorrow do you have
50:59buses to istanbul yes half past eight half past eight you need to walk 40 minutes i mean taxi
51:06your english is very good thank you you are so cool istanbul for tomorrow no 15 joe anything on
51:14accommodation yeah can we instagram yeah we can but we can joe do you know anything about hotels we're
51:21losing run out of time now uh okay do you do this i'm actually gonna lose my shirt when i
51:26get home
51:26i will friend all everything two people who are stumbled tomorrow morning 8 30. so this one's the
51:34closest hotel joe better be getting us that hotel joe uh this one joe there's still someone else you
51:40better be bro because i'm trying i'm doing loads for this tickets that i'm doing loads i'm trying to find
51:45thank you see you tomorrow it's all we need to go really fast right yeah i'm serious bro hey last
51:54one
51:54last one last one last one joe do we have a hotel yes do you know how much it is
51:58yes do you know where
51:59it is yes no okay so thank you thank you very much goodbye bye bye i don't know what you're
52:05playing at
52:05bro me and coach have different ways of getting people's help i try my best to not make out that
52:13i'm
52:14talking to someone just for the favor i need like just having a chat i was running around to four
52:20different places finding the exact times for four different like four different ones he was very
52:25anxious and you were there getting instagrams i try my hardest to stay quiet call it nonchalance but i'm
53:04just getting by
53:04it's skyline dominated by over 3 000 mosques
53:10the second checkpoint here we are istanbul there's how you so feel oh oh thanks to you so i
53:19looking at it does it full of history that's the blue mosque over there can you see
53:24i'm running on adrenaline now good keep it going gonna need it i put my sports bra on i am
53:31ready to run
53:34nervous do you want the run yeah i'm gonna have to i think we can do a bit of a
53:39run let's keep
53:40going up keep going keep going yeah keep going keep going
53:46on first cross the galata bridge locate the minarets on the northern side of yenikami and wait for
53:55further instructions right we just need to find the bridge exactly where's the galata bridge oh that
54:00means you can go down straight down come on mark a little bit downhill running whoa
54:07it's a steep isn't it my gosh oh the galata bridge go down left thank you is it watch your
54:15feet now
54:16yeah it's steep well okay well keep on going sorry for ruining your photos galata bridge
54:23here's the bridge yes and that's the black sea up there oh it's beautiful isn't it we need to get
54:28to that checkpoint come on mark
54:32to find the minute rare i think it's at the other side of the bridge
54:39i think we're here useful moss isn't it excuse me the minaret
54:44that way in there okay inside inside yeah there's a minaret oh wow continue through
54:55the archway to find the checkpoint hotel legacy ottoman okay this way down here
55:03the ottoman oh very aft come on get done
55:06like it mark the legacy ottoman hotel ottoman hotel is here thank you very much thank you
55:18hello hello hi welcome to the legacy ottoman hotel thank you please sign thank you
55:26you're welcome congratulations your success we reach your second checkpoint please sign a belief
55:33oh yes bird brilliant oh my god we're in the middle of the pack that's where we always wanted
55:39to be wasn't it yeah and look at the times 24 hours behind katie and harrison and 10 hours
55:46behind the girls yeah yeah they've done incredibly well they really are
55:53oh this is really sweet it's cold oh it is really sweet thank you that's really nice
55:59delighting in their success oh wow that smells delicious oh it does the two teams already checked
56:06in we're buzzing aren't we again we're buzzing in first place i can't believe it the last couple
56:12of days we've had fun and i just want that to continue yeah i think we have been efficient fun
56:18but we wanted to still maintain our lead and have fun yeah as i said fun was my second one
56:23on that list
56:23after efficiency this is hot chili we've gone from fifth place to second place so incredible
56:39i feel like everything that we strived to want for this leg we've achieved it yeah
56:45i think in the next few legs we need to aim to get first we'll continue to improve cheers guys
56:52yeah to another successful legs
56:58where you go kid whatever they will be all right yeah yeah
57:03well done well done well done well done well done so pleased to be fourth really pleased i'm glad not
57:09to be last mainly 40 minutes away from third excellent excellent excellent amazing i really
57:15think in this next like we do need to go a bit more touristy a bit more big city really
57:19important
57:20that we just make up a bit of time yeah well done good girl good girl four teams have made
57:26it to the
57:26check point with 24 hours between them but one is yet to arrive
57:37race wise it's terrible lag yeah it's been a slow one i think if there was just a boss last
57:45night
57:46yeah we either got there so much earlier but no yeah i was just unlucky
57:54welcome to central asia the team that arrives in fifth place would be eliminated from the race
58:00come on mark leg it boy i just don't know how anyone could go faster what's turkish for hurry rapido
58:09i don't think i've ever seen anything so cool in my life this bus is meant to be leaving in
58:1415 minutes
58:15not here not here we can't afford to make any mistakes and we've already made one this is elimination
58:19lag someone is going home it's not going to be us i think it'll be close i just want to
58:27go now mark go go
58:34hi i'm tyler west and press the red button now to watch race across the world the detour on bbc
58:39iplayer race champion alfie watts is here along with jen brister and abby clark to take a deep dive
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