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The desire to explore our planet has never been stronger.

But in travelling over,

are we missing the joys of journeying through

Canada, the second largest country in the world?

From Pacific to Atlantic Ocean,

flight time - seven hours.

But could you successfully navigate this gruelling 16,000 km route

at ground level?

Five pairs of ordinary Brits are attempting just that.

Come on! Run!

In a demanding and challenging race...

All I'm saying is, I'm going to die.

We're all going to die.

...they'll head deep into the wild...

Who gets to do this?

...across vast prairies...

This is awesome! Road trip!

...soar high into the Rockies...

This is what dreams are bloody made of, innit?

All this vastness.

...to the very edges of civilisation.

We are heading into the unknown.

We can't get a bus out of here.

We can't get a train out of here.

It's dark, raining. Got no money.

Honestly, this is awful.

I don't like this!

They'll need charm... Parlez-vous anglais?

Mission accomplished.

...hard work... We're haemorrhaging money.

We can claw all the money back. Yeah, we'll work.

...and ingenuity to get them through.

What a difference a day can make.

Oh, you're kidding me!

Have they got what it takes?

Oh, Dad.

It's the hardest thing I think I've done.

You know what's impressed me? You.

I really, really appreciate it.

I believe in you. I know. I just don't believe in me.

Just cost us the race, Dad.

The rewards are great. Mother Nature at her best.

Never seen anything like it.

And for the first team to the finish line,

a prize of £20,000.

Every second counts.

In a race... If they come behind us, I'm taking the bag.

...across the world...

Race for it!

You can cry when you're sat down.

Have you seen enough, or do you want a bit more?

Previously...

Manitoulin Island. We are ready.

The longest leg of the race took its toll.

It's hard.

After some bad news...

You know Matt had the kidney transplant?

It's failed.

All I can do is be there for her.

...Tricia fought back.

I have to do. I have to keep moving.

Whoo! Monique recognised that her progress...

Another day, another dollar.

...had deep roots.

It's all a testament to how I've been raised.

Maybe while we're hitching,

we can see how much a taxi is actually going to cost us.

Claudia scored a point... Yay!

...over her dad... He can stuff his taxi up his .

Well done, you.

...to help them gain a big lead.

Whoo!

I think we found a nice, smart way of doing it.

While left behind... Do you want to try to spend a few hours asking,

or should we just get a taxi?

I told you I wanted to get a taxi from the get-go.

...Zainib and Mobeen are yet to reach the checkpoint.

We are behind, but anything can happen.

Oh, I could jump in that water.

It looks so nice.

Ready?

Go, go, go, go.

Over 23 hours behind the race leaders...

The other teams must be ahead of us.

...Zainib and Mobeen arrive at the fifth checkpoint

in last place.

The last leg just took its toll in the end, I think.

It showed in how we ended up communicating with each other.

We're not that far behind, you know.

Only 45 minutes behind Trish and Cathie.

Considering we had a domestic and all.

What has come out of it is things that we can learn moving forward.

Maybe just hold your tongue a bit,

or just try and explain yourself a bit better, maybe.

You are in our Royal Blue King Suite.

Something to fix your domestic.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

You're welcome. Much appreciated.

Bye, guys. Hey, guys.

See you later, peeps.

Race leaders Claudia and Kevin...

Shall we have a look and see where everyone else came?

Oh, wow.

So what's that? 23, 24 hours?

...have close to a day's head start as they embark on the sixth leg.

We work together as a team, and that's what's really coming

to fruition, really.

Bottom line is, it's given us a bloody good chance of winning.

OK, where are we going?

"Your sixth checkpoint is Quebec City."

Brilliant. Quick, we'll have to learn French.

Next stop - the heart of French-speaking Canada

and capital of its largest province.

Quebec City is the North American continent's

only fortified metropolis north of Mexico,

its ramparts testament to the many battles

fought between Britain and France for colonial supremacy.

Bonjour. Au revoir.

Comment allez-vous?

Parlez-vous anglais? Je ne comprends pas.

To get there, the teams will need to navigate their way

through Canada's most densely inhabited region.

The big cities here - home to over a third

of the nation's entire population.

For the first time in the race, transport and accommodation choices

will be plentiful, but potentially damaging for dwindling budgets.

I've got to be honest, the thought of going back into a city,

budgetary-wise, it's worrying me.

There's no two ways about it.

Claudia and Kevin have the fewest remaining funds.

Right, we are here.

Just got to think smart. Keep it simple.

The teams could choose to get back to the mainland by heading north

through Manitoulin Island before taking a direct road

to Canada's capital, Ottawa,

or opt to catch the ferry from the island's southern tip,

once on dry land,

striking out for Toronto,

gateway to Niagara Falls,

then hug the shores of Lake Ontario.

Either way, they'll hit the tourist trail through Montreal

to the checkpoint.

I'd quite like to do Niagara Falls.

Bear in mind, we've got 24 hours in advance at the moment.

So we are... You know, if we can get...

So that gives us time to go to Niagara Falls.

Yeah. And spending time together as well,

that's what it's all about.

It's important that we stop and see what it is

that we're travelling through.

