1. The Hippie's "Bowling Moms" shirts were worn “tongue-in-cheek."
They'd have been bloody and reeked of fish guts this week!
The hippies sure don't care.
They have fun everywhere.
Will Sicily be the start of their winning streak?

By Debbie Lenser
Reality Reel Media
04.12.06

2. The Hippies get the earliest start but then they have to wait.
They make an "official" sign-up sheet and put it on the gate.
Then they hide out in their car
So they can watch from afar.
The Frat Boys are not fooled by it, as they barely hesitate.

3. These four guys rush onto the grounds to find their next clue.
They have one more task in that place before they are through.
They count the metal heads to 41.
The groundskeeper tells them they are done.
They move on to the Fish Detour as Teams One and Two.

4. The traffic on the streets of Catania is quite terrible.
Dave, Lori, and Barry are grouchy but not unbearable.
Yolanda gives advice from the front seat.
Fran says, "Go right" at almost every street.
We can always count on Lake to be just plain irritable.

5. Fran and Barry decide to sell fish in the marketplace.
They have fun with the locals. It's an experience they embrace.
Joseph can't find the fish vendor.
Monica wants to surrender.
But they pull it together so they can continue to race.

6. The "Big Fish" detour means carrying a swordfish one third of a mile.
Six teams chose this messy task. It's painful and we don't see many smile.
There's oozing blood and guts and they complain of the smell.
The scales cause abrasions. Monica's arms start to swell.
Dave and Lori make the best of it, saying, "I love you" all the while.

7. They drive more miles looking for a local sport in the city.
Lake has done the other Roadblocks, so Michelle needs our pity.
It's polo with a kayak for the horse.
Lake gives her advice on throwing, of course.
Ray flipped over his kayak. That move wasn't very pretty.

8. Fran calls Barry's polo skills, "pathetic." Joseph passes him to place third.
Jeremy and Eric come in first again. It's starting to get absurd.
The Hippies dance by the band to land in second place.
Lori and Dave are eliminated from the Race.
They show their devotion to each other. We wouldn't call either a nerd.

9. Lake, Michelle, Ray, and Yolanda keep trailing near the end.
They need other teams to make mistakes before they can ascend.
They will need to catch the best flight
Or have detours that close at night.
We wonder, will the top two teams continue their winning trend(s)?