全球竞赛第5季 P6 - Race.Across.the.World.S05E06.1080p.HDTV.H264.UMMU.NET

Looks quite like a fairytale here. Very different to Delhi. Tucked away in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh, the Kangra Valley. Home to Dharamshala's cricket stadium, one of the highest in the world. Thousands of acres of tea plantations and the fifth checkpoint. Are you tea drinkers? Melvin loves his tea. I am, mate, yeah. A very tea demanding. After 33 days on the road and almost 10,000 kilometres raced so far. Oh my gosh, that's actually the nicest green tea. Really? Yeah. A chance to take stock. Are you having the same problems that I'm having with my older brother, with your older sister? What problems? Yeah. I'm just trying to figure out what problems we're having. It's more communication. Sometimes I just want things to be clear and communicated. And we're also getting to know each other again in a park for quite a long time. We've had years and years apart. We've missed 40 years of it. I forgot what a sod he can be. And he's forgotten what a little sod I am. Yeah. But now, five legs in, I'm thinking, we're okay, that's working. It's great to hear how they're bonding. It can be done and I feel like we can take that inspiration moving forward. And we're still working on it anyways. Maybe we can't say things yet, but they're coming. They're coming. Three teams have made it to the checkpoint with only nine and a half hours between them. For the first time, Caroline and Tom have taken the lead. Have they done well? She is going for it. We found it really tough actually. But it was all worth it seeing our name at the top. We actually were really surprised to be first. And then the instant worry of how do we stay here? I know exactly what you mean. We've all felt it. I mean, we don't have many legs left, you know. Hopefully Finn and Seanad ain't too far behind. Where do we think they are? Watch up this hill. Left or right? There's too many turning ends. 33 hours behind first place. There's not a lot of people around. He's helping us. Okay, we'll go. Are you coming? The final team check in. I must say, hello. Ready? Please sign in overly. Oh, really far behind. Nothing we can do now. It is our first time being last, which is, yeah, it's not the best feeling. 24 hours behind third. Not nice to look at, is it? First, full leg and injured. Didn't go very well. We've, well, me especially, I've struggled. I can't deal with crowds and noises and all of that stuff very well. And then when things go wrong, I basically just shut down. Thank you. I'm so gutted. I can't help but be disappointed in myself. I don't know, I always feel like what I do isn't good enough and I feel like I need to do more and prove more. I don't know. I don't know why I'm that way. I just want everyone to be proud of me and I struggle to be proud of myself most of the time. Don't want to just be second in the first leg and then that's it. That's the highlight. Miss Marcy, where are they? 5.13am. Good morning. This is for you. Thank you very much. You ready? Mm-hmm. Sassangeer, right? Okay, lovely. Let's go find it. Thank you very much. Thank you. Sassangeer. Oh my golly. It's quite a long way. 1,900 kilometres to the south, on the southern tip of Gujarat, the sixth checkpoint, Sassangeer. The village is the gateway to the Gir National Park. Dry, deciduous forest with large stretches of grassland and the last remaining habitat for the endangered Asiatic lion. It's quite a long way. I'm afraid all I want to do is race, race, race and increase our lead. Obviously, we're first. We want to hold on to it. But my main aim is to experience what India has to offer because we're never going to be here again. I don't want to just race, race, race. Right. To reach the sixth checkpoint, the teams will need to navigate four of India's western states, including the country's largest, Rajasthan. Coined the land of kings after the Rajput and Mughal dynasties who left a legacy of magnificent forts and palaces. Teams could choose a more rural route which weaves through the dry expanse of the great Indian desert. Or they could go via Rajasthan's brightly painted cities, well-connected, to assist their many visiting tourists. I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime going through a desert. It's a completely different landscape. I haven't seen many deserts. It's very rural. Now I'm happy to avoid the major cities and have a calmer way of getting there as quickly as possible. I like the idea. OK. I think we make a very strong team. You're very determined. You're very keen to push on and move forward. Whereas I'm probably a bit more laid-back. I'll teach you to slow down a little bit and appreciate stuff. Can you call us a taxi to the bus station? As we're getting towards the end of the race, the decisions are harder. I'm trusting Thomas, I suppose. Come