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00:00:05Oh, my God.
00:00:39Oh, my God.
00:00:50Oh, my God.
00:01:10Salermo, where tourists, traffic and tradition jostle for space under the Sicilian sun.
00:01:21Swinging between chaos and beauty, this Italian city has been conquered more times than any other in Europe.
00:01:30Today, five teams are setting out to attain a victory of their own.
00:01:34That's a view and a half, that, you know, screensaver vibes.
00:01:38Descending to the Baroque church of San Giuseppe de Teatini.
00:01:43It reminds me of a Tso-Tso.
00:01:44Yatties in Thailand, but in Thailand, they were razzin' about.
00:01:48Best friends, Joe and Kush.
00:01:50Looks like a video game.
00:01:51Those look like San Andreas.
00:01:55I think Scousers are the perfect people to travel.
00:01:57We're not shy to, like, say hello to someone on the street.
00:02:01You always say, oh, babe, see, you're right there, love.
00:02:05You have a proper little, like, this little charm about Scouser, I think.
00:02:09I want to swim in the sea, look how pretty it is.
00:02:11Oh, lad.
00:02:12On the race, we're definitely going to use our Scous charm to our best ability.
00:02:17The timing of the race is, like, so perfect, because we want one more side, because we're
00:02:22going to come back with so much independence afterwards, bro.
00:02:25Character build.
00:02:26Before we go into the adult world.
00:02:28The only thing the other contestants will have over us is experience.
00:02:34Winning is our priority.
00:02:36However, I'm going to be stressed to the max.
00:02:40Which is good, because I don't stress at all.
00:02:43Like, I should be.
00:02:45I was packing my bags until, like, half twelve last night.
00:02:48Like, literally last, last minute.
00:02:50Oh, nice.
00:02:51Chaos.
00:02:52Things chaos.
00:02:54Also making their way...
00:02:56Look at the head.
00:02:58Oh, my God.
00:02:58That's almost as big as yours.
00:03:00Wow.
00:03:01Katie and her older brother, Harrison.
00:03:04You see this place we're walking up?
00:03:05Yeah.
00:03:06We're going to need to be quicker than this.
00:03:08Harrison loves to plan.
00:03:10He thrives off planning.
00:03:11Like, I think it gives him a kick.
00:03:13I'm a lot more laid back.
00:03:15We can't just go, oh, we'll go here, and then we'll see what happens.
00:03:18We could do that, actually.
00:03:19We could do that, but we're not.
00:03:20That is a possibility.
00:03:21We could.
00:03:22We could.
00:03:23Oh, my God.
00:03:24Look at the mountain.
00:03:26You've got to have some sort of plan in place to reach your final destination.
00:03:29You're not just going to waltz and end up there.
00:03:31We might.
00:03:32Right, okay.
00:03:34Well, there you go.
00:03:34That's why it might work, and it might not work.
00:03:38That's so cute.
00:03:40Oh, look at the little trinkets.
00:03:42Yeah, no, we're not doing any of this.
00:03:43We're not racing.
00:03:44I feel like we need these to kick-start morale.
00:03:48We've always lived at home together, and we do everything together.
00:03:52Pubs, football.
00:03:53Going for a dance, going for a sing.
00:03:55We love going for a sing.
00:03:57Yeah.
00:03:58Oh, wow, look at that.
00:04:00Oh, yeah.
00:04:00It's so cool.
00:04:01Wow.
00:04:02Throughout our whole lives, we've always been there for each other.
00:04:05We've lived in 14 different homes, which is quite tough,
00:04:09but we've always been the one constant in each other's lives, I'd say.
00:04:13I'm yet to see a custard cream, one thing.
00:04:16Who needs a custard cream when you have cannolis?
00:04:19Yeah, not custard cream, though.
00:04:23Buongiorno.
00:04:24Buongiorno.
00:04:25Welcome to Palermo.
00:04:26OK, grazie.
00:04:27The teams must surrender their phones and bank cards.
00:04:30Look after these, OK?
00:04:31Yeah, of course.
00:04:32Of course.
00:04:33This is for you.
00:04:35Are you having that?
00:04:36You should probably take that.
00:04:38OK, yeah.
00:04:38Equipped only with a GPS tracker and a world map.
00:04:42Am I?
00:04:42Um, yeah, that's for you as well.
00:04:45Yeah, that's a lot, yeah.
00:04:46Arrivederci.
00:04:47Arrivederci.
00:04:48Do I need to set them off you as well?
00:04:50Yeah, you probably do.
00:04:53Oh, look at this.
00:04:54You know, it's all tectonic plates,
00:04:56so this thing has all been crushed together and pushed up.
00:04:58I think that's how the island was formed.
00:05:00And this is where Kim Kardashian got married.
00:05:05Cruising towards the starting line.
00:05:07It might bore you being a geography teacher, just shut me up, OK?
00:05:10Oh, yeah.
00:05:12Andrew and his eldest daughter, Molly.
00:05:14I'd be very good if I have to go to a place a second time.
00:05:17I'm very good at remembering where to go.
00:05:20So what do you want to do?
00:05:21Race around the world twice?
00:05:23Can we?
00:05:25We've got the port area, so we must be coming into the land.
00:05:29We're from a small town in County Derry.
00:05:32Well, everybody knows each other.
00:05:33Absolutely everybody knows each other.
00:05:35My daddy teaches in the only school in our town.
00:05:37It's always, oh, you're Mr. Clifford's daughter.
00:05:40I'll be Clifford's daughter for the rest of my life.
00:05:42Absolutely.
00:05:42I hope my love of timetables and bus timetables...
00:05:46You are so regimented.
00:05:48Oh, my goodness, this could be a problem.
00:05:50Molly understands how I operate and understands I have a bit of a control freak.
00:05:55Yeah, sometimes daddy's a bit, like, his way or the highway.
00:05:59So, like, I'm a junior doctor.
00:06:00I'm able to provide antibiotics in a hospital.
00:06:03But, like, I'm not allowed to promote grass.
00:06:04Like, I'm still a child in his eyes.
00:06:06You are still a child.
00:06:08Buongiorno.
00:06:09This is for you.
00:06:10Thank you very much.
00:06:11Thank you very much.
00:06:14Rosh, look.
00:06:15It looks like a cathedral.
00:06:16Yeah, it's got a cross on the top.
00:06:18Ready to race, trainee anaesthetist Pooja and her cousin, software engineer Roshni.
00:06:25How are you feeling?
00:06:26You know when you're about to sit your final exam?
00:06:29Yeah.
00:06:29And you feel like kind of butterflies in your stomach?
00:06:33I feel like this is the biggest exam of our life.
00:06:35Do you feel it?
00:06:36Yeah, but I feel like you've prepped quite a bit.
00:06:38Like, you've been revising for a while.
00:06:39I've done an overnight job.
00:06:41Our family, everyone is quite conservative.
00:06:44Life is predetermined.
00:06:45Like, we finished university.
00:06:48We both have stable jobs.
00:06:49The family is like, right, now you need to find a husband.
00:06:52Even though you've been told not to talk to guys for 25 years of your life.
00:06:55Like, go find someone.
00:06:57Oh, wow.
00:06:58Oh, that's beautiful.
00:07:01Now, we just want to scratch this itch we've had for the last five years.
00:07:06We want to just see the world and explore.
00:07:08Should we say a prayer?
00:07:10Being in the race, everything's a bit unpredictable.
00:07:12You don't know what's going to get thrown at you.
00:07:14So, it would be good to see how we deal with it.
00:07:19What are you praying for?
00:07:20To come first.
00:07:22I just asked my ankles not to break.
00:07:24I thought both of us.
00:07:26Hello, Mo.
00:07:27I always wanted to come here.
00:07:28I was here last October.
00:07:29I cannot believe it.
00:07:30Well, you must have an advantage of everyone else.
00:07:32Don't get overexcited, Mark.
00:07:34No chance.
00:07:35Completing the line-up, retired architect Mark and clinical hypnotherapist Margot.
00:07:41Mark and I are, we are chalk and cheese.
00:07:44He's very systemised and I'm very random and chaotic.
00:07:47These bags are heavy, aren't they?
