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00:17It's mad to think that the mosque is under the water.
00:19I had the exact same thought. I spent too much time with you.
00:25I love it.
00:27After a 4,500-kilometre race through Europe to the south-east of Turquia,
00:33now just four teams remain.
00:37Last leg back in my view, like, elimination, elimination,
00:39so it's nice for her to go forward and not have to worry.
00:42When I just saw it wasn't us last, it was just...
00:44To be honest, it was just pure, really.
00:46That's the thing, even Pooze and Ross, like...
00:48Yeah.
00:48It's just heartbreaking seeing them go...
00:50Yeah, it really does show anything can happen.
00:54Siblings Katie and Harrison are in front for the third time,
00:58but their lead has diminished to under ten hours.
01:01After opening that book and seeing Harrison go first,
01:04their time was a surprise, now they're only half the day ahead.
01:06Maybe they'll take their foot off the gas a little bit.
01:08We've got through the elimination, and now that's out of the way,
01:11our new goal is getting to Mongolia and getting that first place.
01:14I do think we are slowly creeping up on him.
01:17Yeah, yeah.
01:17Now we've got first in our head.
01:18Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:19It's not don't be last, it's be first.
01:21Well, we started fourth, and then we came third.
01:24Now we're second.
01:25So there's only one place to go.
01:26We've got to go to number one spot.
01:28Yeah.
01:28Myself and Mark, we are so lined up ready.
01:31Sorry, guys.
01:32We've got all our ducks in a row.
01:33Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:34We all want to be first, don't we?
01:36Someone will have to displace Katie and Harrison.
01:38What do you mean someone?
01:39Someone.
01:39Us two.
01:40Us two.
01:43As three teams wait to depart.
01:47Right.
01:48Shall we get going?
01:49First to set off, race leaders Katie and Harrison.
01:54This is for you.
01:54Perfect.
01:55Thank you so much.
01:57Shall we see how we're going?
02:00Tbilis.
02:00Yes!
02:01I don't know how to say it.
02:02But it's where I want you to go.
02:03Georgia.
02:03It's Georgia.
02:04I so want you to go there.
02:05Yeah.
02:06I'm so happy.
02:07Thank you very much.
02:07Cheers, thank you.
02:09Oh, it's so good.
02:11New country.
02:12About to be unlocked.
02:17God, there is nothing here.
02:20Yeah.
02:21It's dead.
02:22Yeah.
02:23But at nearly midnight, the progress stalls immediately.
02:28We're not getting out tonight unless you're going to spend ridiculous money on a taxi.
02:33Nope.
02:34We're off to a bad start.
02:36Oh.
02:37Do you have a room for two people for tonight?
02:40Yeah.
02:44Race starts tomorrow.
03:00New day.
03:01New chapter of the race.
03:02Yeah.
03:02Let's hit it.
03:05Not getting out of our party last night means we no longer have a ten hour leave.
03:10But I think as long as we keep them in relative touching distance, I'll be happy enough.
03:13I'm actually well bothered to go in Georgia.
03:15Why did you want to go?
03:16It's just a bit rogue, isn't it?
03:17A 1,700-kilometre journey to Georgia's capital, the fourth checkpoint, Tbilisi.
03:27Meaning warm place.
03:30Legend has it that King Vaktang Gorgasali founded the city after his falcon fell into a hot spring, revealing the
03:40area's natural thermal waters.
03:42Today, those sulphur baths still steam, set against a backdrop of modern, futuristic architecture.
03:53Uh, Shan, Shan Lerfa.
03:55Okay.
03:55Here you go.
03:55Yeah.
03:56Let's have it.
03:59Finally on the road, Katie and Harrison are heading to the closest transport hub, Shan Lerfa.
04:05Shall we have a look at the map and see where we're going and what we've got to do?
04:08We could go all the way to the edge of Turkey and then up.
04:13But nothing's there.
04:14Yeah.
04:14Or we could go straight up from where we are to the coast.
04:19To reach Tbilisi, teams may choose to hug the Black Sea coast.
04:25A popular route for domestic tourists.
04:28But the winding coastal roads could slow progress.
04:31Or they could opt to stay inland, striking a direct route through Turkey's arid heartland.
04:39Rich in Kurdish culture, but with fewer connections.
04:44Both routes converge at the Georgian border as they navigate new terrain towards the capital.
04:52I feel like along the Black Sea you can see a lot more transport routes.
04:57Samsung looks like a pretty big city.
04:59Yeah.
04:59It would be great to do some homestays.
05:01It would be good to actually, like, integrate the local people a bit more.
05:06We haven't spent too much time with the locals so far.
05:10I am looking forward to it.
05:12I'm obviously nervous, you know, it's not a natural thing.
05:15But I do think we'll get most out of it.
05:17I'm really excited.
05:19Homestays scare me.
05:20It's just going to be awkward.
05:22But it's something we need to do in terms of, like, putting me out of my comfort zone.
05:26Yeah.
05:26And maybe, like, I'll enjoy it.
05:29Planning to sample their first homestay of the race, the siblings aim to head north towards the well-connected coast.
05:38Samsung.
05:38Two.
05:39Brilliant.
05:41We booked an overnight bus tonight, travelling the whole length of Turkey in one night.
05:47And then we can get straight to our homestay tomorrow.
05:50But there's nothing we can do until then.
05:53So, yeah, we just have to wait here most of the day.
06:02It's bringing your step today, Mark.
06:04Next to leave Halfeti.
06:06The elimination's out of the way.
06:08The shackles are off.
06:10Hypnotherapist Margot and her brother-in-law, Mark.
06:13We need to get all the way across northeast of Turkey.
06:17The direct route north, up towards the Black Sea coast, is probably going to be better connected and faster.
06:22I do fancy that route.
06:25I think going east is my preferred option.
06:29And I'd like to see a little bit of more rural Turkey heading towards Van.
06:35You know, we used to have two Van cats.
06:37Arnie and Keebs.
06:38Beautiful and cuddly.
06:40They had odd eyes.
06:41Very unique cats.
06:42Seeing that Van is here, I'd like to go see where they came from.
06:49You know, I like the sound of that.
06:51Yeah.
06:51I do like the sound of that.
06:53He's kind of bewitched me with talk of Van.
06:56And I think he's hypnotised me a bit to want to go there.
06:59Because I just went, yes, I'd like to go there.
07:02An adventure.
07:03It's an adventure.
07:04It is an adventure.
07:05Into the unknown.
07:06We've got it in us to catch up with Katie and Harrison.
07:09Whether it's a good move or not in the race, we are heading to Van.
07:13Let's do it.
07:14Let's go.
07:15Mark's feline-friendly plan, make a 660km punt east to Lake Van.
07:21Do you think we can catch Katie and Harrison and do this route at the same time?