on, let's go. Now he's experiencing more of life. I just love being with him. I love his enthusiasm. I love his carefree attitude and want a little bit of that for myself to see life more through his eyes. We're going. Tom's gamble. To venture into less-explored territory, heading south through the Thar Desert. We're trying to go to Jodhpur. We need a nice sleeve of us. We'll take that one. 2,800. What time do we arrive? Thomas has been really throwing himself into it today. He's finding out all we need to know. We're going to get Jodhpur there. I know, it's really good. Halfway to the checkpoint. We would be covering the biggest distance now. That's incredible. That's superb. Wow. As Caroline and Tom resume their race. Look at this view. It's not even real. It'd be nice being out here in the mountains. 33 hours behind them, Finn and Seanad remain paused in McLeodgange. When I'm crying, because I definitely will cry again. I know. As much as I probably want to be babied and be like, oh, it's okay. Telling me to just get a grip. Oh, that's a bit harsh. I can't really do that. I do need to wise up. I'm a big girl. I think it'd be nice if we can now both work together. It's fine for her to get overwhelmed, but maybe if she can kind of push through it and make decisions with me, I think we'll get a lot further. There's been a lot of emotions in India, I think, but we are still here, and I think we are getting better. If you told me last year, in one year you'll be every day not knowing where we're actually going to sleep tonight, that's something I would have thought I would struggle with, but I actually really am enjoying that. You're learning new things about yourself with this. It's going to be a challenge to catch up, but it's not impossible. I think we can do it, and I think we will do it. We've learnt anything can happen. Oh, my ----. Oh. Are they even real? Can I try feed it? Oh, was that far? Manic, innit? Yeah. It's manic. Second to depart, Brian and Melvin have made it to Amritsar in Punjab. I do like the idea of going through the desert, if I'm honest. It's something I've always fancied. I think we'll be in the middle of nowhere, but as a crow flyer, that's pretty straightforward. I think it'll be great. We would like to get to Jodhpur tonight. It's better for you in the 8pm. Okay. At 15 and a pop also. Okay. I guess there's a long way, Brian. With their first connection south towards the great Indian desert booked, there's time for the brothers to explore. How beautiful is that? It's lovely, isn't it? Founded in 1577 by the fourth Sikh guru, Ram Dass, Amritsar is the holiest city in Sikhism. Its most sacred shrine, the Golden Temple. Got to wear a headscarf. There you are. Should do it. Just look like a... Twat. Yeah. Oh, but it's quite an impressive building, isn't it? Following the tradition of selfless service known as Seva, the temple provides 100,000 free meals a day, giving Amritsar the accolade the city where no one goes hungry. I'm desperately in need of the loo, Mel. I've got stomach cramps. If I can find a sit-down toilet, and then my stomach might go down. It's in spasms at the moment. Okay, let's go then. Alright? Yeah. There is a part of me saying I don't go on a bus today, Brian. Stay in a hotel overnight. If we do that, we're going to be 24 hours behind everybody else. We can't afford to do it. We'll battle on. We'll be bottom of the pile if we miss, if I miss this bus. We've just come from the mountains, and here it's so flat already. Yeah, we're going so fast. Leaving the checkpoint four hours after Brian and Melvin, Elizabeth and Laetitia are also arriving in Amritsar. Careful, don't do that. No, it's better. After two back-to-back buses, they're searching for their third connection to drive them south to the pilgrimage town of Pushkar. Hello, we have a bus ticket. That's me. Okay. Is this it? Mostly. Is there anything to ask? We should go and say hi. So, should I make him jump? No. No, no, no, wait, wait. There's the girls. Hey, guys. You all right? Somebody else? We've had the day here. Are you going to the temple? Yeah. It's a beautiful place, but I ain't feeling very well, so... Oh, even me. Oh, jelly belly. They're going into the desert then, I presume. Oh, no, no, no, not desert. We're going to Jodhpur. Oh, Jodhpur. It's a competition. We've just done... Oh, is that it? Right, we've got to go. Right. Okay, good luck. Good luck, guys. I wasn't even expecting to see anybody. We've closed the gap. Kind of. It's good seeing someone ahead, rather than someone behind. They're very smart, the girls are. They're smart cookies. We're in competition mode. We need to lie, cheat and steal. Well, not steal, but lie and cheat. Thank you. I don't think we've done anything wrong on the leg so far. We managed to book a bus out tonight. I don't think we could have done anything else. Brian