At times it feels like we're travelling together,

but we're having separate journeys.

I think it's the longer route, but OK.

Straight down to Toronto, round to Niagara Falls,

in, boom, take some photographs and then back out again,

up to Montreal, bit of culture,

and then we head for Quebec. Yeah.

So we've got to go south.

Head down on a ferry,

try and bag a lift down to Toronto tonight.

Aiming to be in Toronto by nightfall...

I would imagine taxis are a lot cheaper

because there's a lot more of them.

We're not prepared to try that, Dad.

...Claudia and Kevin take to the water.

And we are off.

It's almost like we're on an ocean-going liner in it.

Beneath the surface of Lake Huron

lies the recently discovered remnants

of a hunter-gatherer civilisation dating back 9,000 years

to when the Great Lakes were forming.

Just beautiful. I didn't expect to see this.

Kevin and Claudia have got a day on all of us, really. Yeah, massive.

Still on their 36-hour break...

Crackers? Crackers - definitely.

...the other teams are unable to narrow the gap

on the current leaders.

So, I mean, we had a 24, 25-hour lead. Yeah.

They caught up really fast, didn't they? Exactly.

You know what? We all will get to the finish. Yeah, absolutely.

But, you know, I'm so sorry - we'll get there first.

We need a lift to Toronto.

Closing in on the mainland...

I'm going to stick the pack on my back

and I'm going to walk round the ship.

There's quite a bit of a buzz. There's a bloke walking around

with a Toronto sign on his back.

Kevin's plan - land a free ride off the ferry when it docks.

Now it's the waiting game, innit?

If people don't come, then we know that we've asked the question.

That's the important thing. Why don't we just see

if we can get a message out on the tannoy on the ferry

and see if anyone's heading that way?

Can I have your attention, please?

If there is anyone on board travelling to the Toronto area,

please come to the cafeteria.

I saw a lot of cars come on.

So there's bound to be one car that's going that way, surely.

Did you get a Lift? No.

We can take you to Guelph. Can you?

Yep. Do you have a car? Yeah. No, I have a bike.

Of course I have a car!

Guelph is about 110km west of Toronto.

OK. You can use public transport from there.

Yeah, that would be awesome. Yeah. Kevin. We're grateful. Simon.

Simon, pleased to meet you. Claudia. Nice to meet you.

Claudia, nice to meet you too. What a result. Really chuffed.

Success for Claudia's shout-out.

A lift towards Toronto with expat Simon.

We are taking the time to do a trip together, catch up with each other.

And how is that going, Claudia? Ups and downs, I suppose.

So where are you staying tonight?

Well, the plan was to go to Toronto, but we're running out of time.

Do you want to stay at my place?

What? Really? Would that be OK?

Absolutely, that'd be OK. Honestly, Simon,

that just means a lot to us.

Despite falling short of today's goal,

Claudia and Kevin have put over 300km

between them and the other teams.

What a good day.

So unsuspecting, so unplanned.

I think if there are more people out there like that,

then I think we can go quite a long way. Yeah.

I've got some explaining to do to my wife.

Quebec City!

I love cities.

Close to a day after the race leaders,

the other father-daughter team get going.

Toronto - there's more things about.

That's the longer route. Is it the longer route, though?

Because there's public transport links.

I say go Toronto.

I've decided. Let's do it.

Teamwork makes the dream work.

So...

I know, cliche, but it's the truth.

We each bring something to the table.

And going forward, that can only be a good thing.

That can only be a great thing.

Plan now is to get some information about the ferry times.

Like Claudia and Kevin,

they're heading south towards Toronto.

The ferry, when does it run?

What time is it right now?

It's nine. 9.00.

So there is a ferry at ten,

but I don't think you guys are going to make it.

The next one will be 3.00.

All right, sweet. Thank you! Thank you.

Excuse me, sir.

I'm just looking for a ride to get to the ferry

before the 10.00 sailing. Oh, I can take you.

Oh, thank you so much.

Amazing. Al right, we'll wait out here. Thank you!

Dad, we got a lift.

Oh, wow. Smashed it.

She's just gone into the supermarket to do her shopping,

and then she'll come and get us.

We're not going to make the 10.00 one anyway.

It's annoying. So it's just a shame.

Oh, Dad, this is her. Oh, right.

Hiya! Hi! Thank you so much.

Contrary to what they were told, at this time of year,

the next ferry departs at 11.10, not at ten,

enough time for Monique and Ladi to get aboard.

What I like about Manitoulin Island is the lakes.

We drink the water from the lake. Really? Yeah.

I just live at the end of this dirt road.

So I'm going to go take these groceries in... I'll help you.

...and then we'll go out on the deck out front

and you'll be able to look out over the lake.

Oh, my gosh. You can see the lake!

Oh, wow.

When I grow up, this is what I want because I love being around water.

I can just imagine myself getting up,

getting on the boat, sailing, fishing.

This is me.

I know you want to get to Tobermory.

It's about a 15-minute drive from here. OK, that's fine.

Do you want to go and sit on the deck

and have a soft drink or something?

Please.

I think we should double-check the ferry time. OK.