07:25I've got a good feeling about it, a really good feeling about it.
07:29Straight to the bus station.
07:31Yeah.
07:31Just 38 minutes behind.
07:33We did really good last leg.
07:35Yeah.
07:36Best friends Joe and Kush.
07:38It's like kind of moving away from not carrying out the budget to start to bump it up again.
07:43So honestly, any work we can get our hands on, we can do.
07:47Yeah.
07:48After spending big to stay in the race, the boys are beginning the leg with nearly 10% less than
07:53their competitors.
07:55Last leg we did everything to not be eliminated and then included a pretty hefty taxi.
07:59No, we've got budget concerns, so we need to make money.
08:03We need to find the city busy, please.
08:05Yeah.
08:05We just need to get on the bus first.
08:09People that are behind us are going to catch up with us, so I expect the boys to appear any
08:13minute.
08:14All concert teams together.
08:15Yeah.
08:16There are the boys.
08:17How are you?
08:18How are you?
08:19Good.
08:20How are you?
08:20You look well rested.
08:21Do you know where you're going now?
08:22Yeah.
08:23Have you got a plan?
08:24Yeah.
08:25We have a plan, yeah.
08:26Are we allowed to know where you're heading to?
08:28I don't know.
08:29I don't know.
08:31We're heading to Vam to see the test.
08:32We're heading to Vam.
08:34They're trying to probably blunt.
08:35How are we going?
08:35They're trying to get information out.
08:37Yeah.
08:38Margot's job is to read people.
08:39They're going to copy our strategy, our planning, so we're going to have to keep more hush.
08:44I think the boys are on fire, though.
08:47They've got something to prove to themselves.
08:49To get first place.
08:50I think they'd love to get first place.
08:52Yeah.
08:52The boys are being very shady about where they're going.
08:56Very, like...
08:57And I think they're going to race as if their life depends upon it.
09:02See you, boys.
09:03We'll see you guys soon.
09:04Take care.
09:04We might have to up our game.
09:06See you, boys.
09:07Good luck.
09:10Can we sit down here?
09:11We can look at the map.
09:11All right.
09:12We'll do.
09:12OK.
09:14Woo-hoo!
09:15Last to depart.
09:16I think the obvious route at the moment is to go up and across northern Turkey.
09:21Andrew and his daughter Molly.
09:23And we could go and see the gods on Mount Nemrut.
09:26But I'd like to kind of meet more people, learn about their culture.
09:29That's what I wanted to do on this trip.
09:32But we had a beautiful time at Mount Olympus.
09:34And maybe the gods have looked on us.
09:36And maybe we need to go and kind of thank the gods for allowing us to get through to the
09:40next stage.
09:41But I don't want to take over here.
09:43Yeah, I know.
09:43All right.
09:44What do you think?
09:47It would be amazing.
09:48I'm telling you.
09:48I love it.
09:49OK.
09:50I'm excited.
09:51I know you're excited.
09:52I know.
09:54A bit annoyed in the route we've taken.
09:57The whole point of this trip is taking in culture, seeing people, but he's so excited.
10:02So I've had to say yes.
10:05Feeling the pull of a summit once again, Andrew plots a course for Mount Nemrut, just three hours drive away,
10:12before heading inland through eastern Turkey.
10:16Molly, I'm thinking eastern Turkey.
10:18Yeah.
10:18It's all very direct, going to Georgia.
10:20So this might actually pay off and get us back in the race.
10:24I'm confident it's going to be a good route to see what we want to see, but also quick enough
10:28routes, because we need to move up the table a bit.
10:30So it's rather than being fort.
10:31If we can get experience and a bit of speed as well, what more could we ask?
10:41Yes.
10:42Where are you from?
10:43England.
10:44England.
10:45England.
10:46Yeah.
10:47Your name?
10:48France.
10:49France.
10:49Also heading east, Joe and Kush have answered an ad in the jobs directory and are on their way to
10:57the city of Marden.
10:59We've got our work sorted, but I think we should start speaking to people about accommodation.
11:04Hello.
11:07How are you?
11:08Do you know any very cheap hotel or hostel in Marden?
11:17You can't stay with him.
11:24In Marden?
11:26Yeah.
11:28Bro.
11:30Bro, so we can stay at his house?
11:32What?
11:33It's the skull's charm.
11:34It's the skull's charm.
11:36Nowhere to stay.
11:37People have gone out of their way to give.
11:38We're not tourists here.
11:40We feel like guests.
11:41We've got free accommodation, so we're making money.
11:43We are going to get fair space.
11:49The only team heading to the coast...
11:52Is this the longest motor transport we've done so far?
11:54Yes.
11:55Katie and Harrison are still waiting for their 14 hour overnight bus.
12:00Before I go on the bus.
12:01I really need to moisturise my elbows.
12:05Wash my face now before I got on there.
12:07Maybe brush my teeth before I got on there.
12:09And then I'm going to put some leggings on so that I can properly relax and get comfortable if it
12:15gets cold as well.
12:16I'm going to plait my hair so it doesn't get knotty.
12:20Yeah.
12:20This is my bag?
12:21Yeah.
12:25Blanket.
12:25Well, you're disgusting, aren't you?
12:27Sorted.
12:27You need to take better care of yourself, you scruff.
12:30Sorted.
12:30No wonder you don't get any women.
12:32You're minga.
12:35Look at this bus.
12:36Looks class.
12:37Looks nice, isn't it?
12:38Yeah, class.
12:40I don't.
12:41I agree better, Eddie.
12:42I've got my eye mask.
12:45I've got my pink hair plugs.
12:47Goodnight.
12:52That's a view.
12:54Godday!
12:56Just 20 kilometres from the Syrian border, Marden's stone houses cling to the hillside,
13:04overlooking the vast Mesopotamian plain.
13:08The boys have arranged to stay with new friend Furat and his family.
13:13Your name?
13:14Baba.
13:15Baba?
13:15Yes.
13:16Joe.
13:17I'm dead.
13:18Dad?
13:19Dead.
13:19Oh, father.
13:21I can't lie, I didn't expect any of this.
13:23Start a conversation on this bus.
13:25Next minute, we're in his house.
13:28Woo!
13:29Oh!
13:30Oh!
13:30It's a big thing inviting strangers to your house.
13:33What's this?
13:34Yogurt.
13:35It's yogurt.
13:36Peanier.
13:37Juice?
13:38Yes.
13:39Egg.
13:40Oh, maybe a little bit.
13:42Ah, good.
13:44Nice.
13:45Don't be shy.
13:47Eat until you're full.
13:48He knows, he knows.
13:52He's been very kind to us.
13:54We've just had dinner with him.
13:55He's let us have a shower.
13:56He's laid these beds out for us.
13:59That does mean a lot.
