This weeks recap for Peggy:
This Week's Recap: 11/23/08
amazing race 13 dan andrew pit stop moscowWinners: Dallas may have a crush on Starr, but he's still eager to beat her to the finish line -- and this week he finally did it. He and his mom Toni were rewarded with a trip for two to Punta Cana.
Eliminated: Frat boys Dan and Andrew finished last this week after bumbling their way through the Detour, but they were saved by the second non-elimination leg of the Race. Next week they will have to complete an extra task, called a Speed Bump, as a penalty for this week's poor showing.
Detour: This week's Detour was a military task pitting Boots against Borscht. Every team at least took a stab at the Boots option, which required putting on an army uniform and completing a parade march with a squad of Russian soldiers. There was nothing particularly complicated about the march, but Dan, a self-described "Jewish white kid with no rhythm," couldn't seem to fall into step with the others. He and Andrew turned to the Borscht task instead, serving up bowls of beet soup to 75 hungry military men.
Roadblock: This week's Roadblock required some heavy lifting, with one member of each team having to lug 50 sacks of flour, each weighing 55 pounds, from the back of a truck into a bakery. Manly pride was on display as Dallas pushed himself to the limit to out-haul former NFL football player Ken.
Funniest Moment: The ever-bumbling Dan and Andrew were a rich source of amusement this week, starting from the moment they set off with paper hotel slippers on their feet instead of shoes. But our favorite moment was watching Dan march -- or should we say flail? -- to the beat of his own drummer at the Detour.
Savviest Travel Move: It didn't help them much in the end, but Dan and Andrew at least gave themselves a chance at catching up when they decided to hold onto their taxi driver during the Roadblock. That meant they didn't waste time trying to find another one, as Nick and Starr ended up doing. (Of course, Dan and Andrew's cabbie probably wished he hadn't waited for them when they proved unable to pay him his full fare.)
Biggest Blunder: While we understand why Dan and Andrew wouldn't have wanted to run the race in a dinky pair of hotel slippers, spending so much of their money on new shoes proved to be a costly mistake (literally). By not having enough money to pay their last cab fare, they jeopardized their position in the Race and denied a hard-working cab driver his rightful earnings. The term "ugly Americans" comes to mind....
Must-See Sight: Moscow's beautiful Krutitske Podvorye Monastery provided a solemn, peaceful moment on an otherwise rather chaotic Race. We'd love to visit the place for ourselves -- and spend a little more time there than the Racers did.