We need to double-check everything.

Sometimes you get directions, and they're so wrong.

I can just go and check. I can do a quick online search.

That'd be amazing,

as lovely as this is.

Race mode. Boat lift.

Yeah, we got a boat Lift.

There was actually one at 11.10.

Now it's 3.50 is the next one.

OK. Shoot. well, I wish we'd checked when you first saw me.

We could have got you there for 11.10.

It's annoying.

It'll make it harder to catch up.

And if we're too far behind them, then we're out of the race.

So there's not really much reason to feel good,

in my opinion.

We've lost a massive amount of time.

There's nothing we can do about it now.

We just have to try and make it up in other ways.

They are stuck on the island until the next ferry departs

in four hours.

OK, it's happened.

Don't let it spoil your day.

Come on, now. Dad, can you stop, please?

OK.

Oh, what a cool van.

Hello, sweetheart.

Also with help from a friendly local, but taking a different route,

Tricia and Cathie...

Thank you so much for this.

...heading north to Espanola.

From there, they're aiming to catch a bus to Ottawa.

That way, we think, is going to be quicker. Quicker.

It'd be good to see Ottawa because it's the capital of Canada,

isn't it? I think that's essential, really.

We're not going to come third or fourth this leg.

No, we really want to push. The past two legs,

when we start off, we make rash decisions

and they don't always work out for us.

So I think, by now, we should have got this right

and sort of break through that plateau

that we've found ourselves in.

How late is the bus now?

20 minutes.

Public transport, isn't it?

Yeah.

It's just so frustrating.

It is frustrating, because you start worrying.

Oh, there's the bloody bus! There's the bus!

We're going to smash this leg to pieces. You know that?

On our way to Ottawa.

I'm really up for it. Yeah.

It's just the money that worries me.

Well, we... We'll get a couple of jobs.

Yeah. We'll do our thing. Yeah.

Hopefully, Claudia and Kevin, they're like,

"Yay, we've got a 24-hour lead, woohoo!”

And we're going to sneak up behind them, sneak past them.

Yep.

Sara, I love your licence plate.

It's great. We're trying to get to Sudbury.

Are you heading that way, by any chance?

No.

Aw, no?

Also with their sights set on Ottawa -

Zainib and Mobeen -

trying to catch a ride to Sudbury to work at a cheese factory

in exchange for bed and board.

I do think our route is the right way. Yeah, yeah.

Certainly more direct.

You know, hopefully, we can narrow the gap massively.

Stop getting too excited about it.

This guy might be our ticket. You've said that about every guy.

Excuse me, sir. Sorry to bother you.

Me and my wife are trying to get to Sudbury.

Are you heading that way, by any chance? No. No?

No problem. Which way are you going?

Oh, you're going there?

Not off the island? No.

The thing is, you keep chatting to them.

The easiest way is just to shut up. Yeah, it's my fault, innit?

Yeah, my fault. Chatting, chatting, chatting...

It's like you just have a dig for no reason. It's, like, fine.

Oh, dear.

I didn't mean to ruin your parade.

That's what you do, though.

Soz.

Do you think we should just get a taxi?

I think so.

We're lost and we need to be fast.

500km closer to the checkpoint...

It's alive, innit?

It's just noisy. It's alive and kicking.

It's a bit intense, stepping into the city

after being in such remote areas.

It's bloody bedlam, innit?

Home to over 6 million people and 180 languages,

Toronto boasts one of the world's longest urban waterfronts,

stretching 50km along the shore of Lake Ontario.

Hell of a view. Such a cool skyline, isn't it?

Different than pines and fir trees and rolling countryside, innit?

Back in the land of the living.

A little detour - go to Niagara Falls,

another bit of sightseeing, and then hopefully then back onto the train.

Back in the race, back on track again.

To get to Niagara Falls, they need to take

a 260km round trip from downtown Toronto.

I know we've got time. Just conscious now.

We've only got a few weeks left, and I just really want to make

the most of everything that there is to see here.

Obviously, we're in a race.

We need to keep that in the back of the mind as well.

Niagara Falls, here we come.

I don't know how many hours we've sort of taken off the lead now.

Finally leaving Manitoulin Island -

Monique and Ladi.

I'm a bit sad because it's so nice.

This is my kind of...

...my retirement vibe.

Not that I'm close to retirement yet.

Four hours later than planned.

Just got to make up on last time that we had this morning

because we're now behind.

We're now in last place.

Do you guys have any idea where you stand in the race or...?

We're last. Well, last.

Wow,

To the north...

We're thinking there's more of a direct route towards...

Oh, it's way more direct.

Will we save a lot more time?

You'll... You'll make up some time for sure.

Do you reckon we can make 24 hours' worth of time?

Zainib and Mobeen arrive in Sudbury.

A meteorite impact here almost 2 billion years ago

created the nickel-rich ore deposits

that make this the nickel mining capital of Canada.

It's massive. Need a big wallet.

Tomorrow, they'll be putting in a shift

at a family-run cheese factory.

Please come in. Thank you.

But first, a meal...

Hello. Hi, everyone. Hi.