14:00Free food, accommodation.
14:03We're trying to take every opportunity we can get to save money.
14:14Quarter to six in the morning.
14:16Nice time to be out.
14:18You're alone in your thoughts.
14:20It's sunny, isn't it?
14:21It's like the stairway to heaven.
14:23Well, look at the colour there.
14:24It is fab.
14:25Isn't it?
14:28High in the Taurus Mountains, Andrew and Molly have reached Mount Nemrut.
14:35Look at that.
14:36That is amazing.
14:37Wow.
14:38Beautiful, isn't it?
14:38That's exceptional.
14:40Impressive.
14:43Here, ten metres stone gods stand vigil, built more than 2,000 years ago by King Antiochus I.
14:51Believing himself divine, he demanded a tomb among the gods.
14:56A monument that still gazes out across Comagene, the ancient kingdom he once ruled.
15:03They're cool.
15:05Daddy, look at them.
15:07Where's he going?
15:08That just sums us up.
15:10I'm looking at the human geography and he's looking at the physical geography.
15:13Molly.
15:14You come here, look.
15:15You come here.
15:16You can really see the crater rim as it makes its whole way around.
15:21But that's what created all those lakes, blocked out.
15:25Mm-hmm.
15:26Because it doesn't seem to be any rivers or anything.
15:28But you can see obviously the lakes have all been blocked.
15:30Daddy.
15:32Do you know what?
15:32I do love a hike.
15:34And I do love a pretty sky.
15:36And I'll make the most of it when I'm here, but I also just love a bit of crack.
15:40I do think at the moment we're missing talking to people, chatting to people, dancing with people.
15:47I just, I love meeting people.
15:48Uh-huh.
15:49During this trip, I'd love to kind of see, like, I don't know, a bit of life, yeah, a bit
15:54of party.
15:55Yeah, I know.
15:56But I love, you know, I love getting up in the morning.
15:58A bit of solitude, a bit of quiet time, just to see the sun rising.
16:01This is right up my street.
16:05Look at the clouds.
16:06That is crazy.
16:07The clouds are just stunning.
16:10For me, the race is about proving to Daddy that I am capable.
16:14Yeah, I'm a junior doctor, but Daddy's very much top dog and he'd be the main influencer on the trip.
16:20And, like, there's no pretending that kind of daddy-daughter dynamic.
16:25Like, that doesn't matter.
16:26But I think we do need to break this default of, like, everything Daddy says is 100% perfect and
16:33correct.
16:33And what I say is maybe not fully trustable.
16:37There's the sun now.
16:38Yeah.
16:39Here she comes.
16:40It's beautiful.
16:41I would love for Daddy to get what he wants out of this race, but I would also very much
16:46like him to know that my opinion is also very much there to be respected.
16:52Wow.
16:55That was amazing.
16:57Did you get your fix?
16:59I did.
17:00There's a visitor centre down at the bottom, so we might be able to have a look through that.
17:04I think we need to move on.
17:05There's a notice to have some time around here.
17:08The other door's looking.
17:10We're going to do the other door back.
17:10Now, let's go.
17:11To meet the next door.
17:11I mean, we're not behaviouring.
17:14We are going to trust the inner keep.
17:16Sing while I work like a scout smurf.
17:20Also in south-east Anatolia...
17:23So much dust.
17:25Joe and Kush press ahead with their budget-building mission,
17:29cleaning rooms at a hotel in Marden.
17:31Look at that, lad. That view. That's Syria.
17:35I wouldn't have guessed that.
17:39900 kilometres north-west...
17:42The drive has been pretty stunning, hasn't it?
17:44Very stunning.
17:45On the left, there's the Black Sea.
17:47On the right, there's been, like, these huge green mountains.
17:53Joining the coastal highway, Katie and Harrison are approaching Samson.
17:59So excited. It's a vanilla cake as well.
18:02Check, John.
18:03The other Turkish box.
18:06You and your revolving doors.
18:08I love revolving doors.
18:09I know you do.
18:10Mark and Margot have made it to Van
18:13and are now the team closest to the checkpoint.
18:17Ardahan?
18:18And from Ardahan, I think that would give us a crossing across the border.
18:21Yeah.
18:22£8.45 tomorrow.
18:24£1,400 each.
18:25£2,800.
18:26It's just nice to have this sorted, though, isn't it, Mark?
18:29Yeah.
18:30Cheers. Thank you.
18:31Seeing as we've done it now, we're here.
18:33There's no bus till tomorrow.
18:35Perhaps we could see if there's anything lively happening.
18:45Look at that.
18:47My cat looks similar to that.
18:49It was orange and white.
18:52Native to the shores of Turquia's largest lake,
18:56Van cats are famed for their striking eyes,
18:59their water-resistant fur,
19:01and an unusual love of swimming.
19:05This is a lake van.
19:07That's huge, isn't it?
19:09Not a Turkish van cat in sight.
19:12We haven't seen one, have we?
19:13No.
19:13Oh, is that a cat over there?
19:15That woman's arms.
19:17Yeah, it's a baby, I think.
19:18I thought it was a cat.
19:25In northern Turquia, near the Black Sea...
19:28Merhaba, Harrison.
19:29Merhaba, Esad.
19:30Esad, Harrison.
19:31Katie.
19:32Katie.
19:33He looks like he could pick us up.
19:36I'll do whatever he tells me to do.
19:38Katie and Harrison have reached their homestay
19:41on the outskirts of the city.
19:43Treehouse.
19:45Oh, nice.
19:46Oh, my God.
19:47Oh, this is so cute.
19:49I feel like I'm in a little film
19:50where they go and stay in the cabin.
19:52These get murdered in them,
19:54but I'm hoping it's not those vibes.
20:01This is exactly what I thought we'd be doing, to be honest.
20:05I'm quite happy to be doing it.
20:07The siblings are working as labourers
20:09for cattle farmer Esad.
20:11We've always hopped around the house,
20:13especially when we lived with Mum
20:15and she wasn't as well.
20:18Maybe we did more than other kids.
20:22Yeah.
20:23I'm definitely not scared to get my hands dirty.
20:26If Dad wanted a lucky job helper,
20:29it'd definitely be me over Harrison.
20:33It would be.
20:34Come on now.
20:35You've always been the princess.
20:37I wouldn't say princess.
20:38You have.
20:38I'm just not there.
20:39You hate a smell.
20:40You hate things getting on your fingers.
20:42You hate, like...
20:44Come on now.
20:45That's fine.
20:46I wouldn't say princess.
20:48Oh, she's just broken it.
20:50Do you know what it looks like?
20:51What?
20:52I might just be hungry.
20:53It looks like baklava.
20:56I don't know what it looks like.
20:59I don't know what it looks like.
20:59I don't know what it looks like.