and Melvin are living the Luxury Life. The exclusively luxurious life. Oh, look at ours. Look, it's got tape on the front. Oh, gosh. Right? Yeah. Okay. Wait to the girls, Brian. Yeah, she's waving. Being ill in India is not fun. But Tom and Caroline have overtaken us, so we need to try and catch up and get first. I would say I'm very ambitious. I want to succeed. I agree, we've both had that ability to... to push ourselves, haven't we? Yeah. I don't think I've ever given up on anything I've ever tried. No, we don't give up. It's probably the most important leg for us. A lot of catching up to do, so... Yeah. The last team to depart the checkpoint, Finn and Seanad, needing to close the 33-hour gap on the race leaders. Should I tell you what I'm thinking? Yeah. Quickest route. It's an in-and-out job. We get to the places we need to go, short stops, and go again. All the other teams know we're so far behind. But hopefully, their luck runs out now, and ours kicks in. Well, I think we need to go to places that are very well-connected. I know it's through big cities, and I'm not going to like that, but it's probably better to stick on these well-travelled routes. The couple's plan, back-to-back transport along the tourist trail. We want to find maybe like an overnight transport that'll get us as far as we can today. That'll be the best-case scenario. Bus service. Do buses go from Chandigarh to Jaipur? Yes. What is the furthest we can get tonight towards Jaipur? Is there a bus tonight? Every year. We book? Thank you very much. We're moving, which is a very good start. We have onwards, transport out. We are going. I think we'll catch her. 850 kilometres south, Jodhpur. Called the Blue City for its houses decorated by the priestly Brahmin caste to distinguish their social superiority. On its outskirts, Salavas village, where Carline and Tom have arrived. Namaste. Oh, wow. Oh, thank you. They will work and stay with the Prajapats and their cooperative of 48 families. This is so cool. Do you guys live here? It's our home. We are 21 members in a house. 21 members? You will meet all of them. This is my father's turban, 10 metres long. And why do you wear a turban? My father is the boss of the house. This is very much a working village. I'm very nervous to try and not break one because I can imagine they're very brittle. You need to be very careful. This whole village is like an arty village and all the families help to make everything. Like, this is a pottery family, so they're making water jugs. And then you've got other, like, carpenter families. And it's just a really nice community of everyone who works together and helps each other out. Being a labourer on a building site, so that means you are actually a hard worker. I prefer being outside and working, like, with my hands rather than in an office or... Yeah, that's true. Probably similar to everyone in this village. We are connected with the nature. More interesting. And it's good for the health as well. Yes, yeah, yeah. Because our body is moving. For me, it comes in my job. That's what I'm looking to find, hopefully, one day. For generations, Mr Prajapath's family have specialised in crafting dharis, traditional cotton rugs. Once supplying the palaces of Maharajas, today, their traditional manufacturing method prevails. Oh, my golly, Thomas. Wow! Gorgeous. Sit. This one. This one and this one. There. Oh, God, you can't even get one strand wrong, can you? We'll take that. We'll take that. It looks so difficult. Can I do left? Oh, oh. I don't know if I can do that. I struggle with my right hand. In this work, you need to be both-handed. You must use this hand. Oh, I was born with cerebral palsy. That's fine. I'd love to try and use the right. I'll just do a bad job. I don't want to mess it up. And it's a nice carpet. I mean, if you are doing well in that hand, then it's fine. Am I doing well? Say an idea. He's doing so-so. So-so. He's a very strict teacher, eh? That's good. He has to be. That's genuinely the first time that I've openly said that I've got cerebral palsy. And his reaction was so anticlimactic in such a good way. He was just like, oh, OK. And it turned out that it didn't really matter. You're getting the hang of it. I think so. He's a really good teacher. I guess it's the start of breaking down a barrier in my own head. And it's nice to see that finally happening. No, I'm really enjoying it. Yes, that's important. It's great. I'm loving it. It was quite a revelation. He actually came out and said to a total stranger, I've got cerebral palsy. I'm really proud of him. How long does it take to know exactly how to do this? Three to four years. Thomas seems to have rediscovered a driving force. He seems to be more mature. How lovely that he is finding his feet. It's just lovely to be around him at the moment. You are doing a good job. I might get into a car, but making it home. Just 19 kilometers north. Feeling any better? Brian and Melvin are closing in on the blue city. Still a bit of stomach ache. I'm more concerned with getting on to the next part of the journey. Landscape's changed to green fields, trees. It is flat. A bit like Lincolnshire in the sun. 190 kilometers to the east. This cow's on a mission. Look at all the colors. It's quite colorful here too. Elizabeth and Latesha have stopped off in Pushkar, one of India's oldest towns. Tomorrow, we want to go to Jodhpur. Private taxi like 4,500. 