...with owners Nicole and Mike...

...and their entire clan.

My mum and dad are from Quebec and they speak only French.

All right. OK, good. SHE LAUGHS

The only French I can remember is "J'habite en Glasgow, en Ecosse.

En Ecosse? En Ecosse.

Married? Married, Yes. Me and this... during this trip,

want to kill him?

Thank you.

Thank you so much, guys. Oh, you're more than welcome.

This is amazing. Travelling with your partner,

sometime it's challenging.

It has been literally the first time in eight years

that we've spent 24 hours, seven days a week together.

You've been getting a bit moody with me, haven't you?

Once.

The new baby of the family.

His name is Colton, and he's two weeks old today.

No. So he wasn't even born when we started this journey.

Yeah. He's fresh.

Have you got any kids?

Are you guys planning to?

We've been trying for six years. Oh, wow.

It's not happened.

Aw!

Yeah. Do you want to hold him?

I remember the month and year that we started trying for a baby.

It was June 2016.

The first three or four years was soul-destroying.

Hey!

It was all I could think about,

it was all I could breathe, eat, sleep,

it was being a mum.

| felt like I'd failed as a woman.

I couldn't conceive a child.

I was incomplete.

I felt it the most when I've seen other people of same age

have children.

It has been difficult.

There have been some really dark days.

So it's going to be the first time you're going to sleep

in the Winnebago tonight.

Miracle happen in the Winnebago?

We got given some really weird, unsolicited advice.

Nine months.

You send us a message.

"Look, we have a bundle of joy."

"“Try this position or that position."

We tried it, and it didn't work.

It's true, though.

My mom, she couldn't conceive for six years for me.

And they told her that... to go in a camper.

And I'm here today because of that... So I'm just saying...

I can't believe

we were discussing our sex life at the table.

This is amazing.

Well, this is very nice.

You feel quite comfortable speaking about this stuff, don't you?

Like, you don't shy away from what's happened.

Neither do you.

Yeah, I don't mind people asking me questions about it.

Seeing you with children, I'm pretty confident

that you have it within you.

And I know that I've got it within me

to be able to love a child.

If it came down to it

I think adoption is always a viable and very good option.

Yeah, 100%. There's so many children

out there in the world that need that love.

We will be parents one day.

We've tried much weirder things in our life

than trying to conceive in a trailer.

We are definitely not trying tonight because I'm absolutely exhausted.

Oh, thank you, sweetie.

How does it feel to be 357

I know. Wonderful.

After travelling just 80km yesterday...

Best birthday breakfast ever.

...Monique and Ladi spent the night in Tobermory...

...famed for its shipwrecks, well-preserved by the crystal-clear,

cold waters of Lake Huron.

It's Dad's birthday, but in all honesty, the race comes first.

Given that we made a boo-boo yesterday,

our strategy has slightly shifted

and we need to really focus on speed.

Thank you so much for taking us.

Having bagged a ride with scuba divers Kate and Sam,

they're on their way to Toronto,

a leap of almost 300km.

Everyone here is so nice.

Like, I might... Come to London, but at the same time,

no-one's this nice.

Well, we know you guys will be this nice.

I mean, yeah, we'll be in London.

By getting to Toronto tonight,

it could essentially save our position in the race.

All cylinders are go.

It won't be a leisurely five or six hours.

Half an hour there...

I can see water.

Oh, hello.

Wow. It's huge.

Every second, over three million litres of water

plunge over the Niagara Falls.

That is pretty impressive, isn't it?

In 1901, on her 63rd birthday,

Annie Edson Taylor became the first person

to go over the falls in a barrel.

As a safety measure, she first sent over her cat.

Both survived.

Seen enough, or do you want a bit more?

Good.

It's nice that we can stop and appreciate the views.

When you think we've started this trip, Claudia, five weeks ago,

did you ever envisage yourself being here?

To be honest, after the money that we'd burn,

I didn't really think that we'd get much further than this point.

But in our personal travel?

Oh, I think we've moved forward in the sense

that we've survived nearly six weeks.

It is baby steps, but from where we were, it's a hell of a long way

that, you know, that we've come together.

I know we're still here, and that's a big step.

I acknowledge that, but I just feel like it's just a lot of talk

and I don't really know how that will fit back in back home.

But we won't know that until we try it, will we?

It's time and...

And I know it's effort.

You know, I'm going to put the effort in.

I love you to bits.

I think you know that.

And this is a memory I'll always remember.

All right?

Right. We've got 40 minutes to catch a, catch a bus.

How does it feel, Zainib?

Oh, nice and warm.

500km to the north, in Sudbury...

I think it smalls very nice.

Nice and pungent fresh cheese.

...Zainib and Mobeen are paying off last night's hospitality,

making a vital component of Canada's national dish, poutine.

The plan is to continue working here

before we head off to the bus to Ottawa.

Shake, twist and close.

Shake, twist and close.

Yeah.

I like the production line aspect of it... And he's getting faster.

...and just do one task and perfect it.

How's that? That's beautiful.

Perfect.

You did an awesome job. Thank you.

And we decided, for your bus ticket,

we will pay for your bus ticket.