20:59Chicken.
21:00Okay, feed the chicken.
21:01Okay.
21:05Okay.
21:05Esad speaks as much English as I speak Turkish.
21:09Dinlenecek misiniz?
21:10Istirahat.
21:11Chicken is a chicken?
21:13Istirahat?
21:14Evet.
21:15Okay.
21:16Are the chickens asleep?
21:17They asleep.
21:18Dinner will be an interesting one.
21:20I'll just make lots of yummy noises, I reckon.
21:23And just sort of laugh and smile and nod along.
21:25And just try and be as appreciative as I can.
21:32Hello.
21:33How are you?
21:34Mama.
21:35Mama.
21:36How are you?
21:36I'm Katie.
21:37Hello.
21:38How are you?
21:39How are you?
21:40Welcome.
21:40Servet.
21:41Servet.
21:42Merhaba.
21:43Merhaba.
21:44As payment, dinner with Esad and his extended family.
21:49Hey, really good.
21:50It's very, it's very good.
21:51The best food in Turkey.
21:54Yeah, really good.
21:56Yes.
21:56Manchester.
21:57Manchester.
21:59You've been to Manchester?
22:00Birmingham.
22:01Oh, Birmingham.
22:02Manchester, Cambridge.
22:04Cambridge.
22:05Cambridge.
22:05Our mama from Cambridge.
22:08Cambridge, yes.
22:09Our mom from Cambridge.
22:12Right home.
22:13Ah.
22:13A lot of snow.
22:15That is called snow.
22:17That's Inglaterra, snow.
22:20Yes.
22:22Oh, a video.
22:23Oh.
22:26How are you?
22:27Good.
22:28Good, thank you.
22:29Birmingham.
22:31Ah, ha, ha, ha.
22:32It's got a picture of Tesco Express.
22:36Tesco.
22:37Tesco, yeah, Tesco.
22:39I wish you they glesel.
22:43I always sing it.
22:46Yeah.
22:49Oh.
23:14Very good, good, very good.
23:22He's made that hilarious.
23:25I came into this just as apprehensive of you, but like putting a brave face on.
23:30And I absolutely loved every second of it.
23:32I'm beaming.
23:33That was beautiful.
23:35My heart is full.
23:36My heart is warm.
23:37I didn't know that was my favourite moment on the race somehow.
23:41Okay.
23:54Shall we try and find a bar round here?
23:56Yes.
23:57A bit of action.
23:59Some dancing, some music.
24:00Some dancing, yeah.
24:00At least some music to listen to.
24:02Booked on a bus to the border tomorrow.
24:05Some perelytes.
24:06Oh!
24:07Look at that place up there.
24:08A chance for Mark and Margot to sample Van's nightlife.
24:12Oh, this looks like a good choice, Mark.
24:18Oh, my God, it's magical.
24:20And there's some music.
24:21This is fantastic.
24:25What is the music?
24:27What style of music will it be tonight?
24:29Folk music.
24:30Folk music?
24:31Yeah.
24:31Is it Kurdish folk music?
24:32Yeah, Kurdish.
24:33Cheers, Mark.
24:33To a good day.
24:35To a very good day, yes.
24:40Kurdish folk music carries the story of a people, the resilience, identity and history across
24:47the Middle East.
24:51You can say.
24:53Akema.
24:55Akema.
24:56Akema.
24:58Akema.
24:59Akema.
24:59Akema.
25:01Akema.
25:02Yay!
25:04Appreciate it.
25:05Love it.
25:07Fantastic, isn't it?
25:09I love it, too.
25:09What's your name?
25:10Aysha.
25:10Aysha.
25:11Oh, I like this very pretty name.
25:12I'm Margot.
25:13Really?
25:14Nice to meet you.
25:15Nice to meet you.
25:16You're so sweet.
25:18Can I sit a second, yes?
25:20How old are you?
25:22I am 59, like a grandma.
25:25Wow, no.
25:27You're not a grandma.
25:29I'm 19 years old.
25:3019?
25:31Yes.
25:32I like to come with the young people just because it's nice, isn't it?
25:34Yes.
25:35I have two children.
25:36My daughter is 17.
25:3717?
25:38And my son is 20.
25:3920?
25:40Wow.
25:40I have six siblings.
25:42Three girls, three boys.
25:44Wow.
25:45I have four brothers.
25:47Four brothers?
25:47And four sisters.
25:49One more each of you.
25:51Yes.
25:52So it's nine.
25:52You're a really Kurdish family.
25:54We have a Kurdish family.
25:55I have a Kurdish family, yes.
25:57Oh.
26:00And so are you.
26:01You're a beautiful young woman.
26:03Thank you so much.
26:05Tonight we found somewhere really special and it was quite unexpected and I met this gorgeous
26:10group of young women and they're so proud of their culture and it just felt so warm and so vibrant.
26:19Are you lonely, Mark?
26:21No.
26:21I've enjoyed myself.
26:22I've got some new friends.
26:24Hi.
26:24I'm Aisha.
26:25Aisha.
26:26You look so younger.
26:27I told them you're 66.
26:30Wow.
26:30That's amazing.
26:32I really want this to be a trip for Mark.
26:35But I think I might have missed some places on the way that I would have liked to have stopped
26:38and seen and I've realised that it's about balance really.
26:42You love the atmosphere here, don't you?
26:43Absolutely.
26:45Absolutely beautiful.
26:46And you know, I'd like to do some things that I would really, really, really passionately
26:50enjoy that light me up.
26:53I like to meet people.
26:55I like to talk with people.
26:56I like to laugh with people.
26:58And I'm hoping we'll prioritise that in the coming weeks.
27:12We're literally going across half of Turkey.
27:16Speeding along the coastal highway towards Hoppe.
27:20Hello.
27:21Do you speak English?
27:22Yes.
27:23Can we come and stay with you tonight?
27:25Yes.
27:26My house?
27:27Yes, your house.
27:28Yes, OK.
27:29Following the success of their first homestay, the siblings are setting up another.
27:33Perfect.
27:34Thank you very much.
27:36Are you in the center?
27:38Hello.
27:38Do you speak English?
27:40A little.
27:40Can I stay with you tonight?
27:45We need to go to the Ottergar.
27:46Ottergar?
27:47The bus station in Tatvan.
27:48In southeast Turkeya, continuing their journey from Mount Nemrut, Andrew and Molly still
27:55have 550 kilometres to reach Georgia.
27:58We need to go much faster than this.
28:01I know.
28:01I know.
28:02Plan A.
28:03Yeah.
28:03Let's get as close as we can tonight to the border.
28:06Because as soon as they think if you get across the border, he should be able to get a
28:10busted up easy quite quickly.
28:11All right, kid.
28:13Plan.