00:07:49No.
00:07:49Yes, they are.
00:07:50No.
00:07:50Yes, they are.
00:07:51I don't even feel it.
00:07:52If I'm perfectly honest, for a lot of years I just thought he was boring.
00:07:56This is fantastic, isn't it?
00:07:57Oh, my God, yes.
00:07:58What scares you the most about the race?
00:08:01Margot.
00:08:02That's my first form of transport.
00:08:04Good morning.
00:08:05Buongiorno.
00:08:06Buongiorno.
00:08:06Buongiorno, signori.
00:08:07I got married to Margot's sister, who I first met 40 years ago.
00:08:12It seems a bit mad going with your in-law, and sometimes I do go, what am I doing?
00:08:17So do I.
00:08:20Oh, my God, look at it.
00:08:23This is what we might have had if we hadn't had the Reformation, Margot.
00:08:26Yeah.
00:08:27We've had a very typical in-law relationship for, like, nearly 40 years, in that there
00:08:32has been a little bit of friction.
00:08:33But we worked with each other, caring for my sister Julia before she passed three years
00:08:39ago.
00:08:39It was Julia's dying wish that I make friends with Margot, and to build on the friendship
00:08:45was actually formed during that I was both caring for her.
00:08:50Goodbye.
00:08:51Here is the money.
00:08:52That's for me.
00:08:53Margot can take that.
00:08:54Hello.
00:08:55Ciao.
00:09:01Equipped with the essentials.
00:09:02Right, Molly, are you ready for this?
00:09:04I can't look.
00:09:05Time to find out where the race will take them.
00:09:07Your final destination is Hatsgal.
00:09:10I have never, ever heard of Hatsgal.
00:09:12I have never heard of Hatsgal.
00:09:14Oh, what the hell.
00:09:16What if we just don't find it?
00:09:17This is the end of our race.
00:09:19Thanks for having us, guys.
00:09:21Hatsgal.
00:09:21We're going to Mongolia.
00:09:23We are going from here to there.
00:09:27What the hell?
00:09:28That's a lot of distance.
00:09:31The finish line.
00:09:33Hatsgal.
00:09:35On the northern edge of Mongolia.
00:09:41To get there, teams will traverse more than 12,000 kilometres via seven checkpoints.
00:09:48At each stop, their next destination is revealed.
00:09:52That is crazy.
00:09:53It's so close.
00:09:54Crossing eight countries, each border a change of language and culture.
00:09:59Oh, my God.
00:10:00There's an eagle.
00:10:00This is a journey of extremes, from sunny tourist trails and bustling bazaars, to sub-arctic snowscapes and nomadic worlds.
00:10:10Oh, my God.
00:10:11You have to see this.
00:10:13Good morning.
00:10:14They will retrace the Silk Road, the trade path forged by centuries of merchants in search of fortune.
00:10:21This is an adventure.
00:10:24Today, a reward awaits once more.
00:10:27What if we made it?
00:10:29Every second comes.
00:10:30For the first team across the finish line, £20,000.
00:10:35Ruby Casey.
00:10:40Oh, my goodness.
00:10:42Travel's going to be really challenging.
00:10:43Challenging.
00:10:43Very challenging.
00:10:45To reach the finish line, £1,297 each, the cost of flying the route.
00:10:52That is...
00:10:53That's not much.
00:10:54...a very small amount of money.
00:10:56What?
00:10:57What is it?
00:10:59£23.
00:11:00£3.16 each per day.
00:11:03That is a tight budget.
00:11:05I'll just say two for one in Italian.
00:11:07That's all.
00:11:08That's doable.
00:11:09It's doable.
00:11:10It's going to have to budget hard.
00:11:13In central Palermo, beneath its 12th century cathedral.
00:11:18I'm actually really nervous.
00:11:19I can't lie.
00:11:20The start line.
00:11:22This is insane.
00:11:26Don't lose me, Mark.
00:11:27Here we go.
00:11:29Oh, God.
00:11:29They're looking fit and young.
00:11:30Good to meet you, Margot.
00:11:32Margot, I'm Joel.
00:11:33I come from Liverpool.
00:11:34Oh, no way.
00:11:34Whereabouts.
00:11:35I'm Mosley Hill.
00:11:36I'm from Toxniff.
00:11:37No way.
00:11:37Our Scouts is there, Scouts is there.
00:11:39Oh, here we go.
00:11:40Oh, I can see them.
00:11:42I think their backpacks are definitely smaller than ours.
00:11:44A bit warm, isn't it?
00:11:45Just a little bit.
00:11:46Ginger.
00:11:47Like, I'm dying here.
00:11:49Hello.
00:11:49Hello.
00:11:50Oh.
00:11:51Hello.
00:11:51Hello.
00:11:52Hello.
00:11:52Hey, guys.
00:11:54You all right?
00:11:54No.
00:11:55You're fine.
00:11:56All right.
00:11:56Whenever you'll be.
00:11:58It's the room for two more.
00:12:00Hello.
00:12:01Hello.
00:12:02Hello.
00:12:02How are you?
00:12:03How are you?
00:12:03How are you?
00:12:04Will we get this thing started?
00:12:05Yeah.
00:12:05It must have started sometime.
00:12:07Good luck, everybody.
00:12:08Good luck.
00:12:09Good luck.
00:12:09Good luck.
00:12:15We're going to win.
00:12:15I just, I believe it fully.
00:12:18Like, we are winning this.
00:12:20There's no doubt about it in my mind.
00:12:22You've got to give it all to win.
00:12:24Every little decision matters.
00:12:26I think Harrison will take charge because he's older.
00:12:29But I would actually say I'm more street smart.
00:12:33We are in it to win it.
00:12:34No dirty tricks or good, honest energy.
00:12:38I'm not frightened at taking risks.
00:12:39No.
00:12:39No.
00:12:40I'm not cautious.
00:12:41I'm feeling very confident and very determined that we're going to win.
00:12:44We're going to absolutely graft, put in blood, sweat and tears.
00:12:48I see a journey.
00:12:50I see an opportunity to do things that we've never done before.
00:13:00Good luck, everyone.
00:13:01Good luck.
00:13:01Good luck.
00:13:03Come on.
00:13:05This is it.
00:13:07Come on.
00:13:09We got this.
00:13:10Let's go.
00:13:11Let's go.
00:13:13Sorry.
00:13:14You all right?
00:13:14Yeah.
00:13:19Just let me get my breath for a minute.
00:13:22Right.
00:13:23Let's figure out exactly where we're going.
00:13:26Woo!
00:13:27First checkpoint.
00:13:29Fiskardo.
00:13:30I have no idea.
00:13:32This is exciting.
00:13:33Oh!
00:13:34Oh!
00:13:36The first checkpoint, Fiskardo.
00:13:38I know where Fiskardo is.
00:13:39To the east, in the wine-dark sea of the Ionian archipelago, the Greek village of Fiskardo.
00:13:47Situated on the northern tip of Cephalonia, it was once known as Panormos, sheltered harbour.
00:13:53Today, flashy yachts and humble fishing boats float side by side, and visitors enjoy its neighbouring coves, lush forests, and
00:14:03the Venetian architecture at its bustling heart.
00:14:07We need to find out where Fiskardo is, because it's not on the map.
00:14:12Do you know what, lad?
00:14:13Train station.
00:14:13There might be a stop called Fiskardo.
00:14:16Checkpoint.
00:14:17We are coming.
00:14:19A train to Fiskardo would be Golden Buzzer.
00:14:23I don't see Fiskardo anywhere.
00:14:25No, I don't know what it is.
00:14:26You're not sure?
00:14:28I don't think you can go by train there.
00:14:30I don't think this place exists.
00:14:31It's like Narnia.
00:14:35Excusey, do you know where Fiskardo is?
00:14:38Oh, it's in Greece.
00:14:40Oh!
00:14:40It seems to be on an island.
00:14:43Brilliant.
00:14:44It's the top of Cephalonia.
00:14:46We're looking for Fiskardo.
00:14:48Oh, it's just above Xante.
00:14:49California.
00:14:50Yeah, Cephalonia.
00:14:52How are we going to get?