Oh, no, thank you so much.

That's going to make a massive difference to us.

We were only expecting to get fed and board.

Looking at our budget,

I'd say we've got an opportunity here to overtake them all.

Courtesy of their employers,

a seven-hour bus ride all the way to Ottawa.

It's actually quite nice.

Right, let's go, amigos.

Already there, Tricia and Cathie.

Really feel like we're back in the 21st century.

Yeah, in civilisation. Yeah.

Ottawa was chosen to be Canada's capital city

by Queen Victoria in 1857.

You can see similarities, though, can't you, with Westminster?

Yeah, yeah.

Its Parliament Hill is the meeting place

of the country's House of Commons and Senate.

Oh, that's cool. Oh, look at that.

And every year, the city hosts the Ottawa Fringe Festival,

showcasing the performing arts.

Let's go earn some money.

Tricia and Cathie have secured a four-hour shift to help publicise

the ten-day event...

Yesterday was a really expensive day.

We were haemorrhaging money.

We spent about $470 yesterday. Yeah.

So it's imperative that we claw some of that money back.

Where is she?

...but their boss is nowhere to be seen.

She's forgotten. Not cool. It's not cool.

We're ready to work.

She said 12 to four.

We need to start work as early as possible

so that we can leave as early as possible,

so that we've got more chance of getting transport out tonight.

Otherwise, we're going to have to stay in Ottawa for another night.

Sorry to disturb you.

Do you have a phone that I could borrow,

please, to phone about a job?

Thank you so much.

Hello? Oh, hello, is that Lydia?

It is. Hello? Hi, Lydia.

I'm just wondering, it's 12:20,

so we've been waiting here for a while.

I severely messed up, and we actually won't need you until 3:00.

I thought today was Saturday, but it is not.

And we just don't have shows until then.

Right. OK.

Is there anything we can do?

We were kind of relying on it, actually,

because we've got to get a bus tonight across to Montreal.

Unfortunately, I'm so sorry. And that's totally my bad.

But I just... I don't have any tasks for you until 3:00.

Right. OK.

Thanks. Thank you.

Bye. Bye.

Screwed, screwed and screwed.

Everything was planned.

But we've just got to deal with where we're at now.

There's nothing we can do.

We are so short of money now, so we've got no choice but to work.

We can still move.

I would literally just get on the soonest bus

we can to Montreal.

OK. All right, hang on.

Yeah, I'm frustrated with that.

OK. Can we... Can I just have a, just a minute of headspace, please?

While Tricia and Cathie are in limbo...

...Claudia and Kevin are back in downtown Toronto...

So I'm going to have to go and find a ticket.

...searching for a train all the way to Montreal,

545km away.

I'm trying to get to Montreal today.

There's a direct train from here.

Oh, there is a direct train, is there?

Upstairs... Yeah. If go talk to them, you can buy your ticket.

OK. No problem at all.

Dad, just ask where it is.

No, I'm pretty good with directions.

When I was a lad,

I had an A-Z, you know, I'd be driving through London with an A-Z.

And you'd be pulling over and reading your maps.

"Go transit..."

What's this here, then?

Where the are we?

So then you'll need to rely on the skills that I've got

to maybe get us through.

So it's going to become a team. OK.

What, is it that way?

Can't remember.

Aw!

Where do we come out from?

My dad's obviously just gone off running around,

trying to find the ticket office.

Apparently, there is a train leaving in less than 15 minutes.

Nightmare.

So have you been there? No.

I just got completely lost.

Complete waste of time.

We're just going to have to wing it, get the train halfway

and just hope for the best that we can try and get a ticket

for our onward journey there.

It goes in five minutes, the train.

Let's just do this. Platforms 11 and 12.

11 here. It says 10 to 11.

Yeah.

They must have a ticket office where we're going and try and book

another ticket from there.

This is a bad knee.

Just trying to keep it simple.

And this is where we find there'll be no ticket office there

and we can't pay cash.

Do you want to get off?

I'm just saying, we've spent the money now,

so we'll probably have to come back if we can't get a ticket.

Then so be it.

At least we tried. All right.

Please stand clear of the door...

Hi, there, ladies.

Can I give you a leaflet

on the Ottawa Fringe that's happening this week?

Three hours later than planned,

Tricia and Cathie have started spreading the word

for the Ottawa Fringe.

Big relief to actually start doing some work.

We need to work to earn the money so that we can carry on.

But it's really, really slowed us down.

Hi, there. Would you like a leaflet for the Fringe Festival

that's happening? We had such a good day yesterday, didn't we?

It was so positive.

We got a long way, a lot further than we were expecting.

This morning was a total shambles.

Because of this,

we've missed all of our earlier bus connections.

We now need to get to Montreal as quickly as possible.

How about the Fringe Festival?

Thank you.

After three hours, they have itchy feet,

so decide to cut their shift short...

Not doing too badly. I reckon we've got to over half.

I've got through more than half.

...to catch the 6:25 bus to Montreal.

We've lost two hours and... And a bit of money.

When you're working on such small margins,

two hours can be a big difference.

$36 is a huge amount.

