I've Been Wanting A Face Lift For A Long Time

Previously on I've Been Through The Roadblock On A Horse With No Shame: Everyone raced to Buenos Aires, where a horse dumped Joyce on her fanny repeatedly, and another horse suffered the Wrath of Ray, making it the ugliest rode-hard-and-put-away-wet being on the show, other than Deana herself. (Oh, I didn't want to, but I couldn't not.) The lead teams were so delighted that Rob and Amber missed their flight that they were slightly unprepared for the part where Rob and Amber didn't actually miss their flight. Gloating and grousing ensued. Ray and Deana thought they were a lot better than everyone else, and certainly weren't going to hang with any bottom-feeders just because they've seen nothing but asses in front of them (and not just in the mirror -- har har!) since practically the beginning of the race. Susan and Patrick argued to the point of Un! Comfortable!, and ultimately were Philiminated just in time for group. No, seriously. Seven teams are left. Who will go ?

Credits. I miss Ryan and Chuck. It's an awfully long road without a team that specializes in saying stuff like, "I don't know whuuut." [BOMP.]

Commercials. You know, they really should give you a backrub when they change your oil. That would be awesome. I might change mechanics, though. [Shudder.]

We return to Buenos Aires, which is the "economic and cultural center of Argentina." So put that in your weekly geography test, dummy. We are outside the city at a polo club, momentarily paused during this, a "racearoundtheworld." Phil wonders whether everyone else -- and by "everyone else," we mean "Lynn and Alex" -- will continue to bug out over Rob and Amber's good luck. He also wonders whether Meredith and Gretchen will be able to drag their fannies out of last place in time for the Early Bird Special. (And with that, Miss Alli makes her one allotted "Early Bird Special" joke of the season at the expense of the old people, qualifying her for her big moment at open mic night in the Catskills at the Candlelight Lounge, where the special will be veal Marsala.)

3:00 AM. Rob and Amber rip their clue, which tells them to fly to Johannesburg, South Africa. Phil explains that this is more than 5,000 miles, and when they land, they'll choose a marked car that has a clue inside. They are getting $217 for the leg, for what appears to be no particular reason, although whoever it was who used to be fascinated by palindromes has apparently retired as Race Banker. You'd at least think they could offer me a theme time. Maybe prime numbers? As they leave in a taxi for the airport, Rob says that he and Amber have had the angels on their side throughout the race up to this point, and "without it, [he doesn't] think [they'd] still be around." I hope you enjoyed that, because it was the last gracious thing you'll hear him say for the two hours.

3:38 AM. As Brian and Greg rip open their clue, Brian says, "All righty, I do believe today will be a doozy." I love them. LOVE them. I have never had any problems with anyone who can use the word "doozy" and mean it. They tend to be dorky squares, and I love dorky squares. Brian and Greg read the clue and get all pumped about going to South Africa, not that they're not generally sort of pumped individuals. They point out in a voice-over that they're the only team remaining in the race that isn't a Loooove Team. "So, we're hopefully going to see some self-destruct buttons going off in these relationships," Brian offers. And as Sars told you last week, he? Is a fox. It's Brian, though, not Greg. Greg's the kind of doughy one who's probably equally awesome, but slightly less hot. I apologize for the trouble that remark will cause at family gatherings, where I frankly think this is a family that will buy Greg a shirt that says "DOUGHY" on the back or something. ["I wouldn't kick him out of bed, either. They're both rad." -- Sars] They take off in their cab.

Rob and Amber arrive at the airport and go inside. Rob asks a nice lady about a flight to South Africa, and he learns that Varig has the earliest flight, and it will connect through Sao Paolo. (Which I am careful to spell correctly, as I spelled it incorrectly before, and received copious emails from the Sao Paolo Spelling-Related Defense Fund, understandably enough.) They get tickets to Johannesburg, leaving at 10:55 AM and arriving in Johannesburg the day at 6:55 AM. And their ticket lady lets them carry their bags on. Meaningful And Moderately Ominous Soundtrack: "Ding!"

Brian and Greg stroll into the airport. They get tickets on the same flight. "We're golden," they say.

5:49 AM. Uchenna and Joyce. They are mighty happy about heading for Johannesburg. Uchenna says that they "have a plan to have more faith in [their] instincts." They leave in their taxi, and she's literally jumping up and down over how excited she is. I begin to suspect that they are here just so I can be really sad at their eventual Philimination, because they're that cute.