4,500. Can we do like 3,500? No, because this is 440 kilometers. 3,800 and we can shake hands. Lovely. You're bargaining more than Indians. OK, bye-bye. Securing a direct transfer tomorrow. Look at that lake. And we also just see the mountains at the back too. Yeah. Provides them with an opportunity to explore Pushkar's sacred lake. I think we might have to take our shoes off here. Gosh, I haven't even painted my toenails. It is said it was formed by Lord Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. During a battle, petals from a lotus flower fell from his hand and as they touched the ground, holy water rose up. Every day, religious ceremonies are held on the banks of the lake, including puja rituals. A chance to honor family and loved ones by making offerings to deities and ancestors. Put your hand here. Om. Namo. Siwa God. Grandfather puja. Grandmother puja. Grandfamily puja. What name? Leticia. My mother. My father. My sister. My brother. It was nice to share a little spiritual moment. It gave me time to reflect about my family. I do. Happiness. Charity. Health. My sister, she tries to talk about emotions, which is not my specialty. I don't like it at all. A lot of things are unsaid, on my part anyway. Namaste. Hare Krishna. How did you find this ceremony? It definitely made me reflect on family, I feel. And I'm actually very grateful. I think we were always kind of there for each other. Yeah, I feel like now, but I feel like there was a moment where support wasn't present really, when we lost the family house. I just remember being in a car, driving somewhere, seeing if we can stay there. We just had either one or two bags. I had to part with a lot of stuff. Yeah, I remember feeling so bad, how sudden the move was for you. I had some kind of inkling, there was something going on. I didn't think it was going to be losing the house. But in 2008, with the whole economic crisis, my dad went out of work, in construction. In 2012, we had to pack our things, and see where we were going to go, basically. I just felt ashamed about it and embarrassed. Yeah, I think that's what I feel bad about. I kind of ran away. I didn't experience the hardest times that you guys felt. They went to temporary accommodation. I was already over 18, so they weren't going to house me. So I went to Italy. I was only like 14, so I felt like I was just going through it by myself, really. I definitely needed someone to talk to. For me, it felt like he just suddenly left. It was hard for me to hear, I didn't really have anybody to talk to. My reaction to hearing that is guilt. But I kind of just tried to do, like, what I could at that time. Was that your decision to leave? Well, I felt like there was no space for me anymore. My space in England wasn't there anymore. And yeah, I didn't really know how you felt anyway. You know, feeling like you didn't have a place when you came back. This is probably the most I've actually... My insides, I'm trying. I feel so good talking about this. So good. I've opened up emotionally today, I think more than ever. Some weight has been lifted off my shoulders, and I do feel a lot lighter. I do feel, you know... I'm glad we are talking about it. And it's overdue, really, you know. We are getting past the hard bit. I feel like it'll be one of many conversations we'll probably have, you know? As three teams continue to head south through Rajasthan... Let's get on our way. Oh! ..Caroline and Tom are the first to cross into Gujarat. I think I've worked out my single favourite thing to do in India. What's that? Waving. And it's just a wave of people. Making a connection in Ahmedabad. We've seen an experience, possibly with some work as well, at a desert lodge. Neither of us have ever been to a proper desert. Oh, it's like New York. What? He just got out and had a little prayer and then got back in and we're now back on our way. I mean, you've got to respect it. Yeah, I do, but I've never seen it. Yeah, yeah, it's amazing. I like that. And 650km behind... I think today's aim is to get to Udaipur by bus or train. Whatever's faster. Finn and Shaunid have reached Rajasthan's capital, the pink city of Jaipur. We need to get to Udaipur. And are on the hunt for another long-distance bus to propel them forward. Double sleeper? Yeah. Cheapest one. When does it arrive? 