We need to work tomorrow in Montreal.

It's going to be a bit of a dash, isn't it? OK. Hang on.

Can you get my stick out?

Very busy.

Yeah, there's far too many people for my liking here.

Do you want to hold on to me?

I can't see whether somebody is coming towards me

or going away from me.

Watch your steps.

The only way I can describe it

is that you've got bees flying all around your head

and you can't get rid of them.

Exit that way?

I'm halfway in the middle of the road and it's red.

Sorry, guys.

Oh, here we are. This is it, here we are.

Right, let's get on.

Also hoping to reach Montreal tonight...

Let's just see if there is an office here.

Ah, for sake!

It's arriving in one minute and we haven't got tickets for it.

Do we get on the train and just speak to the driver there?

Just gonna wing it.

Give it a go.

Oh, there's a guy that we can ask.

No, we want to buy tickets for two.

We can?

Go in.

I didn't think that approach was going to work,

but I'm proud of you.

I don't often say it. Yeah, it's nice to hear.

Two teams are now on their way to Montreal.

But finding a place to stay could be a challenge.

Good luck tonight, because it's going to be pretty expensive.

There's a race in town, F1, so... Oh.

It's going to be an interesting night, isn't it,

trying to find accommodation?

We'll just see what we can get. Whatever's available.

This weekend, the Formula One Grand Prix is in town,

attracting hundreds of thousands of motor sport fans

from across the globe, all needing a bed for the night.

THUNDER RUMBLES The teams will need to hustle

if they're to find one for themselves.

And it's just about to rain.

Hi. Wondering if you can help.

I'm trying to look for a hostel or somewhere cheap to stay.

This is probably the one weekend...

You're in the heart of downtown Montreal.

You're not gonna find anything cheap here.

No. No, but... hopefully, you guys do.

You guys want a... oh, no-frills hostel with an on site laundry?

Yeah. Beautiful. Yep.

OK. This way... Down that way, yep. Yeah.

...second block. Brilliant.

Thanking you.

Oh, Dad, honestly. Sorry. I'm just trying to...

Oh, my God. The weather is absolutely vile.

It's dark, it's raining.

We've got no money

and trying to find accommodation with no phone.

So, not ideal.

Dad, it's there.

Hello. I'm just wondering if you have one room available

to sleep in tonight?

OK. No worries.

Do you know if there are any other hostels nearby

that might have availability?

OK. All right. No worries.

Thank you anyway.

There's no way we're going to find somewhere in this.

There doesn't seem to be anywhere...

Really? ..with any rooms.

Searching for an alternative solution to the same problem...

It was, like, $500, $600 to get a hotel for the night. Yeah.

Do you want to have a look at motels a little bit out of Montreal?

Yeah. Makes perfect sense.

Tricia and Cathie are heading 15 kilometres

outside of the city centre.

I feel really tired.

A little bit anxious.

Oh, there we are.

Do you have any rooms for tonight?

Yes. Oh, thank you!

Why is it so busy?

It's Grand Prix weekend.

Grand Prix? Oh...

We'll have the cheapest, cheapest, cheapest one.

Moment of truth.

Oh, that's not bad.

Well, that's a lot better than I thought.

That's it, I'm done.

Couldn't have picked a busier weekend to try, could we?

Over 500 kilometres away...

Excuse me. Is this the bus terminal?

...Monique and Ladi have arrived in Toronto...

Oh, my God. The skyline looks sick.

Now arriving, Ottawa.

This is us.

...while in Ottawa...

We need just somewhere really cheap to stay tonight.

...Zainib and Mobeen are finding the demand for rooms

has spilled out to other cities.

So this is $125 here.

Yeah, thank you. Thank you so much.

What's the bathroom like?

Look, someone's false eyelashes.

Shall I see if there's a boiler that needs turning on?

Oh, !

What was that?

I just opened the door and a dog started barking at me.

Well, don't open the door, then.

Bonjour. Hi, there.

We're looking for one room with two beds in for the night, please.

So it's $513.17 today.

Right.

5137

Now, that's cost us half of what we have left.

Come on, let's go to bed.

I'll tell you what. This has just destroyed us

in one fell swoop.

With over two legs left to run,

Claudia and Kevin now have less than $600.

And it's not fair cos we've rushed our guts off

to get here, and... for what?

You think you've got the strategy right

and then something just takes your legs out from underneath you.

Claudia is...

Yeah, she's not in a good place.

I mean, she's ready to go.

We need to hurry. We've only got eight minutes to get there.

Despite staying in Toronto, Monique and Ladi have also been stung

by the overspill from Montreal's Grand Prix.

Me and Dad have just had to spend over $500 on a night here,

which is a massive dent in our budget.

And breakfast isn't even included,

so any opportunities that we have to top up our budget,

we're going to take.

Canada's cities have taken their toll on all the teams' finances.

Hello! Hey, good morning.

Let's get you set up.

To help turn theirs around,

Monique and Ladi are filling in at Keena's hair salon.

My towels are folded up at home like this inside my bathroom.

So this is standard.

I don't think they're going to let me anywhere near women's hair,

which is kind of cool by me.