00:14:53Off the island.
00:14:53Off the island.
00:14:55OK, Posh, get the map out.
00:14:57Weighing up their options, Pooja and Roshni.
00:15:01Right.
00:15:01You can catch a ferry from Palermo straight to Napoli.
00:15:05All I know is the Amalfi Coast is ridiculously expensive.
00:15:10Buy Naples is potentially quite pricey.
00:15:11The other option is, by land, it feels like this kind of just curves around into the right
00:15:17place.
00:15:18Travelling by sea will propel teams from the heart of Palermo straight to mainland Italy,
00:15:24reaching distant Naples on long but often costly ferries.
00:15:29Or they could travel by land through Sicily before a short ferry across the Strait of Messina into
00:15:35the rugged region of Calabria with its budget-friendly travel.
00:15:41Once into Puglia, the race continues across the Adriatic Sea towards Fiskardo.
00:15:48It just looks like southern Italy is a bit of a longer route, whereas if we took a ferry
00:15:52straight to Naples, it would be a bit more direct and then it looks a lot shorter.
00:15:55I know.
00:15:55I think when you see boat, you think a bit more expensive.
00:15:58Whereas this is so off the beaten track.
00:16:01Yep, you're for it.
00:16:02Yeah?
00:16:03Yeah?
00:16:03Are you happy with that?
00:16:03Yeah.
00:16:04We've got a plan.
00:16:06Opting to keep on land, the cousins are heading east through Sicily, hoping to avoid
00:16:12pricey transport.
00:16:14We're on the west side of the island.
00:16:17Working out their first move, Katie and Harrison.
00:16:20So I think we should go Palermo to Napoli on a boat.
00:16:25Yep.
00:16:25The boat to Napoli could be quite expensive, but I think we'd have to work.
00:16:29Mm-hm.
00:16:30To supplement the race budgets, teams are given a directory of local jobs.
00:16:34What's this job?
00:16:36The Grand Café.
00:16:37Grand Café sounds fancy as...
00:16:39€10 per person per hour.
00:16:41It'll pay for accommodation for the night in Napoli.
00:16:44Yeah, it would just buy us maybe some quicker transport elsewhere if we had a bit more money
00:16:49as well.
00:16:49Yeah.
00:16:50I think the race strategies accumulate as much cash we can and obviously spend as little
00:16:54as we can.
00:16:55I'm really excited to go to Naples.
00:16:57It's one of the homes of football for Italy.
00:16:59I'd want to go to Napoli for the football as well.
00:17:01I've heard, like, it's a really good atmosphere.
00:17:03We don't have a larger amount of cash to start with, but I just really want to complete the
00:17:07full race.
00:17:08If we're, like, first checkpoint in 20% of our cash down, I'm going to be panicking.
00:17:11So just to earn money in Naples, it's going to make me feel a little bit better.
00:17:15Let's go.
00:17:16Come on!
00:17:16First leg.
00:17:17Do it.
00:17:19Ten years later with the map.
00:17:22Would you like a hand?
00:17:23I don't get it!
00:17:25Planning a quick getaway across the Tyrrhenian Sea, the siblings opt for the culture and
00:17:31cash that Naples provides.
00:17:34Could you tell us where the port is?
00:17:36You follow the streets?
00:17:37Follow the streets?
00:17:38Yes.
00:17:38And you arrive in the port.
00:17:40Very...
00:17:41It's beautiful.
00:17:42It's very, very beautiful.
00:17:43Oh, thank you.
00:17:45It's a long ride, that.
00:17:47How long is it?
00:17:49Long.
00:17:49But walking is a free mode of transport, so we shall do it.
00:17:53I could do it just like a blindfold, so I can't see all these apple sprints.
00:17:56I know.
00:17:56It's not fair.
00:17:57It's a joke.
00:17:58It's not fair.
00:17:59What's that?
00:18:00One euro for a glass of orange juice?
00:18:02The problem is, when it's that cheap, it feels like you can just spend a euro, but we
00:18:05generally can't just spend a euro.
00:18:07I mean, we'll see.
00:18:11We can ask people in the queue, I guess.
00:18:13That's true.
00:18:14Still trying to locate the checkpoint, Joe and Kush.
00:18:18Excuse me.
00:18:19We're trying to get to this place called Viscado.
00:18:22Do you guys have any idea?
00:18:24Here it says that it's a village in Greece.
00:18:28In Greece?
00:18:29What?
00:18:29We must be going, like, we just got the closest we are.
00:18:32Yeah, Greece is pretty, though.
00:18:35You have a nice day.
00:18:37See you soon.
00:18:39Nicely done, my bro.
00:18:41So I think the fastest way is if we can find a ferry over to Naples.
00:18:45I'm sure that we can connect very quick, sort of up, across and down into Greece.
00:18:51Sound.
00:18:52Let's get to the ferry port and hopefully we can get on the boat overnight.
00:18:55As the boys head for Palermo port...
00:18:58Trains are here, Molly.
00:18:59All perfect.
00:19:00Tickets this way.
00:19:01Andrew and Molly are planning their departure.
00:19:03Hello.
00:19:04We need two tickets to Messina.
00:19:0632 and 16.
00:19:11Excuse me.
00:19:12Does this go to Messina?
00:19:14Yes.
00:19:14Yes.
00:19:15Double checking.
00:19:17Fingers crossed that we're leaving Sicily tonight.
00:19:20Because both of us haven't travelled, it's quite important that we prove to ourselves
00:19:24on the first day that we can do it.
00:19:27It's my first train in Italy, Molly.
00:19:29Yeah.
00:19:29You know my love of trains.
00:19:30Let's get moving.
00:19:32The father and daughter aim to build momentum and reach the mainland by tonight,
00:19:37following the same route as Pooja and Roshni.
00:19:42I love Naples.
00:19:44Absolutely brilliant place.
00:19:45I hate it.
00:19:46I loathe Naples.
00:19:48I've been there quite a few times and I just...
00:19:50You enjoyed it?
00:19:50It was brilliant.
00:19:52I've been once.
00:19:53I just didn't enjoy it at all.
00:19:55Caught in deliberation, Mark and Margot.
00:19:59I don't want to go to big city.
00:20:00OK.
00:20:01I would rather go along the coast and go to smaller towns.
00:20:05It'd be quite nice to go up here through Pooja.
00:20:08Sounds good.
00:20:09It's a part of Italy that neither of us have been to.
00:20:11Yeah.
00:20:12At this stage, we're feeling our way in.
00:20:14We've got to explore and see where our interests do collide.
00:20:17I'd like to see that those truly...
00:20:19They're circular with the stone conical roots.
00:20:22Yeah.
00:20:22I've always wanted to see them.
00:20:24Race-wise, I don't know if it's the wisest decision,
00:20:27but it's speaking to us both, isn't it?
00:20:29Absolutely.
00:20:30I think we're going with our heart, not with our head.
00:20:34Feeling the pull of Pooja, they set a course to Italy's east coast
00:20:38in the hope of exploring the region's old world charm.
00:20:43Ah!
00:20:44Pulluma Centrale, yeah.
00:20:45Here we are.
00:20:46Grazie, grazie.
00:20:49Sign down there, says Porto.
00:20:51Yes!
00:20:52With a ferry crossing in their sights, Katie and Harrison.
00:20:56Free shuttle bus.
00:20:57Oh, yeah.
00:20:58Sound.
00:20:58Where were you two hours ago?
00:21:01Buongiorno.
00:21:02Can we get two tickets to Napoli, please?
00:21:05One hundred and twenty-five.
00:21:09So, 62.50 each.
00:21:11Just figured it out and that's about 4% of our budget, I think, gone.
00:21:14It's a bit of a tough one to swallow.
00:21:16And how long is the boat?
00:21:1825 hours.
00:21:19Thank you so much.
00:21:19Grazie?
00:21:20Grazie.
00:21:21I think 12 hours moving is really good progress.
00:21:24For day one, we're doing pretty well.
00:21:31Selling for the night.
00:21:33I've got a bite on my face.
00:21:35It looks really itchy.
00:21:36Like, it's like I've got Mount Edna on my face.
