Eric and Jeremy hop on a ferry for Koh Kret. Jeremy terms it "a unique experience for myself," which I guess qualifies as his moment of enlightenment. When they're off the ferry, they find their way to the garden to search for their clue. "Man, this is beautiful, dude," Jeremy observes. They find their way to the clue box, and when they pull the clue, it's a Detour. Phil explains that the choices here are Move It or Altar It. In Move It, you move 72 clay pots through the crowded streets of this chaotic marketplace by lining them up on boards that you will then carry. This is the task for the more coordinated. In Altar It, you make a shrine to Buddha, using parts to assemble it and then covering a statue in gold leaf. When it's finished, you get your clue. This is the task for the detail-oriented. Really, that's what Phil says!
Eric and Jeremy take Altar It, mentioning that they weren't happy with their previous choice of a strongly physical Detour. Meanwhile, MoJo approaches the ferry and heads for Koh Kret. Ray and Yolanda get on a ferry close behind. MoJo hunts around for a clue, as Ray and Yolanda run into Eric and Jeremy as the former are leaving the garden and the latter are arriving. Ray and Yolanda also choose Altar It. Monica and Joseph are still wandering, and they're fortunate to run into Ray and Yolanda, because Yolanda advises them: "Deep in the back," so that they can find it. Again, I don't know why she's helping, but...whatever. They find the clue and decide to do the Buddha shrine, because they're pretty sure they know where it is.
Tyler is almost done with his crickets. He finally finishes and is told that he's done. They get the directions to the next pit stop, which is the Marble Temple in Bangkok. "You have cricket on your face," Tyler says, trying and failing to be as funny as "Just that stupid goatee." They head for the pit stop.
Eric and Jeremy arrive at the shrine and pick up what seems to be some kind of shrine-making kit. They observe the gold-leafing for a while, and then they get going. Ray and Yolanda get started next. Monica and Joseph arrive, but when they see that both of the other teams are already working, they decide that they need to do the other Detour, because if they do this one, they have no chance of getting out of last place. I think that's probably the right call -- you can't just be third in line, because you're too close to the pit stop, and this isn't a task where you're likely to make up a lot of time.













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