I'm enjoying the vibe. It's quite lively.

It's conversational. Smells smell familiar.

I feel like I've done my fair share of uncomfortable situations.

I deserve a bit of familiarness.

Is that all good? Yeah. Perfect.

Whenever I go to my hairdressing appointment,

she gives me one of these to take home.

It's like an edges brush to, like, gel down the edges.

Obviously, I haven't kept up with that this trip,

hence why I've got the old headband on.

Would you like to pick up some lunch for us?

It's, like, Caribbean food.

Oh, my God! Oh, my God, yeah!

The diversity's been insane,

and I think that's one of the good things about travelling.

You get to meet completely different people.

Dad's been banging on about curry goat for ages.

Like, since we started this trip.

I guess this is, like, the Greek town,

but you've got, like, a black-owned hairdresser's,

got, like, a Caribbean shop down the road,

you've got a Greek restaurant outside,

and that's what I like about a city.

All right, I'm gone. I'll be back with the goodies.

545 kilometres closer to the checkpoint...

...Claudia and Kevin.

We can earn a bit of money this morning,

but effectively, I don't think we've even got enough money

to get to Quebec now.

Canada's second largest city is largely located on an island

at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa rivers,

its picturesque neighbourhoods such as Little Portugal

and the Jewish Quarter

home and inspiration to numerous artists, poets and songwriters.

Just get stuck in and get the job done.

In the gay-friendly area of Ville-Marie, Claudia and Kevin

try to keep themselves in the race, making deliveries

ahead of Montreal's annual Pride festival.

Bonjour!

It's a gift from... Laisse d'ici?

That went well. It all comes flooding back, don't it?

I think you did amazing, Dad.

Bonjour.

I think it's bringing him back a couple of years

to when he actually used to have to learn French for his job.

Merci.

Do you reckon we can get to Quebec on this?

THEY LAUGH

Cheap, eh?

On the other side of town...

Merci!

OK... English?

...Tricia and Cathie look to make back

some of yesterday's losses

working at one of the city's many poutineries.

How do I say, "Follow me, please?”

Vous pouvez me suivre.

Vous pouvez... Me... ..me...

...suivre. Suivre.

Bonjour! Vous pouvez me suivre.

Poutine - chips with cheese curds doused in gravy...

That is the biggest vat of gravy

I have ever seen in my life.

...Is Quebecois slang for a mess,

and synonymous with the province's cuisine.

I've hardly seen Trish.

It may be too busy for her out at the front.

First, I'm going to start with potatoes.

Ooh! A lot of potatoes.

Just one or two.

That's the slicer. I can do that. Perfect.

This is an uber-sharp knife.

I've been in the kitchen chopping stuff,

which I'm so afraid to do at home just in case I chop my fingers off.

I'm the chip lady.

I have got a little bit more oomph about me.

And, you know, when somebody says, "Oh, no, you can't do that,"

I'm going to go, "Yeah, I can.” And this race has given me that.

ALARM SOUNDS

Oh! What happened there?

Nothing to do with me.

I'm not in charge of the gravy.

Merci beaucoup. Mereci.

That is so good. The closer we're getting to finish,

the more I'm really wanting to win. Oh, and me.

It's the kudos of coming first.

And just show everybody who doesn't think we can do it

that we can. Yeah. We need to get to Quebec City... OK. ..this evening.

OK, well, I can look online.

Oh, brilliant.

With Montreal just 255 kilometres shy of the checkpoint

in Quebec City, Tricia and Cathie plan their escape.

Unfortunately, there's nothing for tonight.

Tomorrow morning, 7:30.

Sorry about that. No, no. It's going to have to be tomorrow, then.

That's no problem. You still good for working with us?

Definitely. Yeah. Loving it.

Happy to work as long as we can.

Tricia and Cathie are resigned to a second night

in their out of town B&B.

So we're heading up to Quebec. OK.

Now, whether that is this evening or whether that's tomorrow morning...

Earliest is at seven tomorrow morning.

But Claudia and Kevin can't afford another big hotel bill.

This Formula 1 is proving to be a bit of a...

A bit of a nightmare for us.

So there's a lot of pressure on finding accommodations now.

Otherwise, it's game over for us.

Spencer might be able to help you.

Sorry, Spencer? Yes.

Hi, Kevin. Pleased to meet you.

To the rescue, their new colleagues.

So for the hotel reservation,

the cheaper that I found is over there, it's $90.

Oh, wow. $907? Yeah.

Three stars hotel. Oh, it doesn't matter.

It's OK? That's all right. That's great.

Amazing. Thank you so much.

Right, spot-on.

Well done.

If we ask nicely, they'll give us a croissant in the morning.

While two teams plan to overnight in Montreal...

I'm sorry I didn't bring you to the Niagara Falls, love.

Will this do?

Zainib LAUGHS

...Zainib and Mobeen aim to strike out for the checkpoint sooner.

There's a train potentially this afternoon that can take us

straight to Quebec City and into checkpoint.

So a few hours in Ottawa, check it out,

get the train, bypass Montreal and get in.

That sounds like a win-win.