5.30pm. Two tickets, yeah? 1800 to double sleeper. 1800, perfect. We've literally arrived and we're leaving. That one she'd like. I hope she'll like it. Little free bus cake date. Oh, my gosh, cake. Thanks. I've been cake-deprived. I love cake for breakfast. Have you nearly scuffed it all down already? You OK? Wow, this cake's work. This is a magic cake, honestly, it is, isn't it? What's got... Are you OK? There's been many points where I've thought I could not handle India. It is already a big thing for me to just even still be here. I think if we were able to catch up with three more teams now, it'd be surprising for a lot of people. Whilst the young couple refuel... Yum. ..two teams have made it to the largest desert in India. The Thar. It's one of the biggest, isn't it? Absolutely ideal. I mean, the view now is absolutely beautiful. It's just beautiful. Whoa! Stretching for 200,000 square kilometres across the subcontinent... Hello. Thomas, this is amazing. ..it's a haven for biodiversity, including 141 species of bird and human settlements dating back tens of thousands of years. Today, with over 16 million inhabitants, it's the most densely populated desert in the world. I can see one, yeah. Yeah, I've got them there. Oh, I've got them. Yeah, I've got them. Amazing place. They're gorgeous animals. Oh, Thomas, that is lovely, actually, to see that in that setting. So silent. Within the desert, a salt marsh known as the Little Ran of Kutch, home to the critically endangered Indian wild ass. How many do they think are left? About 3,000 animals. Is that so? Yeah. But you will not see this animal anywhere in the world. They can go over 70 kilometres an hour. Oh, my God! They're extremely fast, much faster than a horse. Yes! A special moment, magical. I think they're just truly, truly wild. And here we are in their life, and it's just beautiful. Oh! Hello. Thank you. Aren't you beautiful? It's an amazing sight, isn't it? Hello. 430 kilometres north of them, in the desert village of Rajpora. Well, you don't get it any fresher than that, mate, do you? Brian and Melvin are on hand at a camel dairy farm. Oh, that's lovely! Pull, squeeze, pull, squeeze, yeah? Pull, squeeze. Squeeze, pull? No, pull, squeeze, I think. I think you're getting me, Mel. I'm not. I'm getting some in the pond. I'm not doing it as well as the other gentlemen, but we're getting some. The region is home to a community of raikas, nomadic herders who have been shepherding camels for centuries, a duty believed to have been assigned to them by the Hindu god Lord Shiva. I'll show you how to do it properly. Go on, then. Not as easy as it looks, is it? Ah, it's easy. Look at this. Come on, come on. There you go. Look, this is technique. I got twice as much as you did. Well, I don't think you did. That's a big turn. Thank you, my friend. That's good. Thank you. These camel herders, they are hard to keep up with. Some of them are probably older than us. They do look well-weathered. They're very fit. It's a very simplistic life, isn't it? However, they all have mobile phones. I noticed that. We need to catch them up now. I know. We're coming, coming. With a flock of 150 camels, each with unique footprints, the raikas can recognise their own animals from just the marks left in the sand. Yeah, brother. Come on. Do you find they listen to you, Bri? Well, they're moving, aren't they? Come on, then. I've been poorly, and doing the race when you're ill is even tougher. You have to keep on going. Come on. This adventure, it's been the most uncomfortable adventure of my life, but it has been the most rewarding in that I'm still here and I'm still talking about it, because many a times I want to give up and go home, but I haven't. Right, guys, are we moving? Come on! Come on! WHISTLE BLOWS Come on, girls! When we were kids, we did promise ourselves an adventure, and it's probably happened a little bit later than we anticipated. But just because you're a little bit older, it doesn't mean you can't do these sort of things. I'm on statins. I take something from a prostate. But it's what it is, isn't it? I'm still here. Look what I've got to enjoy. Yo! Click, click, click, click, click! Go for it, guys! It'll be a lot easier to sit on one. Growing older does worry me. When I look in the mirror and I look at myself, I don't actually recognise me. I still think I'm 14, 15, 16. I still think I've got a full head of hair. There you go. Right, that's how you do it. Don't leave none behind. Good job. I think there might be the odd one or two adventures that Melv and I will do again. You know, I'm actually thinking that I'd want to share a nursing home with my brother. It'd probably cause a bit of mayhem. Yeah, we'd probably do silly things because we could get away with it. We're going that way. That way. OK, great. Thank you very much. See you