00:21:39Mount Etna?
00:21:40Etna, that's the one.
00:21:41Edna's her cousin.
00:21:44Oh, it looks like we're moving.
00:21:46On the same overnight ferry, Joe and Kush.
00:21:54Could do with a shower.
00:21:55Maybe we could have a dip and jump off.
00:21:58Yeah.
00:21:58Get one of the rubber rings and just float around the back.
00:22:02Could really do with a cup of tea and a custard cream.
00:22:05You...
00:22:05You always can do with a custard cream with a custard cream?
00:22:07No, but this is like an especially, like, end of the day...
00:22:11..cup of tea.
00:22:12This is peak cosy cream in tea time.
00:22:14Yeah, I think it'd be three.
00:22:16Three cosy creams.
00:22:18And three cups of tea.
00:22:19Which I think?
00:22:34And three cups of tea.
00:22:36And two cups.
00:22:41I think it'd be three cups of tea.
00:22:43Yeah.
00:22:48And two cups of tea.
00:22:49I've always wanted to do a bit of kayaking, maybe see the sea caves before we make that
00:22:54madash to Bari. Great job. I left that plan. We've made good time yesterday. We made the
00:22:59effort yesterday. To reward ourselves? To reward ourselves. Perfect. Look, look, look. Oh, that is
00:23:07really nice. You can see the whole coast. There's been a lot of farmland as well. Lots of crops
00:23:12that you want to eat. Just like, you know, fresh Italian tomatoes, like cherry tomatoes that taste
00:23:17like grapes. That's what I want to eat. If mum knew that I was hungry, she would totally
00:23:22freak out. She'd call 999 and be like, my daughter is hungry in Italy. Lounge deck. Oh, it's a
00:23:33sea breeze. Trailing the pack, Mark and Margot are making the short hop to southern Italy.
00:23:40It's absolutely gorgeous. Things are fitting into place. Can we sit here? Yeah. Once we get
00:23:46to mainland Italy and get a bus all the way to Puglia. We shall be able to get there by
00:23:51this evening.
00:23:51After a slow start, the pair are skipping the sights of Calabria for express travel to Puglia.
00:24:00Ooh. Look at this. People are joining in. I think it's a flash mob. You going to join in?
00:24:10I'm not tempted at all. Come on, Mark. I'm not joining in now. Can we join in? Yeah. I'm not
00:24:18very
00:24:18good. I need you on the back. Margot's very impulsive. I'm not quite as brash as Margot.
00:24:24La, la, la, la, la. What do we do? I haven't got the musical beat. Oh, oh, if they're turning
00:24:31around, I don't know what we're doing. On the ferry, this is mad. It's very Margot. Very much
00:24:38joie de vivre. She's full of life, she is.
00:24:40Yay! Yay!
00:24:51Naples. Founded by the Greeks as Neapolis, or New City, it's hailed as the birthplace of modern pizza,
00:24:59where narrow streets pulse with life, and the air echoes with the songs of devoted football
00:25:05fans.
00:25:07Oh, lad. There we go. Gary Baldy. Baldy Gary, bro. I'm not a biscuit.
00:25:15After their overnight ferry, two teams have reached the cosmopolitan city.
00:25:20Yeah! We're so good at this.
00:25:25Getting a ton already.
00:25:28But while Joe and Cush make a swift departure towards the Sorrentine Peninsula...
00:25:36Everywhere you look is beautiful.
00:25:39Katie and Harrison have a chance to explore before their shift.
00:25:43It's got character.
00:25:45You just keep looking up. It's just, like, amazing, like...
00:25:47I think what it is, is everything hanging off the balcony is blown in the wind.
00:25:50Yeah. It's so cute. Even though it's just people's dirty laundry.
00:25:55Oh, wow. Just literally everything is Maradona.
00:26:00Maradona everything. Football's clearly a way of life here. I've never seen anyone idolised like this. Ever.
00:26:06Like, you don't even see religions idolised like this?
00:26:09Like, he's beyond the religion.
00:26:11It's just, it's wild.
00:26:12Right. 40 minutes to our shift.
00:26:14Should we go?
00:26:18Right. Left.
00:26:20Now we need to get turning a wee bit. Left, left, left.
00:26:23After 260 kilometres along the Calabrian coast, Andrew and Molly's push for momentum pays off, with their chance to take
00:26:31to the water.
00:26:32On the southern spine of the Apennine mountain range, Maratea is a tectonically active region where black, mineral-rich sands
00:26:41meet a labyrinth of sea-carved caves.
00:26:45Yay!
00:26:45Wow.
00:26:49Look at the colour of the water.
00:26:51It's nearly bioluminescence. Oh my God.
00:26:54This is so cool.
00:26:56But do you see the pockmarks and the limestone?
00:26:59Yeah.
00:27:01I'm a geography teacher. I've been doing it for 30 years. It's the only job I've done because I love
00:27:07teaching.
00:27:07I love the mystery that surrounds caves.
00:27:10I feel like I'm a mermaid.
00:27:12I daydream about travel all the time in school, but I have not seen as much of the world as
00:27:17I'd like. Definitely not.
00:27:19There is only a certain amount you can learn from a photograph because it's somebody else's photograph.
00:27:23Hello world!
00:27:26We're free.
00:27:27When you have kids and you get married, those kind of things dictate to you where you can go.
00:27:32And yes, maybe a fact of a bit of fear as well, and it's kind of stopped me from doing
00:27:37it.
00:27:38A fear of the unknown. There's a bit of a scaredy-cat in me at times.
00:27:42Love to be adventurous, but adventures in a kind of, in quotations.
00:27:46Olly, this is fab.
00:27:47This is so fab.
00:27:54Buongiorno.
00:27:55Scusi. Grazie.
00:27:58Arrivederci.
00:28:01In Naples, Katie and Harrison are embracing the city's famed cafe culture.
00:28:08This is my friend.
00:28:09Yes, okay.
00:28:10Manchester.
00:28:11Manchester.
00:28:11Oh, that's a nice place there.
00:28:13Yes.
00:28:13I'm from Naples.
00:28:14Oh, support Napoli football?
00:28:16Yeah.
00:28:16And Arsenal.
00:28:17I support Arsenal.
00:28:19Oh, Manchester United.
00:28:20I'm sorry.
00:28:22The siblings are sampling a shift at Gran Cafe Gambrinas.
00:28:27A Neapolitan institution since 1860.
00:28:32Hello.
00:28:32Um, just a moment, no Italiano.
00:28:37English?
00:28:38No, no, no, no.
00:28:39This one?
00:28:40This one?
00:28:40There's so many here.
00:28:42Okay.
00:28:42There's so many here.
00:28:43There's so many here.
00:28:44I know no Italian, so it's a bit stressful.
00:28:48Buongiorno.
00:28:49Niccia.
00:28:49Niccia.
00:28:50I'd much rather just be clearing tables right now.
00:28:53Dai, veloce.
00:28:54Prendi questo.
00:28:55Grazie.
00:28:57This is a place quite posh in upmarket.
00:28:59Cheers boys.
00:29:00Grazie.
00:29:01But with what I'm wearing, this is the best I'll look for eight weeks.
00:29:05I think the cream suits me.
00:29:06I feel like quite Italian.
00:29:08Grazie.
00:29:09Grazie.
00:29:09And I'm pretty pleased that we'll have 80 euros soon.
00:29:12I don't think anyone else will have hurt this money.
00:29:14Pays for a hotel.
00:29:15And then tomorrow, we've bought the bus to Bari to get the ferry across to Greece.
00:29:21Duty calls.
00:29:24istorical music plays
00:29:35My brother.
00:29:36Ciao.
00:29:37It's my brother.
00:29:39Ritchie, nice to meet you.
00:29:40Ciao.
00:29:41First important thing.
00:29:43Are you angry?
00:29:44Absolutely.
00:29:44Always.
00:29:45Always.
00:29:46I'm so glad you asked.