6:05 AM. Ron and Kelly. They rip the clue and get in a cab. They debate in their "Oh, why do I have to have an opinion? I had an opinion last time" kind of way whether to go to a travel agency, but ultimately, they decide to just head for the airport. Kelly reveals that this is the longest time they've ever spent together, so apparently, they are long-distance also. Or else it means that they just met, which -- hey, I know somebody who's advanced that theory in the past.

6:11 AM. Lynn and Alex. I do briefly love Alex for having a purple do-rag on his head, because not everyone is brave enough for that. "Don't step in the horse poo-ey!" Alex calls out as they run from the mat. So we've got partners caring for each other -- maybe that's something to build on. Lynn tells us that the two of them are having a wonderful and awesome time, but of course, they're here to win. The most vapid comment the show has seen, probably, since the "I look forward to being underestimated" cracks we've seen in the past from self-proclaimed "underdogs."

Uchenna and Joyce and Ron and Kelly get to the airport. They get tickets on the same flight as everyone else, but unfortunately, they get very unlucky and hit a ticket lady who forces them to check their backpacks. Man, that lady handles my issues at the airport every time, I swear. Lynn and Alex arrive, and they do not get the mean ticket lady, so they are able to carry on.

9:20 AM. Ray and Deana. Ray says that they're aware that they have to get up to the front, and that they can't stand being in the back. He has actually already said that a few times, so you may already have been aware.

9:35 AM. Gretchen and Meredith are pretty perky about flying to South Africa as well. They talk as they get into their cab about how much it sucks to always be eating everyone else's dust. And then we are at the airport, and Ray and Deana are getting tickets, and Ray is talking about how much he hopes Gretchen and Meredith get a flat tire. I would make a joke here about wishing harm on the elderly if I weren't secretly afraid this week that I accidentally put a hex on the Pope. It's a really long story. ["Line forms to the left." -- Sars] Anyway, sadly for Ray, Gretchen and Meredith reach the airport safely and get on the flight. Maybe Ray can hope they'll be injured later in the leg. (Cough.) The teams note at the departure gate that they're all bunched up. Rob notes that obviously, he and Amber are not thrilled about the loss of their lead, but it's a what-are-you-gonna-do situation, so. The door of the plane closes. The Amazing Yellow Line follows the teams toward Johannesburg via Sao Paolo. On the plane, Ray is talking to the crew about getting off the flight first. Apparently, he gets them to let him sit in first class, which will get him out the door sooner. It also lets us see Ray and Deana relaxing in a non-combative fashion for one of only a few times in the entire race.

Johannesburg. Ray and Deana, Lynn and Alex...everybody comes off the plane, and the early disadvantage goes to Uchenna and Joyce and Ron and Kelly, who have to go to baggage claim and wait for their checked backpacks to appear.

In their car, Ray and Deana rip the clue and find themselves a Fast Forward. As Phil explains, there are only two on the whole race. And only one team can get the FF, so if more than one team goes for it, the first ones to get it will get it, and everybody else will have to pick up where they left off. Let's face it -- you probably know the drill. Phil does dish up a nice "most advantageous to go for it," so that makes me all kinds of happy, as we know. On this particular Fast Forward, you drive 26 miles to Soweto and go to the top of a cooling tower, where you cross a suspension bridge. Alex and Lynn open the clue , and this is where it is explained that for those not selecting the Fast Forward, the step will be a Detour. In this Detour, the choices are Tunnels and Tribes. In Tunnels, you drive about 50 miles to some underground caves, rappel 45 feet down, and "search the underground labyrinth for a clue." Dramatic! In Tribes, you drive 40 miles to a cultural village and complete a task that involves taking "traditional items" and delivering them to each of five tribal chiefs. Potentially wacky! Lynn and Alex think that Tunnels sounds kind of hard (heh, me too), so they go with Tribes. Elsewhere, Ray is getting directions to Soweto for the Fast Forward. Alex and Lynn almost immediately need directions, and then in their car, Lynn says that he's so happy that Johannesburg is "a real city," because he was afraid that it would be "chickens and camels and whatever." Yeah. He thought the capital of South Africa wouldn't be a "real city," but would be "chickens and camels." Not the most culturally sensitive commentary I've ever heard. It's hard to offend urban planners, nongovernmental organizations, and chickens with one remark.