later. Thank you. Thank you. Bye, camels! Journey starts all over again. It does. We know that other teams are pretty close to us. Melvyn and I aren't runners, so we need to try and maintain touching distance of everyone. As Brian and Melvyn resume their journey... Racing across the world. ..150km from the brothers, Elizabeth and Letitia are continuing their march south. Started in China. I definitely feel like there's a change, there's like a shift and I feel like we're very much more open and it's just easier just travelling, actually, together. We've come a long way. I'm loving it. Having left Jaipur... I want a shower, brush my teeth. ..Finn and Seanad are making swift progress by taking the third long-distance bus in two days. Aiming for Udaipur, the White City. I'm feeling absolutely disgusting. I feel so filthy. I changed my underwear. Be honest. Yesterday, before the bus. Three days ago. The whole outfit, I'm wearing it for three days. Yeah. Not my underwear. Oh, that's gross. I don't think we could have done it any quicker. Two 10-hour buses in 24 hours. We've just been go, go, go. I think we're very tired. We've seen our homestay, it's on the way. Got to work for a reduced rate at the ranch. Ready, then, to restart tomorrow and do the final push towards checkpoint. Still in the little ran of Kutch... I'm going to take my feet off. Oh, nice. Caroline and Tom. It's absolutely just like another planet. Once part of the Arabian Sea, until it became isolated following a series of earthquakes, it is now one of the largest salt deserts in the world. Every year, it floods with the monsoon before drying out to leave an expanse of salty, cracked earth. There is families who are producing salt here. OK. In return for discounted accommodation, Caroline and Tom are kept busy. The whole pan needs to be done. What? Yes. So could you not have a machine that does it? Machinery kills labour. People need jobs. The local Agharia people use a process of compressing the ground to minimise water and release the salt. They say you do it very well. Can he give 100 kilos of salt to your son and keep you, please? That's the second marriage proposal I've had since I've been out here. It has a therapeutic quality about it. I'm just in my own little world here, yet in the most enormous expanse, and it just brings you back to how unimportant we really are. Nature will win every time. I'm feeling conflicted because, on one hand, I'm worried that we're taking a long time to get to the checkpoints, and on the other hand, I'm really enjoying what rural India is showing us. I'm slowly falling in love with it. It's just as important that you enjoy the journey as much as you enjoy the destination. I'm enjoying the experiences enormously, and I'm allowing myself to enjoy them more than I thought I would. I think I'm being quite different from the person I am at home, more emotional, generally a lot happier, easy-going, which isn't like me at all. Does it make you question your competitive side? In an answer, no. I'm afraid my competitive side is still at the fore, so I actually want to combine the two. I would have thought by this point you were probably pulling your own hair out. Wanting to race? Yeah, yeah. I would be a really selfish person to not want to do this with you. Yes, yeah, of course. Because these are just the most special memories we're making. But then equally I'd be selfish to try and take away your competitive side because that's what makes you tick. Hey, we're finding a balance. Thomas, don't fall over. I'll start slow first. Five kilometres outside of Udaipur. It's hard work. Finn and Sean-Ed are working at Krishna Ranch as make-way towards last night's accommodation. Steal some, quick. Take some. Quick. Oh, ----. These are the times where I'm like, wow, I'm really, really grateful for being in India, really. Although we have just prioritised speed, I'm finding this leg very, very enjoyable. I'm absolutely loving it. Just an absolutely beautiful place. I genuinely would not want to be anywhere else right now. There's chipmunks, there's horses, there's cows, there's chickens just running around, there's birds. Where's the food? Come on then, head in. Good girl. Please be good. Shit, you're strong. Shit. It's been very important for me to have Finn with me in India because he manages to keep things a bit more positive and keep the boat floating, really. He's the most resilient person I know. I don't think he understands, like, how much he has actually gone through. Hello. There are bits in India where I do find it hard, but I think Krishna finds it hard. I just try and stay positive and I do definitely think I'm a little bit more resilient. I think just growing up for me, I've realised, like, I mean, life isn't perfect and things happen. When I was 11, I would think I was on the sofa. I just wasn't really