28:16We should be at Georgia by tonight.
28:18What do you reckon?
28:19Hopefully, yes.
28:19You should be, yes.
28:21Already closing in on the crossing, Mark and Margo.
28:25Snip, snip, snip.
28:26I'm going to cut your map.
28:27No, we're not cutting my map.
28:28I think we should cut the map and just leave the bits that we need.
28:31If the map is badly folded, it's no reflection on you as the person, Mark.
28:36Close behind.
28:37It's so beautiful.
28:38Beautiful.
28:39Fresh off an overnight bus, Joe and Kush have stopped just short of the border in Susus.
28:46Look at this, bro.
28:47Wow.
28:48What's going on in this?
28:49This is...
28:50Oh, this is sick.
28:52What's this for my meal?
28:53It's at grandma's house.
28:54Turkish grandma's house.
28:56Protecting their budget once again, they're staying with Adil and his wife, Beren,
29:01helping to care for their flock of over 100 free-range geese.
29:05We come from...
29:08Liverpool.
29:08Liverpool.
29:09Liverpool football, match.
29:10Football, good.
29:11Yeah, football.
29:11Oh, eh.
29:12Mausala?
29:13Mausala, huh?
29:15Here are the geese.
29:16What?
29:25There's a mini stump here.
29:27No, yeah.
29:30Raised on open pasture, the region's cool climate creates the ideal environment to rear the birds.
29:40Prized across Turkiah for their high nutritional value and succulent texture.
29:45Yeah?
29:47It is quite a change coming to the east side of Turkey.
29:52When I think of Turkey, you think, like, our holiday destination.
29:56Busy people.
29:57Very touristy place.
29:58But I don't think we expected this whole experience.
30:01Like, there was birds that were doing flips.
30:05That's mad.
30:06I wish our pigeons did this.
30:07Like, this isn't the type of thing you just see in Liverpool, you know?
30:11I think this is the geese shit.
30:13Some things in life that have to be done.
30:16Yeah?
30:17Me and Jarry, we're happy as they want it.
30:18But they need us to do.
30:20We came here for work, and in return, a bed.
30:24This pretty much sums up our plan on this leg to save money.
30:29I swear some of these are trying to square up.
30:34I defo could put this on my CV.
30:36I shoveled bird poof.
30:38One of the jobs we've done.
30:39Hotel.
30:41Hospitality.
30:42Waiters.
30:43Geese.
30:44Yeah, my CV's going to be so thick.
30:47We have both finished our educations.
30:50We've got our grades.
30:51And now it's a case of whether we want to work or university,
30:56apprenticeships, anything.
30:57And this is the perfect opportunity to think about the future.
31:01This is sick.
31:02Coming to the middle of nowhere.
31:04Nah, this is heavy, this.
31:06I hope this experience will broaden my vision
31:10and open my eyes, see what I may want to do,
31:14but also discover what I maybe don't want to do.
31:19Joe, which is heavier?
31:21A kilogram of geese shit or a kilogram of chicken shit?
31:24They're both a kilogram.
31:25What do you mean?
31:27Oh, a trick question.
31:29What are you?
31:30We are both going to experience so many different cultures,
31:34different kinds of people, different attitudes to life.
31:37I just clocked it.
31:38We're taking the geese for the walk.
31:40Oh, we actually are taking the geese for a walk.
31:42This race, it's a lifetime of exploring in such a short amount of time.
31:46I think it's going to open up a lot of doors that not many people have the privilege to unlock.
31:54That is adorable.
31:56Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah.
31:59I was supposed to get him back.
32:05This is Hopper.
32:07Fantastic.
32:08At the eastern edge of the Black Sea shoreline, Katie and Harrison have arrived in Hopper,
32:14where they've arranged a homestay at a nearby tea farm.
32:17But first...
32:19How's it going?
32:20How's it going?
32:20They look to book onward transport towards the checkpoint for tomorrow.
32:24Can we leave soon?
32:25Yeah.
32:26With bus?
32:27Yeah.
32:27Tomorrow.
32:28No buses.
32:30Tomorrow.
32:30No, not more bus.
32:32Not?
32:32No bus.
32:33Tomorrow.
32:34No.
32:36Er...
32:40We just have to wait until the day after.
32:42Yeah, yeah.
32:45Can we book not tomorrow, but the morning after?
32:49That's it.
32:54With no choice but to stay in Hopper for two nights,
32:57the risk falling a full day behind in the race.
33:01It's not ideal.
33:02It's rubbish.
33:04It's pretty terrible.
33:06It's okay.
33:07It's not okay.
33:09The transports are not the best in the world for the timings.
33:13So we're just stuck and feel helpless.
33:16And there's nothing we can really do about that.
33:19Maybe other teams are finding it just as hard as well.
33:22Erm...
33:23Or at least that's what I'm telling myself.
33:25Karma, karma.
33:27Karma, karma.
33:28I'm going to throw myself in the Black Sea.
33:34We are going to Tbilisi.
33:36What's the best way to get to Tbilisi?
33:38Cars.
33:39Cars.
33:39How do we get to Cars?
33:41Here.
33:41Yes.
33:42Okay, perfect.
33:44Trailing behind, Andrew and Molly have reached the transport hub of Tatvan.
33:49Were you trying to go to Cars tonight?
33:52No bus.
33:53No bus.
33:53Is there anywhere else around here?
33:56No.
33:57No bus is anywhere tonight?
33:59No.
34:00Nobody seems to run buses at night time.
34:02How can we get to Tbilisi?
34:05Yes.
34:06Yes, it's not...
34:07Can we get a bus?
34:09Can we get a train?
34:10Can we get a bike?
34:11Tomorrow, bus.
34:13Yes.
34:13To Ashram.
34:15When is that bus?
34:168.30.
34:18At 8.30 in the morning.
34:19Yes.
34:20Thank you, Molly.
34:20Take your bike.
34:22We're a bit stuck.
34:23There seems to be no buses tonight.
34:26But there is a bus to Ashram tomorrow morning.
34:30Why is there no buses?
34:31Molly, I can't answer that question, Petal.
34:34If we are in Ashram tomorrow, would we get a bus from Ashram to Tbilisi?
34:40Every hour, you can go into Tbilisi.
34:43Daddy, he's speaking through him.
34:44He's not giving us independent information.
34:55I'm just, I'm a bit frustrated at the minute because daddy is not listening to me at all.
34:59And he's telling me to shush, which is really annoying me.
35:02So, it's okay.
35:05But, at the same time, I'm always dirty myself.
35:09So, I don't know.
35:12So, what do you want to do?
35:13I don't know.
35:14I don't, I don't know.
35:16I'm not really sure what to do.
35:18I actually have no gut instinct.
35:20It's a bit annoying.
35:20I normally have something telling me.