00:29:4850 kilometres away, Joe and Kush have made the other
00:29:52made it to Sorrento look at this bro that's insane I've never seen a place
00:29:59like this
00:30:02I've prepared for you the mozzarella and the tomato we call a caprice you guys
00:30:08are too kind overlooking the Bay of Naples its grand terraces and lemon
00:30:14scented air have long stirred the imagination of visiting artists is it
00:30:20just your family who works here my family helped me to clean the room during the
00:30:25dinner I work about 10 hours a day because I am the owner can't wait to
00:30:31help honestly absolutely absolutely yeah yeah yeah in exchange for bed and board
00:30:38the friends will be working at Valentina's lemon grove restaurant which
00:30:42has been in her family for 250 years
00:30:45how do I say yeah okay
00:30:49see she said she said we need to read it and loud loud English needed it speak my
00:30:56smile smile smile this way
00:30:59here we go hello nice to meet you voila have you guys enjoy thank you very much
00:31:09thank you I'm loving it I think all our staff agreed they're all having fun
00:31:15they're all laughing yeah I don't really understand the jokes because they're all
00:31:18Italian however I can feel a vibe
00:31:21what are you doing tonight?
00:31:22erm what's it called again?
00:31:23Gallardo Gallardo Gallardo La Sorrentina
00:31:30Bravo!
00:31:33It does take me back to home, having a big family dinner.
00:31:38That nice, warming, familiar feeling that I always have in Liverpool.
00:31:42I have a meal for you.
00:31:45Oh, there's food out for me?
00:31:46Oh, great.
00:31:48Ciao.
00:31:49Valentine, give us food on the table if you want to eat.
00:31:51That's amazing.
00:31:52Cheese noodles feel so welcome.
00:31:57This is so good.
00:31:58It's proper food.
00:31:59I think both our mums look absolutely kill to be in.
00:32:02Mmm.
00:32:03I'll come down with the whole family.
00:32:04I'll bring my ma.
00:32:05She'll love this.
00:32:06No, she will.
00:32:08Me and Kosh, we were both brought up by our mums.
00:32:11I think a lot of my good qualities come from my mum.
00:32:14My positivity, trying to succeed, my empathy.
00:32:19And for me, family is still priority number one over everything.
00:32:25I wish you could stay for longer, to be honest, but...
00:32:27If it weren't a race and it was just...
00:32:29Like...
00:32:29Chill across the world.
00:32:31Yeah.
00:32:32No, tomorrow we're back on race mode.
00:32:34Absolutely.
00:32:35Otherwise, I'd be stressed out.
00:32:38Here we go.
00:32:40Here we go.
00:32:40Out of the bed.
00:32:42Out of the bed though.
00:32:44Do, do, do, do.
00:32:46Do, do, do.
00:32:47Do, do, do.
00:32:47Do, do, do.
00:32:48Having travelled 475 kilometres cross-country to Puglia, Mark and Margo are now the closest
00:32:55team to the checkpoint.
00:32:59All right.
00:33:01Oh, this is very comfortable.
00:33:02What?
00:33:03In God's name.
00:33:05This is my...
00:33:05What is that?
00:33:06It's a white cocoon.
00:33:08What was it for?
00:33:09What did you...
00:33:09What was it?
00:33:10Modesty, sir.
00:33:13Why do you need a modesty cocoon?
00:33:15Well, last night we had separate beds.
00:33:17But tonight, we're sharing a bed for the first time.
00:33:21This thing was ridiculous.
00:33:24And also, I don't want to sleep on the same sheet as you in case you fart.
00:33:28Thank you, Mark.
00:33:29It's okay.
00:33:30All right.
00:33:31Let's get some sleep.
00:33:32Night-night.
00:33:33Night-night.
00:33:34Sweet dreams.
00:33:40Is that a butternut squash?
00:33:44That's huge.
00:33:47Diamante, known as the city of murals, where more than 150 large paintings adorn ageing buildings.
00:33:55Could we have some...
00:33:57Cafe?
00:33:58Cafe?
00:33:58Cafe?
00:33:59Puja and Roshni have spent the night at a homestay, hosted by local farmer Giuseppe and his family.
00:34:08Cafe Napolitano.
00:34:09Cafe Napolitano.
00:34:10Napolitano.
00:34:11It's strong.
00:34:14Oh, okay.
00:34:16Grazie, Giuseppe.
00:34:19This is like pure Italian grandma cooking.
00:34:27It's good.
00:34:30Giuseppe.
00:34:32Matrimoni.
00:34:37It's because food is good.
00:34:41Me and Rosh have had such a nice time.
00:34:43We're enjoying the Italian travel experience.
00:34:46And now we have a train booked at around six o'clock.
00:34:50We're in a beautiful town.
00:34:52I just want to enjoy it.
00:34:54Should we just wander around street to street and see what we see?
00:34:57Pashi, look at the sea.
00:34:58This looks beautiful.
00:35:01We are technically cousins, but our relationship feels like sisters.
00:35:07And we behave like friends.
00:35:10We behave like five-year-olds.
00:35:12That looks very Banksy.
00:35:13Is that Banksy?
00:35:14You think Banksy came all the way here?
00:35:17To the beach.
00:35:19I just don't think we've spent enough time together as adults.
00:35:23We went to different unis and we work hard.
00:35:26Smile.
00:35:28Recently, I think we both just realized that we've been missing each other a lot.
00:35:32What?
00:35:33Oh.
00:35:35Your shoes get wet.
00:35:36Wet shoes.
00:35:37Puj is one of the most humble people I know.
00:35:39She has achieved so much and all you get from her is just love.
00:35:43I feel like Puj's relationship with...
00:35:45Oh, don't cry.
00:35:47I wish I could record that.
00:35:49And then I could just play that to you when you're getting upset on the race.
00:35:52Be like, remember, this is what you think of me.
00:35:54I love my feet right now.
00:35:56They're very happy.
00:35:58Do you have anything Molly, yeah?
00:36:00Yes.
00:36:00OK, good.
00:36:02With all teams needing to move east, reaching the Adriatic in good time
00:36:06is key to the journey ahead.
00:36:09They can set sail from Bari into southern Greece
00:36:12and then island hop through the Ionian Sea
00:36:15to the first checkpoint on Cephalonia.
00:36:18Or set off from Brindisi to make a shorter hop to Egumenica
00:36:22and head south through Greece's Western Isles.
00:36:26We're trying to transverse the country from the west coast to the east coast.
00:36:29There's Bari Centrale.
00:36:31Yes.
00:36:32Duration is 7 hours 43 minutes.
00:36:34Perfecto.
00:36:37Italian trains, they're on time.
00:36:39If anything, they're perfect.
00:36:44All right.
00:36:44All right, here we are.
00:36:46Also with Bari in their sights, Joe and Kush.
00:36:49So, you have Bari today?
00:36:5422 euros.
00:36:5522 euros.
00:36:55Not bad.
00:36:56Grazie, thank you.
00:36:5722 euros.
00:36:59Direct to Bari.
00:37:00How heavy is that lad?
00:37:01Big money moves.
00:37:02Big money moves, bro.
00:37:03Little money moves.
00:37:03Little money moves.
00:37:04Little money moves, isn't it?
00:37:05Happy days.
00:37:09Oh, gosh, it's hot here, isn't it?
00:37:13Scotch-io.
00:37:14Just 55 kilometres away from the port, Mark and Margot wake up in Albarobello.
00:37:22There's features of beauty, isn't there?
00:37:25Yeah.
00:37:26Hundreds of years old, the iconic stone truly are said to have been built without mortar
00:37:32to dodge taxes, designed to be dismantled before the inspectors arrived.
00:37:36Good stone work.
00:37:38Mega.
00:37:38Yeah.
00:37:39Today, they stand protected by UNESCO, a cone-topped maze teeming with tourists.
00:37:46Station's over there, isn't it?
00:37:48Stazioni.
00:37:49It's pretty easy.
00:37:49Stazioni.
00:37:50The Italian's picking up.
00:37:51I know.
00:37:52We are planning on going to Bari and then we want to head over to the port and get
00:37:57right over to Greece as quickly as possible.
00:38:00Where's that going?
00:38:01Bari.
00:38:02Bari.
00:38:06Bari.
00:38:07Bari.
00:38:08The train.
00:38:10There's no seat.
00:38:11Oh, it's so frustrating.