moving. My mum was like, oh, OK, something's wrong. She just thought, right, I'm taking you to the doctors. And it's good that she did. Very good that she did. I was top one diabetes. It was a week in intensive care, then it was a week in just children's wards. Quite a lot for 11, I think. Being diabetic, there's a lot of complications that can come with it. You know, with your eyes. I think my eyes are already going a little bit. Obviously, only being 18, it's not something you really want to think about, I don't think. But it's something you've got to think about. About two years after, I had a tumour in my head. I had surgery then, in my head, because they found out what it was. But that was horrific. I've been rushed up to a bigger hospital. This is not good. Obviously, you think you're going to die. I'm fine now. This is the cutest little horse ever. Now, I don't take anything for granted. This race is hard, but I'm just trying to enjoy it, really. And so far, I am, because it is something I look back to and think I'm so proud that I did that. Which I am. And someone else agrees. Goodbye. Bye-bye. Thank you. This is your ticket to Rajkot. I've had such a good time. Not only that, but we've also sorted our onwards travel. 3,500. You can count it as well. Our bus is booked for 10 o'clock. Thank you. Thank you. Bye-bye. We've got to sleep. Hopefully, we'll just sleep all night, wake up and be in Rajkot. That's the plan. As Finn and Seanhead get back on the road, two teams are gaining ground. It's really important that we try and get there today, because I picked the third. Looking on the map, it is another 300 kilometres. Making a beeline for the checkpoint. I'm glad we're finally on our way to the checkpoint, because I felt like it was a long time coming. This is where, you know, we need to be. Go, go, go. This is our longest journey. How long is it? 15 to 16 hours. At their homestay in the rural village of Zainabad... How far away is Sasangeh from here? 300 kilometres, I think. ..Caroline and Tom weigh up their next move. Where's the closest place that we could get to tonight? Junagadh. Let's just get a taxi there now. If you can help us, that would be great. Yeah, this is India. Anything can happen. Absolutely anything. I am a little bit concerned that our position might have dropped. We've idled for quite a few hours, and just thinking at the back of my mind, we're standing still, and I think the other teams might be moving on and overtaking us. I do actually still need to race. Vehicle arrives in 10, 15 minutes, and it is about 7,200 rupees. Obviously a bit expensive for us, but... Is there a bus available? There is one directly to Junagadh. Do you know what time it gets in? Six, seven hours. You don't know roughly how much the bus is? Maximum 150 rupees. Oh, we're such a diner. It's up to you. What do you want to do? We have both options available. Back at you. I've told you, I'd rather get a taxi, I think. But I need your opinion. So I don't mind? That's not good enough, I'm sorry. You need to be able to make a decision. We do have the budget. Well, go with it then. If that's what you want, let's go with that. Okay. Thank you. It's all just about saving time, but when I asked Mum, she puts all the pressure on me. Mum's saying she's feeling all liberated. She needs to be able to make a decision, because that's part of racing. It's a lot of money to spend, but it might well be worth it. But I really don't want to take responsibility, and I will try my hardest not to say, I told you so, if it all goes wrong. It's here. Thank you so much. One day, we'll go to Wetherspoons together. Oh, I love it. Thank you. Ready? Yeah. All four teams have made it to Gujarat. Platform 10. Sassinghe. As Brian and Melvin take a 5 a.m. bus for the final 40 kilometres to checkpoint... There's nobody else on the bus from the race, so it could be good news. The adrenaline's building, isn't it? How much? 2,500. We need to... Ooh! We're in a race. We need to... Vamos! Caroline and Tom opt for another private taxi. This car? Lovely. Thank you. Having arrived overnight from Jodhpur... One way. From here, Sassinghe, and stop. 4,500. Yeah, yeah. ..Elizabeth and Laetitia secure their final transfer. How much would it be to get to Sassinghe? 