Ray and Deana start out for the Fast Forward, and Deana almost immediately has difficulty with the gears. Back at the airport, Rob and Amber get into their car and decide to go for the Fast Forward, which is not great thinking. When you know there are some teams out ahead of you (which you could know from counting cars), I don't think it's the right move to go for the FF, because the consequences of not getting it really suck.

Gretchen and Meredith decide that rappelling will be "easy," so they take that one, dragging the imps of irony behind them on little invisible leashes. When Brian and Greg get out to their cars, they take Tunnels, too. And they have a great "du-u-ude, I'm in South Africa!" moment that totally rocks. Back at baggage claim, Uchenna and Joyce and Ron and Kelly are still waiting for their bags. Ouch. Ron and Kelly's come off first, so they scoot, leaving Uchenna and Joyce all alone at the back of the pack. Ron and Kelly go toward Tunnels as Uchenna and Joyce stew.

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The airport. Uchenna and Joyce. They are still waiting for those checked bags, which finally arrive, to their great relief (and mine). They run for a car, and they decide to go for Tunnels. Before they go, they head inside to get a map, and they talk about how excited they are to be in Africa. I'm tempted to yell at them to get out and not bother with the map, but I have absolutely no sense of direction myself, so on the assumption that they may be as inept as I am (not that this is easy), I let it go this time.

Ray and Deana and Rob and Amber are both looking for the cooling towers where the Fast Forward is. Rob says in the car that some other teams may have gone for it, and he and Amber may have "burnt [their] bridge already." Ray tells Deana, elsewhere, about how much guts it takes for them to do this, and she tells him she's afraid they'll miss it and come in last. Rob and Amber are still asking directions, and then they find someone who agrees to lead them. But the first team to find the cooling towers is Ray and Deana, and they get the first number to head up. Ray and Deana are suited up, and then they're raised up the side of the tower. Wow. There's not anything to hang onto, either. I would find that completely terrifying, I have to say, if only because there isn't anything to put your hands on. I don't know if I could actually make my legs do that. At any rate, Ray goes first.

Lynn and Alex pull into a gas station to ask directions to the cultural village. As they head for the village, they review what they're supposed to do, and then we see them pull in and Lynn refer to the first person they see as "so scary." I'm not sure what makes him scary other than the fact that he's dressed in an unfamiliar fashion, but...all right. They take an item. When they get to the first chief, he responds to their offered item by sort of jerking a spear at them momentarily. Wow. "Is that a no?" Lynn asks. HA! Awesome. He does try to read social clues, people. Ultimately, Lynn and Alex find the right place to deliver that clue, and they go off for the one.

Brian and Greg try to find a nice person to ask directions, but when they tap on a woman's window, she apparently has read The Gift of Fear and won't respond. Good on you, lady. You don't make yourself accessible to every stinky stranger just because he asks you. They and Ron and Kelly are both still hunting around for directions, and Uchenna and Joyce are finding it very difficult.

Rob and Amber get to the towers and notice that there's already someone up top doing the walk. Ray is indeed making his way across as Rob and Amber approach. When they get there, they're informed of the fact that somebody is already up there, and that if that team gets it, they'll be screwed. They decide to hang around in the hopes that the other team will bail out of this "very scary" Fast Forward, as Amber puts it. Not a good call, like, at all. It's very unlikely that that will happen. Indeed, Ray is just finishing up the walk, so all that's left is Deana. Ray tells us it's "the scariest thing [he's] ever done." In the spirit of togetherness, I'm sure he's determined to make it just as scary for Deana.

Brian and Greg get directions toward the tunnels. Speaking of which, Ron and Kelly are the first team to get there. Shortly thereafter, Brian and Greg arrive. So now, both of these teams are setting up to spelunk. Kelly gives a sarcastic thumbs-up as she says that her pageant training is really helpful at moments like this. Heh. The boys, meanwhile, talk about how "spelunking" is just a great word all around. I feel the same way about "fluctuate." By the way, have I mentioned my abiding love for them, and how bad I feel about having ever acted like they would make bad imaginary boyfriends? Because I feel really bad.

Rappelling down into the tunnel follows. As it turns out, there are some very narrow passages down there that the teams have to squeeze themselves through. And it's dark. And cave-like.