00:38:13But at least we know.
00:38:15The current situation is no more buses tonight.
00:38:18US can't get out of the place.
00:38:19It is a real setback in the race.
00:38:21We are stuck here.
00:38:23Excuse me.
00:38:25Can you recommend a cheap bed for the night?
00:38:28Well, I've actually talked about a chair only for the last night.
00:38:33Is it everything full?
00:38:34OK, no? Ah, OK, va bene.
00:38:37Grazie mille, lo stesso. Buongiorno.
00:38:39Full. Full.
00:38:41I try another.
00:38:45Completissimo. Va bene. Grazie.
00:38:47We don't mind camping or a shed.
00:38:50Seems there's going to be no accommodation here tonight.
00:38:54Full. Full.
00:38:55It's a problem. There's no room at the inn.
00:38:58I don't know what we're going to do.
00:39:07Right. Ticket office. Ticket. Be great at all.
00:39:12Already in Bari, a direct early morning bus from Naples
00:39:15has put Katie and Harrison in prime position.
00:39:18Can we buy a ticket to Cappellonia?
00:39:21Cappellonia to go to Patras.
00:39:23Patras. Superb.
00:39:25Does the boat leave today?
00:39:26Oh, this is exciting now. This is tasty.
00:39:30We could get that, like, tomorrow.
00:39:32And how much?
00:39:33For person, 76 euros.
00:39:35Oh, 76. That's brilliant.
00:39:37I was prepared to pay 150. It's unbelievable.
00:39:39I'm so happy about that.
00:39:41Today is gone now. Mwah!
00:39:43Securing the ferry means the siblings will be the first team
00:39:46to cross the sea to Greece.
00:39:49Shall we have our sandwiches?
00:39:52They're starving.
00:39:53Bread.
00:39:54I'm so excited.
00:39:56Pocket meat and cheese.
00:39:58The cheese is feeling pretty sweaty, but...
00:40:01Let's go.
00:40:05Really dry.
00:40:07Really dry is an understatement.
00:40:08Really dry.
00:40:10Like I've just stuck my face in the Sahara Desert.
00:40:13I can't swallow it.
00:40:16It's so dry.
00:40:21Lesson alert.
00:40:22Stop being so tight and buy some mayo.
00:40:25Oh, my God.
00:40:26That was a workout trying to get that down.
00:40:29I think we can keep doing this.
00:40:31This costs us a euro 61 per meal.
00:40:34That's so cheap.
00:40:36You just need a bottle of sauce to take it to one euro 80.
00:40:40Yeah.
00:40:41Cost per meal will be quite small.
00:40:43Exactly.
00:40:43Yeah, cost per meal.
00:40:44But...
00:40:46You are getting there.
00:40:47You are getting the budgeting.
00:40:50Thank God.
00:40:51Come on.
00:40:51Come on.
00:40:51Come on.
00:40:55Come on.
00:41:20Come on.
00:41:50Come on.
00:42:26Come on.
00:42:31Come on.
00:42:53Come on.
00:42:54Is it brilliant?
00:42:55I wish you were here then.
00:42:56Yeah, it's great.
00:42:57But you do wish Julia was here, don't you?
00:42:59I do.
00:43:00Even though she hated Pink Floyd.
00:43:03After an evening filled with searching, Mark and Margot have finally secured accommodation.
00:43:09Ah.
00:43:10Hallelujah.
00:43:11Yeah.
00:43:11And baby, truly.
00:43:13Brilliant.
00:43:14But their last minute room in peak season has cost them 4% of their total budget.
00:43:19Thank you very much.
00:43:21Grazie mille.
00:43:21Ciao.
00:43:22Ciao, ciao.
00:43:24I'm absolutely knackered.
00:43:25But saying that, I don't think I've got through today if I mean for you.
00:43:30Is it a calming influence?
00:43:31That's what I used to do with Julia when she was sick.
00:43:34It is, yeah.
00:43:34And now you can see I used to raise her spirits.
00:43:37And you're raising mine now.
00:43:40Some people wouldn't have actually been able to give that level of commitment that you did to Julia.
00:43:44But not once did you complain about it.
00:43:47For that very great book.
00:43:49Thank you, Margot.
00:43:50I mean, I think to do, to be able to be there for someone like that is, it's, I'm lucky
00:43:57and it's a great honour, isn't it?
00:43:58It's a great honour to be able to spend that time and to do that for someone and be there
00:44:01for them.
00:44:03Cheers, Margot.
00:44:05Cheers, Margot.
00:44:10Cheers.
00:44:15Two lads are over there.
00:44:16Oh.
00:44:17So, they're doing the same as us.
00:44:20Yeah.
00:44:20We can give them the game face eyes.
00:44:22At the port of Barry, planning to catch the 17-hour ferry to mainland Greece, Andrew and Molly.
00:44:28After that, we just take an island hop then to, to Cephalonia.
00:44:32A smaller ferry to Cephalonia.
00:44:33Yes, perfect.
00:44:34What did they say?
00:44:35They're doing the same one.
00:44:37And Joe and Cush.
00:44:38And how much will it be for two?
00:44:41Five.
00:44:42Six.
00:44:44We might be on the button, Molly.
00:44:46Thirteen.
00:44:47Fourteen.
00:44:48Fifteen.
00:44:49We're ten short.
00:44:50Is there any way we could change money?
00:44:52Okay.
00:44:53Okay.
00:44:55Problems.
00:44:56Ciao.
00:44:57Ciao.
00:44:58Okay.
00:45:00You know the people who come before us?
00:45:03Yes.
00:45:03Did they try and buy the same ticket?
00:45:06Yeah.
00:45:06They didn't buy the ticket because they don't have enough money.
00:45:10Ooh.
00:45:11It's Sunday at the moment and banks are always going to be closed.
00:45:15So, maybe somebody might help us out here and change a bit of money.
00:45:17Or we'll be able to go on this ferry.
00:45:19These are your tickets.
00:45:21Ciao.
00:45:22Excuse me.
00:45:23Do you know anywhere I could get euro for sterling?
00:45:26Euro?
00:45:27No.
00:45:28Right.
00:45:28Outside the port.
00:45:30You wouldn't give us a tenner for a tenner, no?
00:45:31Oh, it's a shame.
00:45:33Do it not.
00:45:34It's a shame.
00:45:35We're ten euro short for the ferry.
00:45:37Would you be able to give and we give you sterling?
00:45:40No.
00:45:42Okay.
00:45:42Sorry.
00:45:43They look stumped.
00:45:44What?
00:45:44They look stumped.
00:45:46I feel like we should help them all.
00:45:48No.
00:45:48Oh, lad.
00:45:49What are you trying?
00:45:51Joe's always looking out for people.
00:45:52I admire it.
00:45:53However, this is a competition and you can't be giving the other person the advantage over
00:45:59you.
00:46:00Isn't this pretty?
00:46:01Yes.
00:46:01Yes.
00:46:02If they don't find it, sick.
00:46:04Realistically.
00:46:05Not to be mean.
00:46:06Sick.
00:46:06If they have to stay behind, then we're winning.
00:46:09Oh, no.
00:46:10I feel bad, you know.
00:46:12Right, you just need to keep trying.
00:46:13That's all we can do.
00:46:14Excuse me.
00:46:15We need to get our ferry ticket.
00:46:17Would you have ten euro and I'll give you ten pounds sterling?
00:46:20Good.
00:46:21Grazie.
00:46:22I could hug you with that.
00:46:23That's problem.
00:46:24It's not fun.
00:46:24Grazie.
00:46:27Oh, my God.
00:46:28The stress.
00:46:2962.
00:46:3163.
00:46:32Thank you very much.
00:46:34But both of us worked as a team.
00:46:36Back in the game.
00:46:37Greece, here we come.
00:46:44Is this train going to Rundizi?
00:46:47Also heading to a port, Pooja and Roshni.
00:46:51Feeling a bit more apprehensive this morning.
00:46:54Thinking about where everybody else is.
00:46:56Are they behind us?
00:46:57Are they already there?
00:46:58I just felt mentally exhausted.
00:47:01The cousins are the first team to opt for the shorter ferry crossing.