5,000. Thank you very much. Thank you. Whilst Finn and Seanad continue to keep their pace... Very expensive. A little extortionate, but... Very expensive. But we need to save as much time as we can. My head's on the roof. Off to Sassinghe. I'd be pretty gutted to find out that we haven't gamed any time. If we haven't, it's probably game over. My heart's going, like, boom-boom, boom-boom, boom-boom. This is when the nerve starts kicking. I still can't help feeling we've dropped a couple of places. We go fast, fast, fast. Yeah. I'm going to be in the one lying. Lying? SHE GASPS I am hoping we're not going to be running alongside a lion. That'll make us run today, boy, that's for sure. Sitting on the boundary to Geir National Park, the village is home to the Maldari and Sidi communities, who live side by side with free-roaming lions, crocodiles and hyenas. Oh, wow. This could be actually pretty bloody cool. Thank you. Well done. My friend, thank you so much. Thank you. Here we go. Find the main road and travel one kilometre by foot. Or by chackadoo. Shackadoo? Chickadoo. To the Pyran River Bridge. We have to find the main road. It's either that way or that way. We can either go left, main road, left, left. Left or right? Keep looking, Thomas. Oh, gosh. Oh, there's the main road. The main road there. Let's go straight. What's it called? A chackadoo. Chackadoo? This might be a shackadoo, whatever it's called. Must be another name for a rickshaw. Is this a chackadoo? Are you a chackadoo? Okay, okay, yes. Is this this? Do you want to give it a go? It's going to be quicker than walking. Oh, I thought tuk-tuks weren't very secure, but this is something else. Pyran River Bridge. How much? Fifty, this is. Ah, good. Forty? We're in a race, get on. Thank you, forty. I guess so. Just climb in. Take the bag off first. I can't. Now we know what a chackadoo is, don't we? It's a cross between a Harley Davidson and a track. Woo! Chackadoo, chackadoo, chackadoo, go, go. This is awesome. We're in a chackadoo. In lion country. This is so much fun. Watch out for wildlife. To the bridge, please, yeah. Look for crocodiles as you go over the river. Continue on foot across the bridge and find the checkpoint hotel, the Fern Gear Forest Resort. OK. Ready? Go. The sky. Oh, careful of lions crossing. So cool. I wonder if there's crocodiles in the lake. I've got a wet bum sitting in that checker bang. The morning's a bit damp. Oh, beautiful. Oh, look at this one. It won't be far, Mel. Thomas, walk. OK, OK, OK. Oh, gosh. I can see it on the left, Mel. Fern Gear Forest Resort. Oh, mum, we're nearly there. I've got a funny feeling we're going to be bloody last, you know. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. Morning. Namaste. Can I just tell you, if you've successfully reached your sixth checkpoint, please sign in over leaf. How have we done? I don't know. I think... I don't know how we've done. I don't. So, first place. Didn't expect it. Delighted that we've come in first. That's the third time, I think, we've been first. We figured we wanted to keep pace with Tom and Caroline. And we've actually leapfrogged them, which is great. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, man. Hello. Ready? Oh! I'm shaking. For two hours. Oh, my God, it's so good. Oh, my God. It's so much better than I thought. We've only dropped two hours, and that is a big relief to us because we had a fantastic leg with wonderful experiences. That's a good sign of relief. It's nice to know that we had amazing experiences without sacrificing too much. And it's all paid off. Hello. Namaskar. Welcome to the Fern Gear Forest Resort. Ready? Oh! Good. Oh, that's good. That's good. Oh, wow. Feeling great. Got two legs to go so we can catch up. Yeah. Because we're actually closer. Five hours from Brian and Melvin. Wow. That's crazy. Let's go. She's running. There it is. Oh, no. Very nervous to open this pack. Oh, hello. Namaste. Namaskar. Are you ready? Yeah. Oh, please. Congratulations. You have successfully reached your sixth checkpoint. Please sign in over leaf. Oh, my gosh. Oh, wow. We're an hour behind. Oh! Oh, my God. Ah! Well done. How have we done that? Don't think I've ever been that excited to be last because we've caught up to time. Oh, that's amazing. That's absolutely amazing. We've caught up with Tom and Caroline, who were first by 26 hours. We've caught up 26 hours. Only six hours from first. That's, like, easily doable now for the next leg to come first or second. That one leg has saved us. It's going to be a close one now, definitely. For the first time since leaving the Great Wall of China, all teams are within seven hours of each other as they head into the penultimate leg. But whilst the time gap tightens, the budget divide grows as Finn and Seanad trail behind with only 21% of their funds remaining. Wow. So, if we can do what we just did then next leg... Do it again. And again. And then we win. Winners! Tom, I can't scramble with this lot. Oh, well, **** it. Let's go. This is a totally different side to England. So different. The closer to the finale, the more competitive I'm getting. Like, there's no room for error. This race has pulled something out of it. I do just want to see more of the world. I feel like any minute I'm going to get run over by a motorbike. Come in, come in, come in, come in. God, it's massive. The race is all to play for. It's a bit risky. 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