Up at the Fast Forward, Deana is starting out across the bridge, and Amber and Rob are talking about how they're probably screwed, but they feel like they've kind of committed, so they might as well see if it works out for them. Rob asks her if she thinks there's a decent chance the other team won't do it, and she says she doesn't think so, really. He asks her whether she thinks that they should leave right now, and he tells her she should decide. Up top, Deana takes small steps. At the bottom, Rob presses Amber to make the call about staying or going. "I'm asking you to make the decision," he says. "Can you do that? Just tell me yes or no." She hesitates. We leave Deana half-frozen at the top of the towers. And Amber half-frozen at the bottom. Not a great moment for the women of the lead teams.

Commercials. Is Yes, Dear still on? Really? I swear somebody told me that was cancelled. I think I suffer from a case of learned blindness with regard to that show. Is it on? Is it off? Is it being taped in my living room? I do not see!

Deana continues across the bridge. Ray tells her that she's almost done, and once she finishes, word reaches Rob and Amber that the Fast Forward is gone, so they have to get in the car and head for the Detour. Ray and Deana see that someone is leaving, and they notice that it's Rob and Amber. "They're in trouble," Ray says. Rob and Amber decide to head for the Tribes Detour, because it's closer, allegedly. Ray and Deana, meanwhile, get to skip all tasks and go to the pit stop, which is at an overlook down the street from where Nelson Mandela used to live. They take off, and she continues to struggle with the stick shift. "I have so much more faith in you than you have in yourself," Ray says dismissively. "You could do so much more than you give yourself credit for." That's the kind of warm encouragement that all chicks love, by the way. Try it on your girlfriend! Carry ibuprofen, though, because broken jaws are very painful.

Lynn and Alex finish with another item, and then they miss on one. And then they bring the same guy a different item, and in my favorite moment of this sequence, the guy gives them an angry, serious look, and then he breaks into the rich, Uncola-Man laugh, "Ha-ha-ha," and he accepts it. Best laugh ever, that guy. Pretty stagy, but I still laughed.

Rob and Amber decide to duck into a hospital that they spot and ask for directions. In an interview, Rob grins that they figured they could get a much-needed psychiatric evaluation while they were at it. Heh. When they get into the clinic, a woman recognizes Amber and gives her a big hug. They explain in their interview that as great as it was to meet all these fans, they had trouble conveying that they were sort of in a hurry. They do manage to land directions, and they get on their way. Amber talks about how people sometimes do help them out because they recognize them and feel like they know them. I think she rather underestimates people in a sense, though, because locals have certainly been giving directions to racers since forever, whether they recognize them or not. Furthermore, no other team had people coming in with preconceived notions of what they were like and what their strategy would be, either. Pluses and minuses, I think, but probably more pluses, I agree. It's not a perfect system.

Meredith and Gretchen are getting directions to the cave, and then Meredith seems to be a little baffled by the driving, probably in part because he's driving on the other side of the road, and Gretchen remarks that the rappelling can only be really easy, compared to this suck-ass experience. Oh, I suspect that's not true. Uchenna and Joyce are snagging directions, too.

Caves. Ron and Kelly are still looking for clues, as are Greg and Brian. One of the brothers says to the other, "If you can't handle me stuffin' you in a sleeping bag when you were little, and not lettin' you out..." Wow, they tied each other into sleeping bags? My respect for them grows by the minute. "This is so fun, dude," they add. We also see that Ron and Kelly have missed the fact that the clues are actually inside the cave, and are erroneously looking for them outside, once they've finished crawling through. They realize that they have to head back down, so they do.

Brian and Greg hunt around with their flashlights until they find a clue. It tells them to drive to Soweto, which Phil explains is "transforming into a vibrant city." They'll head to a market there. The boys go, passing Ron and Kelly and generally pointing them toward the clue, in return for which Ron and Kelly generally point the boys toward the exit. Ron and Kelly get their clue. Outside, one of the boys tells the other, "You look like Braveheart, dude." Hee. Oh, boys and the way they can turn anything back into a compliment: "Dude, you totally look like Mel Gibson."

Lynn and Alex finish Tribes and get their clue, directing them to the market in Soweto.

Meredith and Gretchen approach the cave. They get some safety instructions as they get suited up, and Gretchen merrily calls out, "I'll meet you down there!" And then, ominously, "Goodbye, cruel world!" I do wonder, from those remarks, whether she got careless or cocky in the cave. But that's not yet! Let's get there when we do. Uchenna and Joyce are approaching the cave, and they head down as Meredith and Gretchen are at the bottom.