00:47:05To one of Greece's busiest ports, Egomenica.
00:47:09Hopefully there's a night ferry.
00:47:12Positive thoughts.
00:47:13We'll get there.
00:47:14We'll swim there if we have to.
00:47:16We'll just float on our backpacks.
00:47:22None of them are saying Bari.
00:47:24I think we should try and get some more information.
00:47:27Mark and Margo have made it to Monopoly down the coast from the port of Bari.
00:47:33Bari?
00:47:34Bari?
00:47:34Not Brindisi.
00:47:36Oh, do you know, can we get a boat from Brindisi to Greece?
00:47:40A boat?
00:47:41Ferry.
00:47:42Vero.
00:47:43Vero.
00:47:43A boat?
00:47:45A boat?
00:47:45Ah.
00:47:47Ferry.
00:47:47Ferry.
00:47:48Ferry.
00:47:50Ferry.
00:47:50We've had to make a quick decision because the train's about to come.
00:47:53Let's do it.
00:47:54We're in D.C.
00:47:54We could steal some time.
00:47:56I'm very, very happy with that.
00:48:04Late.
00:48:06Hindering our race.
00:48:09Move your boat quicker.
00:48:11Me in Greece aren't going to get on.
00:48:17Although its ancient poetry, politics and philosophy still resonate in our lives today, Greece was only declared a modern state
00:48:24in 1830, having been assailed by successive conquerors from the Romans and Byzantians to the Venetians and the Ottoman Empire.
00:48:34Now, with a coastline of over 13,000 kilometers, the longest on the Mediterranean Sea, it's known for its 6
00:48:42,000 islands, of which just over 200 are inhabited.
00:48:50Right.
00:48:51Here we go.
00:48:52Let's hope there's some more boats this afternoon.
00:48:55Arriving in the commercial port of Patras, Katie and Harrison are the first team to reach the second country of
00:49:02the race.
00:49:03Do you want to go to Caffelonia?
00:49:06The ferry left one o'clock.
00:49:08One o'clock.
00:49:09Okay.
00:49:09So there's a ferry tomorrow, though?
00:49:11Yes, but there's a ferry from Killini.
00:49:13Yeah.
00:49:13That goes to Caffelonia.
00:49:16Okay.
00:49:16Today?
00:49:17Today.
00:49:18How do we get to Killini?
00:49:19By taxi.
00:49:20The price is there.
00:49:22The 100 euros?
00:49:23Oh, we don't have 100 euros.
00:49:25I can make it 90.
00:49:2690.
00:49:28Do we risk it to get there today?
00:49:31Can you check if there are tickets?
00:49:32There are tickets.
00:49:33100%?
00:49:33Yes.
00:49:34If there are no tickets, you don't pay me.
00:49:36Do we just do it?
00:49:37Should I get there?
00:49:38We might be able to get to Fiscado tonight.
00:49:40Yeah.
00:49:40You are going to be able.
00:49:41Are we?
00:49:42Yeah, of course.
00:49:43Perfect.
00:49:43Thank you very much.
00:49:45Oh, it's hell conditioned.
00:49:48Go, go, go.
00:49:49How far is it?
00:49:49Taxi drive?
00:49:50One hour.
00:49:51Your English is very good.
00:49:53I'm Australian.
00:49:54Ah, are you?
00:49:56A spontaneous spend for the budget-conscious siblings will take them 75 kilometres to Killini,
00:50:02in search of their final ferry crossing.
00:50:08Buena sera, buena sera.
00:50:10Still in Italian waters, but heading east towards the Greek shores, Mark and Margo.
00:50:15This is quite nice, isn't it?
00:50:17This is well, Swanky.
00:50:18And Pooja and Roshni.
00:50:21I think the seating area is this way.
00:50:23Is it?
00:50:24Ciao!
00:50:25Oh, hello.
00:50:26Hi.
00:50:27How are you guys?
00:50:28Good, good.
00:50:30We're all crossing paths.
00:50:32Hello.
00:50:34Good night, guys.
00:50:35Good night.
00:50:35Good night.
00:50:37Up till today, we really thought we were, like, last.
00:50:40But seeing the girls, it was like a little light bulb.
00:50:44Oh, we might not have done so badly.
00:50:46If we don't get many people, it'd be like, business class?
00:50:49Yeah.
00:50:50Voila.
00:50:51That is good.
00:50:53Just need someone to come and serve me and a glass of champagne.
00:51:03430 kilometres ahead.
00:51:05Thank you very much.
00:51:06Let's pay and go.
00:51:09Katie and Harrison have made it to Cephalonia.
00:51:11What a place.
00:51:14Arriving into the town of Fiscardo, where harbour lights shimmer against dark Ionian waters,
00:51:19and the first checkpoint nestles deep amongst towering cypress trees.
00:51:27What would it be helpful if we weren't in the pitch black?
00:51:32OK.
00:51:32What does it say?
00:51:33Continue on foot, look for the local map stands,
00:51:36and you can find an off-road shortcut to your first checkpoint.
00:51:38Continue on foot, off-road travel.
00:51:42It's a map here, Katie.
00:51:43It's a map.
00:51:44Go tell Emily's.
00:51:45First of all, you are here.
00:51:47I hate maps.
00:51:48We are here.
00:51:50It's fine.
00:51:50We'll figure out our bearings.
00:51:53I can't see anything.
00:51:54Shall we put some of our torches on?
00:51:56Yeah.
00:51:59We're on that hill.
00:52:01It's going to be a path to a hotel.
00:52:06I see a big build.
00:52:07Look this way, Katie.
00:52:10That's a book.
00:52:11How are you?
00:52:13Hello.
00:52:13Hello.
00:52:14Welcome to Fiscardo.
00:52:15Thank you very much.
00:52:17Please sign in here.
00:52:18Let me tell you.
00:52:20I can't look.
00:52:22All right, delicious.
00:52:23You have successfully reached your first checkpoint.
00:52:25Please sign in over Leaf.
00:52:28Yes!
00:52:30Yes!
00:52:31Yes!
00:52:32Yes!
00:52:33Yes!
00:52:33We did it!
00:52:34We did it!
00:52:35Quick, get it down.
00:52:36Every minute counts.
00:52:38First.
00:52:40We're first.
00:52:41We've won.
00:52:41Leg one.
00:52:42Leg one.
00:52:43But we've won.
00:52:44Yes.
00:52:44We've won race so far.
00:52:46It's made the budget spend just about worth it.
00:52:49Sorry.
00:52:50You just had to...
00:52:51Sorry.
00:52:52Sorry.
00:52:52Enjoy the win!
00:52:53No, I know.
00:52:54Come on!
00:52:56I'm really happy.
00:52:58Yeah.
00:52:58No, I am happy.
00:52:59Say you're happy.
00:53:00I'm happy.
00:53:00You're happy.
00:53:01I'm relieved.
00:53:01We're happy.
00:53:03Well done.
00:53:04What a feeling.
00:53:05It is your cue.
00:53:06Enjoy your stay.
00:53:07Thank you so much.
00:53:08Cheers.
00:53:09Thank you very much.
00:53:10Sorry for the sweaty hands.
00:53:11Sorry.
00:53:12Amazing.
00:53:20Oh, there's the boys there now.
00:53:22Oh, there they are.
00:53:23That's good.
00:53:23We're not party last.
00:53:24We're not party last.
00:53:25Exactly.
00:53:27Having made it to Greece,
00:53:29Andrew and Molly and Joe and Kush
00:53:31are on a three and a half hour crossing
00:53:33to Kefalonia
00:53:35where they'll need to travel
00:53:36the final 40 kilometres
00:53:37from Sami by road.
00:53:40We're going to have to spend
00:53:41a wee while in there going around
00:53:42and seeing if anybody is willing
00:53:44maybe to give us a lift.
00:53:45If I smell this bad,
00:53:46I wouldn't give me a lift.
00:53:48Are you going to Fiscardo by any chance?
00:53:50Do you know how to get from Sami to Fiscardo?
00:53:53Fiscardo?
00:53:53Any chance?
00:53:54No.
00:53:55Yo, are you going to Fiscardo?