35:22So, I'm kind of thinking a full day behind is what we're looking at if we stay tonight.
35:28It's a choice between budget and getting there.
35:31We could pay $7,000 for a taxi or $2,400, get a hotel here.
35:37I think I'm just tired.
35:39And I really mean that.
35:40I just think I'm a bit tired.
35:41What do we need more at this moment in time, Pat?
35:43A bed.
35:45Okay.
35:48A bit of tension tonight between the two of us.
35:50Daddy just kept telling me to shh.
35:52And I find it really difficult when you are just as good at getting information, but you're
35:58kind of put in the back burner.
35:59So, I was struggling and it got a wee bit tense for a moment.
36:03Stress levels are up.
36:07Oh, jeez.
36:08Why no fella tired of my life?
36:22Good breakfast, man.
36:23We could definitely get to the checkpoint today.
36:25Absolutely.
36:25We could actually be fighting for first.
36:27Mm-hmm.
36:28I do know as we move fast.
36:29True.
36:30I think that we've got a very good chance.
36:34We've got to get straight back into race moments.
36:36We've got to get straight back into the game.
36:37Oh.
36:39Hopefully, we're going to be a couple of hours ahead from the other teams.
36:42Fingers crossed.
36:43We've kept moving.
36:44We've got good transport connections so far.
36:45Touch wood.
36:46Let's go.
36:47We're going to Possoff.
36:48Direct to Tbilis.
36:50Getting the first bus.
36:51The second bus.
36:52And check point.
36:53Boom, boom.
36:55The boys' plan.
36:56Take a minibus to Possoff and cross the border.
37:01Already on Georgian soil, Mark and Margot.
37:08Mark.
37:09Let me in.
37:10But just 200 kilometres shy of the checkpoint, their progress is put on hold.
37:16How are you feeling?
37:17I'm not for you to appear in Muslim head.
37:19No, okay.
37:20You're the priority.
37:21Even if we lose, like, you know, hours.
37:22Yeah, exactly.
37:23No.
37:24There's no point in me sitting in the hotel while ill, is there?
37:27So you going out?
37:27Yeah.
37:28Got to get out and experience this place.
37:31Do you want to take the money with you?
37:32Yes.
37:34I might feel better later, so.
37:36I'll draw these curtains for you.
37:37Let you have a little more rest.
37:39All right.
37:40Take care.
37:43Came here mainly Al-Katsiki for Mark.
37:46But now it's going to be Margot's day.
37:48I am sorry Mark's sick.
37:51Disappointing in race terms.
37:52And I do fear we're going to be training in fourth place.
37:56Not a lot we can do about it.
37:58So I'm not going to get upset about it.
38:00I'm just going to go eat some dumplings and drink some wine.
38:02Because if you can't do anything about it, you've just got to live your best life.
38:06Absolutely gorgeous.
38:07Castle looks amazing.
38:10In a valley surrounded by the Muschietti Mountains, Akatsiki, watching over the city, the 1,100-year-old fortress, its
38:21walls sheltering a mosque, church and a synagogue.
38:25It's the castle called Akatsiki, which means Newcastle.
38:30Newcastle in Georgia.
38:31Look at this.
38:33Mark would just be beyond himself with post-scouted excitement if he was here.
38:40I'm feeling pretty ropey this morning.
38:43I had TT troubles all night.
38:45Tummy trouble.
38:46So I haven't slept at all.
38:47It is frustrating.
38:49I would have loved to get to Tbilisi this evening.
38:52I don't think that's going to happen.
38:54But we wait and see if I can recover.
39:00Oh, that's nice.
39:01I like this one.
39:03I like that one.
39:05I think this is my favourite.
39:07OK.
39:07I'll finish these off.
39:09Yeah.
39:10OK, thank you.
39:12A little Georgian wine tasting we've got going here.
39:15I'm not really sure Mark would be pleased that I'm spending money on wine.
39:18But I hope he'll be OK with this.
39:21He'll be glad that I'm happy anyway, so...
39:24Oh no, now I'm getting guilt.
39:27OK.
39:28He's going to be...
39:30I don't know what he's going to say when I get back.
39:33Amazing.
39:34These are huge.
39:39Homemade cognac.
39:40Cheers.
39:41I could drink a lot more of that.
39:43The truth is out.
39:46Ten pounds.
39:47So that is an absolute steal.
39:50I think I have done fabulously.
39:56Part of coming on the race was like running away from real life and just enjoying myself and just be
40:02me for a change and just go let rip, you know?
40:06I love doing different things and I love doing new things all the time and experiences and excitement.
40:12When I had my children it was like, no you have to kind of, you know, you've got this work
40:16to be done.
40:16It can be joyful work but it's a slog.
40:19I never planned to have the life I had.
40:22I never planned to be a mum and settle into suburban lifestyle and it kind of, it kind of happened.
40:30But, erm, the chance to do this was like to step back into that time of mischief.
40:39In my real life, there's just so many different pulls on my time and responsibilities.
40:45But here, they're gone.
40:58Tea?
40:59It's tea.
41:00OK.
41:01It doesn't look anything like it does in a tea bag.
41:05One hundred and ninety kilometres west, still in Turquia, Katie and Harrison are repaying their bed and board.
41:16By helping farmer Harun with his family business.
41:20Very nice.
41:22Nice, nice.
41:23So, this is all your tea?
41:26Your brother tea?
41:28Brother.
41:28Brother tea.
41:29Brother tea?
41:30Me tea.
41:30Is that tea up there?
41:32Cousin, cousin, cousin, cousin.
41:33Cousin.
41:34Beautiful colour.
41:35Big family.
41:36Everybody, cousin.
41:37And then you sell?
41:40Business?
41:41Yeah.
41:42Money?
41:42OK.
41:44Very good.
41:45Very good.
41:45This is a pretty special landscape.
41:49It's probably the most breathtaking, like, landscape I've ever seen.
41:56Hopa's lush, forested mountains lie within Turquia's prime tea-growing region along the eastern Black Sea coast.
42:06Introduced in 1918 by botanist Alireza Erten, tea has since become central to the local economy.
42:16I've always wanted to see places like this.
42:20I know a lot of my friends have gone to see tea farms.
42:23Have they?
42:23Yeah.
42:24I think I was a bit gutted when I didn't get to go travelling the year after sixth form.
42:31Did you really want to go?
42:33Yeah.
42:35God, yeah.
42:36Well, why didn't you go?
42:38I think Mum was at her worst then.
42:41I just couldn't leave Mum for an extended period of time.
42:46Yeah.
42:46Just wouldn't have wanted to go just in case anything bad happened.
42:50Yeah.
42:51We'd want to be around.
42:52Yeah.
42:54Mum's doing a lot better now, but I think we've cared for Mum for the last ten years on and
42:59off.