Ray and Deana. Pit stop. Team number one. And they win cars. Gross. It's a good thing there are two cars, I think, because I'm not sure these people are going to be sharing their stuff for very long, in spite of their recent "engagement" announcement. I suspect one of the plugged-in reality-show lawyers is already working on her divorce agreement. In race-related news, Ray congratulates himself for how great he did today. Booooo!

Rob and Amber arrive at Tribes. They miss with the first item, but realize that they need to pay attention to what they see at each village, because that will tip them off as to what to take where. They get the one right. "So we see how we gotta do this, right?" Rob says.

Brothers and Ron and Kelly get directions to the market. Ron and Kelly get there first, and when they do, they bust open the clue and find a Roadblock. Phil explains that in this Roadblock, you find five items in the market for a local orphanage. (Aw!) The clue just asks who wants to shop, so Kelly takes it for her team. The items, for those of you who create Excel spreadsheets for this kind of thing, are a backpack, diapers, a shirt, a blanket, and a toy. Kelly goes out in search of a backpack, and she finds one with what looks like some kind of weird Tweety-Bird thing on it, and she pays two bucks for it. I wonder if that's counterfeit, if it's some other character, or if Tweety-Bird just got out of rehab.

Down in the cave, Meredith and Gretchen are looking for the clue, but having a rough go of it. They spot an arrow that marks the way through the cave. "Oh, my God, we might be getting out!" Gretchen says with relief. Meanwhile, Uchenna notes that the passageway in the cave is so narrow that he's not even sure he can wriggle through. "This is horrible," he says. He's also afraid they might be lost, and is sort of thinking they should have done Tribes. Yeah, I do think Tribes was faster in this particular case. They fooled you by making it seem like the rappel was the reckless in a Reckless/Chicken Detour, and that's always the right call. But here, it seemed like it was just slow.

Speaking of which, here are Rob and Amber, delivering a pipe to one of the chiefs. They get another of their necklaces. They grab a bowl to take to another on of the chiefs. Rob shakes the chief's hand and says, "Have a nice day." Not original, but better than "see you in the funny papers" or something equally him. All done, they turn in their necklaces and receive their clue, sending them to the market. Rob exchanges a pretty endearing low-five with the chief before they head out.

Lynn and Alex run into a gas station for directions to the market. Alex continues to be the diplomat of the group as he graciously thanks the gas station guy. I think it's mostly Lynn I don't like, now that I think of it. Why didn't I come up with that before now?

Brian and Greg, for whom my love grows moment to moment, arrive at the market and note that Ron and Kelly got there ahead of them. "Gosh, we suck," someone notes. (I can tell them apart by appearance now, but I'll be damned if I have any idea, ever, who's talking if I don't see a face.) They open the clue, and Greg takes it. One of my favorite parts of all is where he goes to buy the diapers, and the person asks if he wants small, medium, or large. "Uhh, medium," he says, and then shrugs, which is awesome and hilarious because you can tell that he has no clue how big diapers are or how big children are, but has learned the life lesson that when in doubt, you say "medium." That's how to make sure your steak doesn't stare up at you and also isn't essentially just an excuse to eat charcoal. Greg moves on. "Pick up some deodorant," Brian calls out. "We're running low!" Hee.

Kelly continues shopping. She picks out a blanket, and the guy who's with her, apparently guiding her through the market, takes her to the stop, looking for a toy.

Gretchen and Meredith emerge from the cave and start looking for their clue. Oy. They ask a guy outside, and learn from him that unfortunately, the clue is outside the cave and they will have to go back in. Zoiks. They are not happy. It's like when you get out of a really loud bar and realize you left your jacket. Never a good moment, especially since a lot of time, it's been spit on or "KICK ME" signs have been stuck to it, although that might just be my friends. Inside, Uchenna and Joyce spot the clues and take one. Meredith and Gretchen, meanwhile, resign themselves to heading back into the cave. "Don't be upset," he says to her. "All we can do is go get it now." As they go back down, Uchenna and Joyce are -- yay! -- emerging. They open their clue, which directs them to Soweto. They see Meredith and Gretchen heading down, and realize that they're not in last place at least, because that's going to take a few minutes.