00:53:57Fiscardo?
00:53:57We've asked, I think, almost everyone
00:53:59on the ferry, so not ideal.
00:54:03Fiscardo?
00:54:04What's the best way we can get there?
00:54:06Fiscardo?
00:54:07There is not.
00:54:08But there is a van.
00:54:09It's 120 euro.
00:54:11Okay, okay.
00:54:12120.
00:54:13Okay.
00:54:13Thank you so much.
00:54:14Very good.
00:54:15Thank you, thank you.
00:54:16It's 120 euro.
00:54:17Mm-hmm.
00:54:18So would it be an option
00:54:21to go and ask the two boys
00:54:23to split the money with us?
00:54:24It would be easier if we're spending 60
00:54:28knowing that they are spending 60.
00:54:31It's very manipulative.
00:54:33Yeah.
00:54:34Even though it will not get us to checkpoint quicker,
00:54:37makes it a hell of a lot of a parallel.
00:54:39That's just like peace talks.
00:54:41How's it going?
00:54:41Suggestion for you, all right?
00:54:42Ooh, all right.
00:54:43Captain has offered us a minivan for 120 euro.
00:54:47Shit.
00:54:48Yeah.
00:54:48Do you want to split it?
00:54:50Do you know...
00:54:51Okay.
00:54:52Okay.
00:54:52He wants an answer.
00:54:54Quickly.
00:54:54May I speak to my associate, guys?
00:54:56Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:54:57You can speak to your associate.
00:54:59Okay, okay, okay, okay.
00:55:00Regular tax will not be 120.
00:55:02It'll be less than that.
00:55:03No, it'll probably be...
00:55:03No, but it's 120.
00:55:04It's 60.
00:55:05If this was in school,
00:55:06they'd be told what to do.
00:55:08That's it.
00:55:08They'd be told what to do.
00:55:10All right.
00:55:11Is that good?
00:55:12Yes.
00:55:12Sorry, you're not going to pull out when we get...
00:55:13No, no, no, no.
00:55:14All right, take it easy.
00:55:15Thank you very much.
00:55:17Result.
00:55:18Well, okay.
00:55:21We got this, Mark.
00:55:22We have got this.
00:55:23Last transport before Fiscardo.
00:55:26We chose this route with our heart, not our head.
00:55:30What that means, only time will tell.
00:55:33We have to race to checkpoint against Mark and Margot.
00:55:35Maybe we'll be able to come first.
00:55:38From the north and south, four teams converge in unison as they close in on the first checkpoint.
00:55:48What's the game plan?
00:55:49Just be ready to run.
00:55:51Because you never know that ten-second difference may be the difference between getting on one train and subsequently not
00:55:56for the next leg.
00:55:57I like your thinking.
00:55:59The sooner we get that, the sooner we leave.
00:56:01Yeah.
00:56:01Go.
00:56:03Think logically.
00:56:04Think quickly.
00:56:05The competition is about winning, but also trying to gain time on the other teams.
00:56:09Yeah.
00:56:10May the best team win.
00:56:13Fiscardo.
00:56:14Whoa!
00:56:15We made it.
00:56:15Above the calm waters of Fiscardo rise narrow streets and relentless climbs.
00:56:22And beneath the piercing sun, the race for an early lead gets underway.
00:56:26This is it on.
00:56:27Yeah.
00:56:28I'm feeling quite competitive right now.
00:56:30Just getting ready to start running.
00:56:33Lads, we're going to beat you.
00:56:35No way.
00:56:37It's going to be a butt race.
00:56:40Yes.
00:56:44On foot, find the church overlooking Fiscardo Harbour.
00:56:49Over there?
00:56:50Yeah.
00:56:51Is that the church?
00:56:51That's the church, yeah.
00:56:53Let's go.
00:56:54One more leg here.
00:56:56We can do this.
00:56:58Do you know where we're going?
00:57:00Yeah.
00:57:00Cool.
00:57:02They're coming.
00:57:04If this get found to a foot race, you know who's winning.
00:57:07What about it?
00:57:09Hey, go speed up, lad.
00:57:11Come on.
00:57:12Ah.
00:57:14Daddy, daddy, daddy.
00:57:15I just can't run this, Molly.
00:57:17Snow him, Daddy.
00:57:17Snow him, Daddy.
00:57:19All right, Molly.
00:57:19Where we go, kid?
00:57:20Right.
00:57:21Let's go.
00:57:22What?
00:57:22Hey, lads.
00:57:23Let me go past.
00:57:25You've got me a need.
00:57:27Church.
00:57:29That's not it, no?
00:57:30Nah.
00:57:31Stay on.
00:57:34I think that's it there.
00:57:36Yeah.
00:57:36That looks really interesting.
00:57:39Is this it?
00:57:40It doesn't look like a lot of the chairs, huh?
00:57:44Continuing on foot, look for the local map stand.
00:57:47And if you can find an off-road shortcut to your first checkpoint, Hotel Emily C.
00:57:53The map stands, Molly, would have been down towards the village.
00:57:56Is there a church here?
00:57:58Yes.
00:57:58Oh.
00:58:00Up the stairs.
00:58:01You okay, Potty?
00:58:02I'm good, Potty.
00:58:03Look for the local map stands.
00:58:05Right.
00:58:08You know where church?
00:58:09Behind the malls.
00:58:10Behind the malls?
00:58:11That was the gate.
00:58:12You sure?
00:58:13Yeah.
00:58:14Oh, nah.
00:58:14Look for the local map stands.
00:58:16Sam.
00:58:18Let's go.
00:58:20We need to find the maps.
00:58:22There's one here.
00:58:23Right, Molly, this way.
00:58:24Wait a minute.
00:58:25No.
00:58:26It's here.
00:58:26No, it's not a map stand.
00:58:28No, I just pictured Molly.
00:58:30So, maybe round by the harbour, Molly, where boats are coming in.
00:58:34Where's he gone?
00:58:35Hotel.
00:58:36There it is.
00:58:37Oh, it's right there.
00:58:37Where it is.
00:58:38It's around that headland on the side.
00:58:40Right, so let's get to the headland.
00:58:42Can we follow the water?
00:58:44Yeah.
00:58:44It's a bit, Marco, isn't it?
00:58:46Do you want to go back and draw a map of it?
00:58:47No, I think we'll draw a map and you've lost the race, Mark.
00:58:51I've seen three of these.
00:58:53It is.
00:58:54I was right.
00:58:54You were right.
00:58:55We need to back up the headland.
00:58:57Okay.
00:58:59So, I was right the first time.
00:59:00I know.
00:59:01I need to listen to you.
00:59:02I do need to listen to you.
00:59:04Up there.
00:59:05You see that?
00:59:06Yeah.
00:59:11The other part is pumping.
00:59:13The cats are falling down, love.
00:59:15Oh, hey, hey, hey, Mark, Mark, Mark.
00:59:18It's here.
00:59:19Come around.
00:59:20Last one to read it, bro.
00:59:21You say Bob can do it in ten seconds?
00:59:22Yeah.
00:59:23We can do it in nine.
00:59:24Come on, Mark.
00:59:27Come on, Mark.
00:59:28Molly, come on.
00:59:29Come on.
00:59:31What's your sign?
00:59:32That's what I'm talking about, bro.
00:59:33Oh, my God.
00:59:34Let's get him to sign that book.
00:59:36I hear the police say he's pretty serious.
00:59:45This is scary.
00:59:47Jesus Christ.
00:59:49Everything that we knew about travel going into this just does not apply.
00:59:54We're coming to the middle of nowhere.
00:59:57We could really do the miracle at this point.
00:59:59What do you want me to do?
01:00:00I can't mind you got the bus.
01:00:01I've never traveled with just my dad before.
01:00:03We don't know what we're getting ourselves into.
01:00:06What the?
01:00:08Woo-hoo!
01:00:10Oh, gosh.
01:00:11For Mark and I, this is the chance to be spontaneous again.
01:00:14Give me your vodka.
01:00:16This is what I've been wanting to do this whole time.
01:00:20That is amazing.
01:00:20We've got a checkpoint to get to.
01:00:23Get that kettle on.
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