43:00It's interesting, like, the phrase, cared for Mum, because doesn't everyone care for their mum?
43:05But maybe we did it a little bit more intensely.
43:08Washing, cooking.
43:10On the really bad days, it would be, like, helping dresser and things like that, really.
43:15I think it was a time of a lot of hospital visits.
43:20Visits, yeah.
43:21Appointments, emergency visits, so, yeah.
43:26Mum became ill, erm, it was after the separation with Dad.
43:31It started with the fibromyalgia.
43:34Yeah.
43:35Chronic fatigue.
43:36Slip disc in her back that last two years.
43:40There is nothing you can do if she's screaming out in pain.
43:43There's nothing you can do apart from holding her hand.
43:46I remember you felt, like, a pressure to push the doctor to keep asking questions about,
43:52but what can we do?
43:53Like, back in 18, 19, I'm not the most confident now.
43:56I definitely wasn't there.
43:58And I just, I just couldn't.
44:01The bit that took a toll on me was just constantly seeing her in pain.
44:08Like, that just broke me, like.
44:12And knowing there's just nothing you can do.
44:14Yeah.
44:14And nothing no-one else can do.
44:16But just sit there and watch her in so much pain.
44:20Probably the emotional side of it took more of a toll on you.
44:24Yeah.
44:25My use was more practical, maybe.
44:29I think I actually took on more, like, emotional responsibility.
44:36Despite me being younger.
44:38Yeah, yeah, cos that was what you were good at.
44:40Yeah.
44:40Or better at than me.
44:48I have a slight feeling of guilt towards how much Katie cared for Mum.
44:55Looking back, what I wanted to do at that point was spend all,
44:58every hour and a day on my Xbox or, or with my mates playing football.
45:03So, I think I would be a little bit selfish in terms of prioritise what I want to do.
45:08But then when you hear about how much Katie took on from that,
45:11then maybe I feel a little bit more guilty in the fact that I didn't take as much
45:14as the emotional weight as Katie did.
45:19I think I would have liked to have talked to Harrison more about the emotional side.
45:28Because I think that took a big toll on me growing up.
45:33And to be able to talk to him about that would have been nice.
45:36Just to be able to share that and not, like, have it by myself.
45:42So maybe that's a good place to start whilst we're racing.
45:47Take a cup of tea.
45:49Yeah, love a cup of tea.
45:54Bus station?
45:55Bus station?
45:56Yes, yes, bus station.
45:58Let's get going.
46:00Fingers crossed we can get on a coach and get to checkpoint tonight.
46:05Think we'll make it, Mark?
46:07Oh, I don't know. I hope we do.
46:09With Mark back on his feet, the in-laws restart their push to the checkpoint.
46:15Ugh.
46:16Looks all closed up, doesn't it?
46:19It's a little easy.
46:206.20 in the morning.
46:22So there's nothing to be easy till tomorrow.
46:25Mm.
46:26So we could go to bed now, get up tomorrow and get that bus.
46:29Or how much would a cab cost?
46:32No idea at all.
46:33But how much would a bed for the night cost?
46:36We'd save it on a bed, wouldn't we?
46:37It would be, yeah.
46:38If it's going to cost us.
46:39It's a balancing act, isn't it?
46:41How much is a taxi to Tbilisi?
46:43200 lari.
46:44200 lari.
46:45How much is that?
46:46A lot.
46:47It's 57 quid.
46:49How long?
46:49Three hours.
46:51Three hours?
46:51Three hours.
46:52Yes, yes.
46:5310 o'clock we get in.
46:56What are we going to do?
46:58It's up to you.
47:00It's budget versus speed.
47:06Hello.
47:06We're trying to go to Tbilisi.
47:09330 kilometres behind and trailing in last place.
47:13Andrew and Molly have made it to Erzurum and are still looking for a bus to the checkpoint.
47:19Go direct to Tbilisi?
47:20If we can.
47:20Direct, yes.
47:21No, first between Hoppe.
47:22Hoppe.
47:23Hoppe to Tbilisi direct.
47:25What time will we arrive?
47:27Five hours later, you are arrived to Hoppe.
47:29Hoppe is five hours away.
47:31Five hours.
47:32And then after the Hoppe...
47:34Seven o'clock at night.
47:35No choice, Molly.
47:37Cheers.
47:38I'm a bit nervous.
47:39I'm a bit nervous.
47:41We originally planned to go through the middle of Turkey, avoiding the coastal route, but
47:46what's actually happened is we've ended up doing the coastal route a bit backwards
47:50and probably a bit arseways.
47:51It's annoying that we've had to go all over the place, but it is what it is.
47:56With no direct bus to Tbilisi, they've booked a 240-kilometre detour via the coastal town
48:03of Hoppe.
48:04I don't know.
48:06I'm not sure if this is a good decision.
48:08What do you think?
48:10I think best to ask.
48:13Hello.
48:14Could you help me?
48:15Is Hoppe the quickest route to Tbilisi?
48:19No.
48:20No.
48:21No.
48:21No, don't go to Hoppe.
48:23Hoppe.
48:23Don't go to Hoppe.
48:25Rize at Tbilisi.
48:26Rize at 9.30 is Tbilisi.
48:28Okay, perfect.
48:29Enjoy.
48:32The bus driver has said, better to get off at Rize.
48:37Yeah.
48:37And then from Rize, there's a straight bus to Tbilisi.
48:41Tonight.
48:42Tonight.
48:42Okay, kid.
48:43Trust you.
48:45Hope and pray, no.
48:48Molly's new plan, make up time by getting off early in Rize and catch an overnight bus direct
48:54to the checkpoint.
48:57Rize?
48:58Rize.
48:59Okay.
48:59Right, come on.
49:01This could be a major risk.
49:03Tbilisi?
49:04Yes.
49:05Tonight.
49:05Tonight.
49:06Tonight.
49:06Two tickets?
49:07Yes.
49:09Thank you, thank you.
49:11Perfect.
49:11Okay.
49:13Yes.
49:14We got off a stop early.
49:16The bus driver on the bus kind of gave us an indication that there was buses.
49:19But you know, it's the language barrier.
49:20You can't trust anything until you actually physically have a ticket.
49:23But I have a ticket that says to please see, so that's not what I care about.
49:27Well done, kid.
49:29Daddy's very much a daddy.
49:31He takes the lead.
49:32But every now and again, I step in.
49:34You ready?
49:35Three, two, one.
49:37Woo!
49:39Yeah, yeah, yeah!
49:39Oh!
49:40As a parent, you realize that time goes very, very quickly.
49:43Whee!
49:46When they go from that age to the age she is at the minute, that time flies.
49:51We won!
49:52Yay!
49:53We're small boys!
