The Amazing Race Asia 1, Leg 3 Timeline: Monkey!

Money for this race leg: Not Stated.
Money for the entire race: $189.00, plus whatever was given for this leg.

Day Three
Sunday, May 28th, 2006

The nine teams depart from Monas in Jakarta:

1:59am - Sahil/Prashant
+28min - Mardy/Marsio (2:27am)
+39min - Howard/Sahran (2:38am)
+40min - Zabrina/Joe Jer (2:39am)
+41min - Sharon/Melody (2:40am)
+42min - Aubrey/Jacqueline (2:41am)
+43min - Andy/Laura (2:42am)
+47min - Andrew/Syeon (2:46am)
+68min - Sandy/Francesca (3:07am)

The clue directs teams to fly to Bali, an Indonesian island about 960km east of Jakarta. There, they must get themselves to Kuta Beach, a popular surfing beach. (Sound familiar? In October 2003 the nightclubs in the surrounding neighbourhood were attacked by suicide bombers, and 88 Australians were killed.)

All teams take the same AirAsia flight to Denpasar, Bali, and then separate taxis to Kuta Beach, where they arrive:

1) Andrew/Syeon
2) Aubrey/Jacqueline
3) Sharon/Melody
4) Mardy/Marsio
5) Sahil/Prashant
6) Andy/Laura
7) Howard/Sahran
8) Sandy/Francesca
9) Zabrina/Joe Jer

And find a:

ROADBLOCK
"Who digs the seaside?"

In this RoadBlock, the chosen team member must choose one of nine marked dig areas on the beach, and use provided tools to find a buried souvenir. The surfboards are buried anywhere between zero and 40 centimetres deep. Once a player finds the souvenir, a mini surfboard, they can exchange it for their next clue.

Because of exhaustion, the teams discuss all taking the four-hour quitting penalty (to be assessed at the Pit Stop) so they can leave together, but only five teams do so. Team members leave the RoadBlock:

1) Mardy, who takes the penalty [Mardy 1, Marsio 1]
2) Andy, who takes the penalty [Andy 1, Laura 1]
3) Aubrey, who takes the penalty [Aubrey 1, Jacqueline 1]
4) Prashant, who finds the surfboard [Sahil 1, Prashant 1]
5) Howard, who finds the surfboard [Howard 1, Sahran 1]
6) Sandy, who finds the surfboard [Sandy 1, Francesca 1]
7) Joe Jer, who takes the penalty [Zabrina 1, Joe Jer 1]
8) Syeon, who takes the penalty [Andrew 1, Syeon 1]
9) Sharon, who finds the surfboard [Sharon 1, Melody 1]

The next clue directs teams to find the Internet Outpost Travellers Lounge, an internet cafe. There, they must use MSN's search engine to find their next clue. Teams arrive and leave in the same order:

1) Mardy/Marsio*
2) Andy/Laura*
3) Sahil/Prashant
4) Aubrey/Jacqueline*
5) Howard/Sahran
6) Zabrina/Joe Jer*
7) Andrew/Syeon*
8) Sandy/Francesca
9) Sharon/Melody

With a clue directing them to the Ubud Monkey Forest. In the forest, there are two hundred scattered clue envelopes. Most of these have the message "Try Again" stamped onto the back, but ten have "Correct" stamped onto them. When teams find one of these envelopes, they can take it. Teams arrive at the forest either before it closes (the first three teams, before 6:00pm), or after it closes (everyone else).

The first two teams find their clue:

1) Andy/Laura*
2) Sahil/Prashant

Which is a:

Wet <--DETOUR--> Dry

Teams choosing WET must travel to a nearby tropical rainforest (a Bali Adventure Tours truck is shown), walk down five hundred steps to the Ayun [sp?] river, and whitewater raft along a six-kilometre course. PROS: Speed depends on team. CONS: Very physical.
Teams selecting DRY must travel to the Elephant Safari Park, and ride an elephant along a three-kilometre course. PROS: Not physical. CONS: Speed depends on elephant.

Both tasks are closed for the night, and open at 9am the next day, rendering this lead pointless.

Mardy/Marsio also arrive in time to search, but do not find a clue before the Monkey Forest closes.

Day Four
Monday, May 29th, 2006

The remaining teams find their clues:

3) Howard/Sahran
4) Mardy/Marsio*
5) Andrew/Syeon*
6) Sandy/Francesca
7) Zabrina/Joe Jer*
8) Sharon/Melody
9) Aubrey/Jacqueline*

Teams choose options and finish their Detours:

1) Howard/Sahran, who chose Dry
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer, who chose Dry*
3) Sahil/Prashant, who chose Wet
4) Andy/Laura, who chose Wet*
5) Sandy/Francesca, who chose Dry
6) Mardy/Marsio, who chose Dry*
7) Andrew/Syeon, who chose Wet*
8) Sharon/Melody, who chose Dry
9) Aubrey/Jacqueline, who chose Wet*

Teams are directed to drive themselves to the Uluwatu Caves and search for the clue. They arrive and find it:

1) Howard/Sahran
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer*
3) Sandy/Francesca
4) Mardy/Marsio*
5) Andy/Laura*
6) Sharon/Melody
7) Andrew/Syeon*
8) Sahil/Prashant
9) Aubrey/Jacqueline*

The final clue of this leg directs teams to head to the Tanah Lot Temple, the largest Buddhist temple on the island, and the Pit Stop for this leg of the race. Teams ARRIVE:

1) Zabrina/Joe Jer*
2) Howard/Sahran
3) Sandy/Francesca
4) Mardy/Marsio*
5) Andy/Laura*
6) Andrew/Syeon*
7) Sharon/Melody
8) Sahil/Prashant
9) Aubrey/Jacqueline*

However, because of the penalties, this is the final check-in order:

1) Howard/Sahran, who each win a Sony HD Handicam
2) Sandy/Francesca
3) Sharon/Melody
4) Sahil/Prashant
5) Zabrina/Joe Jer
6) Mardy/Marsio
7) Andy/Laura
8) Andrew/Syeon
9) Aubrey/Jacqueline, who are eliminated.