Meredith and Gretchen return to the cave. They work their way down through the cave, and he warns her to watch her footing. And then there is the sound of slipping, and sounds of distress from Gretchen, and Meredith asking if she's all right, and his more panicked call of, "Are you okay, hon?", and her anguished holler. "Oh, honey," he says. And then he yells, "Hey, help us!" Wow, that's a little scary.

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When we return, assistance is heading into the cave to help Gretchen. "Help us, she fell!" Meredith calls. And then you see her -- Gretchen has a cut on her head, and as head cuts do, it's bleeding a lot, to the point where she has blood sort of smeared all over her face. Wow. They're trying to see how badly hurt she is, and she points out that she can see the fingers they're holding up just fine. Heh. "She fell so hard...scared the hell out of me," Meredith says. Aw. And then Gretchen takes time out from having her head wound treated to tell Meredith to go find the clue. Oh, man. Awesome. "Don't worry," she says. "I'm worried," he answers. "I've been wanting a face lift for a long time," she quips. Yeah, it's not brilliant, but under those circumstances, it's damn perky and impressive of her. And then she laughs, more for him than for herself. She asks the first-aid guy whether she'll need stitches, and he tells her she'll need one. A distraught Meredith explains how freaked he is while he looks for the clue. "Did you find it, hon?" she calls out as her head is bandaged. "I'm lookin'," he assures her. Gretchen certainly has some interesting priorities, in that she seems more worried about racing than making sure she isn't having a hemorrhage of some sort.

Kelly finishes shopping, with the help of her Fern. She returns to Ron and turns everything in. They give her the clue, which tells them to load all the items into their car and take them all to the Orlando Children's Home. Phil explains that this is about a five-mile ride to deliver the items, and they'll get their clue from the director of the orphanages. Ron and Kelly take off, as Kelly congratulates herself for her "mad shopping skillz."

Lynn and Alex pull up to the market and note the presence of Brian and Greg. "We can take those bitches," they note. Sigh. Greg buys a blanket with a dog on it, noting that the kids will love it, which is true. Lynn and Alex rip the Roadblock. "Who likes to shop?" Alex says. "You do." And then he pauses. "Will you...promise not to freak out?" Hee. Hey, even Alex worries. I think if Alex can worry, I can worry. At any rate, Lynn promises, and then he takes off in search of a toy. Greg brings back all their items, including what he tells us is a pair of WWF t-shirts. It's like they were scripted for me to find them irresistibly adorable. They get their clue, adding that it tells them they can't run at the Children's Home. Heh. They pile into their car.

Down in the tunnels, Meredith is still hunting for the clue. He finally finds it, and they emerge from the cave as Meredith tells her what a "trouper" (ahem) she is. He tells us that he was blown away by how tough Gretchen was, and that it showed him "what she's made of" when she just was focused on getting the clue, even after she was injured. Indeed, the sight of her emerging from the cave, holding his hand with blood all over the front of her shirt and her head bandaged, will make up for a lot of moments when I found her voice kind of irritating. They finally make it to their car, and in the back seat, she reviews the market clue and notes that she can't go to the market looking like this. Totally. People who have never seen her before and never will are going to believe that she's ill-groomed, and what will she do then?

Rob and Amber arrive at the Roadblock and find Alex standing there waiting for Lynn to get back. "Good luck," Alex says to Amber as she takes the Roadblock and leaves. "Thanks," she says back. And you get the feeling in that moment that these people would probably be capable of getting along with each other if their partners weren't engaged in an endless dick-measuring contest. Which, incidentally, is shifting week to week. (Double-entendre intended.) Lynn buys diapers; Amber looks for diapers.

Ron and Kelly pull up at the Children's Home. And there's a whole gaggle of kids sort of hanging all over a big jungle-gym thing, and they break into an enthusiastic cheer as Ron and Kelly arrive. Man. They go over and shake the kids' hands. Kelly grabs a hug. They head over to talk to the lady who apparently runs the place, and she gratefully takes their stuff, thanks them, and gives them the clue, as Kelly says she wishes they could "stay and play." Aw. The clue tells them to search Soweto for a street where Nelson Mandela used to live, and at the end of the street, there will be an overlook where the pit stop can be found. Phil tells us that the last team "may be eliminated." Of course, it's the first hour of a two-hour episode, so...I don't want to ruin the suspense, but...well, never mind. Anyway, Ron and Kelly leave the Children's Home after grabbing a few more high-fives, and Kelly tells us it's definitely her favorite thing they've done.