49:53There's a point where you have to let them grow up and be who she is going to be in
49:57this
49:58world.
49:58We're getting more fun!
50:00Yay!
50:01It's hard letting Molly take control because, I mean, all daddies want to be needed.
50:05But it is very difficult as a father, so it's a work in progress.
50:09And I am struggling with that.
50:11Big kick!
50:12Oh!
50:12Wow!
50:13But we're making great memories on this trip, so that's what this is all about.
50:17Tbilisi, here we come.
50:22Taxi to Tbilisi.
50:24Tbilisi?
50:24Tbilisi.
50:26Let's go.
50:27What do you think's worth it?
50:28I think it's worth it.
50:30Having caught a minibus to cross into Georgia, Joe and Kush spend their earnings on a 230
50:36kilometre taxi ride straight to Tbilisi.
50:39Go faster.
50:41Hey, here we go.
50:43Here we go.
50:44Yeah.
50:44I think this was a good decision.
50:46Yeah, yeah.
50:46We'll get there today.
50:49And I just think the guarantee is worth it over spending that extra bit of money.
50:54To be fair, we have saved a lot this leg.
50:56Yeah.
50:59Whoa!
50:59To Tbilisi!
51:00Tbilisi!
51:00Here we come.
51:01Yes, we've arrived.
51:03Woo-hoo!
51:03How fast was that, then?
51:04Just ahead, Mark and Margo have also opted for speed over budget.
51:10We're doing what we have to do to get to checkpoint as fast as possible.
51:14Yeah.
51:14This time we had to get a taxi, didn't we?
51:17I think we've lost too much time otherwise.
51:19Yeah.
51:19I don't think we're that far behind everyone, to be honest.
51:21Staying in the game.
51:22Staying in the game.
51:23Staying in the game, Mark!
51:27The vibrant heart of Georgia.
51:30Tbilisi.
51:32Its architecture is diverse as its history.
51:35Onion-domed churches and Soviet tower blocks.
51:39Stand shoulder to shoulder with ultramodern structures.
51:43Built as part of an effort to reinvent the city after the fall of the Soviet Union.
51:49Thank you very much, sick right game on mark
51:56Head down toward the river and find the bridge of peace
52:02Cross the river follow the path upstream all right ready to rock and roll
52:08Excuse me bridge of peace
52:10You don't know thank you quite nice behemoth lifestyle down here
52:15Excuse me bridge of peace. Let me see this layer lamps. Well done mark. It's still on fire. Even if
52:23your bellies on fire, too
52:25Well, I think that's it, you know bet. Yes, the bridge of peace. This is a bridge of peace
52:31Let's go
52:36Love this game up this way we're going down under here. This is gorgeous
52:47I
52:47Take the first crossing over the main road to find the leaning clock top
52:51I mean I can see a tower
52:53But it's a clock tower low kid does look wonky
53:00Do you know the leaning clock tower is
53:02Just up here. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you gentlemen leaning clock tower
53:07Hi there is some of a well, it's basically massive. There's a leading clock tower. Yeah
53:17Traveling the direction of the advancing Google Sioux square the 300 meters to find your checkpoint the carabassal hotel
53:27Google solid square. That's what that's yeah. Yes
53:31Nearly there Mark
53:34I also don't know where we're going. No, me either
53:37Huh, it's dead. I feel like we've done a full circle
53:43So it's back where we started now. We are back where we started
53:49It's got to be somewhere here
53:51Hotel? Which one? Carvasa
53:53Carvasa, hotel, you can go there
53:55This way
53:56This way
53:57Lad, we did a full circle
53:59But if nothing else, it's really interesting parts of the city
54:02It's not only the time for admiring the neighborhood, Mark
54:06Let's go. I want a bed
54:08Carvasa, hotel, it's here, Margot, it's here
54:10Yes!
54:16Here we go
54:18Hello, welcome to the hotel
54:19Hello, good evening, good evening
54:22Please sign in
54:23Okay, thank you
54:24You have successfully reached your fourth checkpoint
54:27Please sign in
54:28Overleaf
54:29Go on what number?
54:30Four
54:31Four
54:31Not by too much, I hope
54:37We're first!
54:40We made it, we did it!
54:42We did it, we did it!
54:43I don't believe that
54:45What the hell, Doctor?
54:48Result, we're delighted
54:49I can't believe it
54:49Yeah
54:50We just cannot believe it
54:51We thought we'd absolutely
54:53Trash this one, didn't we?
54:54Trash this one
54:55Oh, Margot, that's brilliant!
54:57Thank you very much
54:58Cheers
54:58Thank you
54:59Cheers
55:01Hello, we'd like to check in
55:02Wanna do the honors?
55:05Oh, God
55:05Lad
55:07Oh my God
55:08Oh my God
55:09Oh my God, look at your time as well, bro
55:10Yo
55:10Yo!
55:11Oh my days
55:12We just did so well this leg lad
55:13We did so good in terms of money
55:16I'm very proud of it as a colleague
55:17I'm proud
55:25Oh, I hate cobblestones
55:30I know
55:31You see it, no?
55:32I think it's up here
55:37Hello
55:37Hello
55:38Pleased to see you
55:41Hello
55:41Hello, how are you?
55:42Hello, nice to meet you
55:43Nice to meet you
55:44I'm here, Molly
55:46Oh my God
55:47Oh my goodness
55:47Woohoo!
55:48Woohoo!
55:50Jesus
55:50Oh, wow
55:53We were ecstatic
55:54We're third
55:54We're third?
55:55Can't believe we're third
55:56When I used to know after
55:58a leg that we found
55:59Yes
55:59It was between ourselves very difficult
56:02We actually still did
56:03Yes, we did all right
56:04Half decent
56:04So
56:08Holy flip
56:09After all that
56:25hello hello congratulations you successfully reach your fourth checkpoint please sign in
56:30I believe ah yeah we are far behind I'm really happy for them all good for you I'm not from
56:41first to last is really quite the fall from grace we're now the underdogs it's something to chase
56:49after could be a lot worse I personally deem it as unacceptable at the halfway point in the race
56:56to Mongolia Mark and Margo have surged into the lead for the first time while former frontrunners
57:03Katie and Harrison have tumbled to last place seeing those three names ahead of you when we
57:09we've not experienced one or two names ahead of us before is a real kick in the teeth
57:16it's the night
57:17to fashion your seat belts this is what we like adventure very much feels like the unknown now
57:38it's tight now I don't know how you're going to do this boy Batman's on top I gave me your
57:44vodka oh my god you
57:48could get lost very very quickly in this leg oh look at that oh those camels oh my god there's
57:55just camels in
57:55the middle of the river this is going to be cool
58:24this is going to be cool
58:25maybe it's going to be cool
58:26yeah
58:26yeah
58:27yeah