So this is nice, to have time to ourselves.

I've always thought when I get a bit older,

I'm going to buy a house out in the sticks somewhere,

away from city life,

and I'd be more than happy with my books and my cats.

But in actual fact, I think I'd hate that.

So you're more social than you realise?

I mean, I see at times that I'm quite blunt... Oh, yeah.

...and I usually need a break from you as well.

That's true.

I think I'm just so comfortable around you that I kind of forget

that, actually, no, you aren't an extension of me.

You're actually your own person.

Yeah.

So I'm sorry if I have hurt you Or come across arsey.

And I'm just thinking, "Isn't he just so cute?”

I've been telling you that for ages.

You just never listen to me.

You're also very annoying, but you are also very cute as well.

Does that mean you love me?

I do love you.

I've always loved you.

Right. I'm ready to go now, are you?

Yeah, let's go.

As Zainib and Mobeen try to catch a train straight to Quebec City...

I'm going to ask this gentleman here.

Hey, wonder if you can help.

Lagging behind in Toronto, Monique and Ladi

still have 800 kilometres to travel to the checkpoint.

We're trying to get to Quebec City. OK.

So you can get to Montreal and then you can get to Quebec City.

4:30pm.

And the next one, 12:30am.

OK. So 12:30am tomorrow?

Yeah. From here.

Despite that, Monique won't be rushed.

Let's go and make it, then.

We don't need to go now. Is it midnight?

Oh, right. I thought we wanted to do the 4:30 one.

If we do 4:30, we're going to have to stop

and get accommodation.

Yeah, so... If we do the 12:30 one, we don't need to get accommodation.

We can just go straight through.

We need to cut down on spending.

OK, yeah. Bye!

Monique's planning to actually take the overnight bus.

That was a really good shout.

I'm so proud of her.

The one downside is that we're sat in a station till midnight tonight.

I think it's worth it, Dad.

You do?

Yeah, we can sleep when we're dead.

Oh, made it!

I'm confident, quietly, that no-one's getting on this train.

I'm not sure.

I just feel like if we've done it this quickly and efficiently,

then chances are everyone else has as well.

After travelling overnight,

Monique and Ladi are in Montreal...

We're not going to miss this bus, you know? We can't.

...racing for a connection to Quebec City.

Dad, Dad, get off.

We got the bag? Yeah?

Dad, there's a taxi there.

Oh, right. OK.

Mon, what's the bus station called?

Berri-UQAM.

We need to get there now.

OK.

Thank you, sir.

How do you say "Go faster” in French?

Is it allez-allez?

Go... Go flag that one down.

Oh, please. I need to go to the metro. The airport?

No, no, no. Just to the metro.

Just to the nearest metro?

Yeah.

Oh, thank you.

Oh...

As fast as possible, please.

Thank you.

Good morning, Montreal.

On the way to the bus station now.

Aim is to get to Quebec.

Bus station.

See that Trish and Cathie are here.

Hey? How are you doing? All right. You all right?

Morning, Claudia. Hiya! Morning! Wow!

That was a greeting and a half, wasn't it? They're not very happy.

We've lost the lead.

Yeah, it's all going to start the sprint again, innit?

It's just frustrating when you're up against three other competitors

that can run like... gazelles.

We are the old ladies of the group.

So I'm going to quickly go and get my fleece.

And what I'm going to do is try and move our bags to the front.

Sorry.

Merci beaucoup.

Here, Mon? Yeah, ticketing.

Yeah, going, going, going.

Merci! Merci.

Ha! Get in there! Get in!

Ah!

Love that.

Love that for us. That was sick.

Oh, there's Monique and Ladi.

Hey! Morning!

Morning. How are you doing?

I just hope they spent their arses out in Montreal.

Three teams close in on the sixth checkpoint...

Everybody's getting ready to rock and roll.

Everybody's gunning to move.

How does our bag end up being the last one in there at the back?

Which way? This way.

...where over 80% of the inhabitants speak French as a first language.

Parlez-vous anglais?

Non.

OK, merci.

Got it.

Let me see. "Make your way to the Palace Royale."

"Palace Royale by any available means."

OK. Uh...

Uh...

Uh, Palace Royale?

"Make your way to the Place Royale by any available means."

Do you think it's down there?

We're in a race with other people.

Are you going in that direction?

Yes.

Merci, honestly. Merci.

I wonder if Palace Royale is the royal palace.

Maybe. This is not feeling right at all.

Just going round in circles, love.

Have a good ride! Thank you! Merci! Thank you so much!

Place Royale is right over there. Just over there? Thank you.

Place Royale.

"Head up the Breakneck Steps to the Capitole Hotel."

Their final destination, situated in the heart of Quebec's old town.

Break...? Break what? Is that a breakneck step?

I don't know what that is.

To get there,

the 59 steps of the Escalier Casse-Cou -

The Breakneck Steps.

Is this the right stairs?

Ugh, I'm tired already!

Oh, Place. Place. Place. Place. Place.

I can't believe we didn't read the GPS properly.

All right, I've found it. I've found it. Keep going. Down the steps? Yep.

How many steps are there?

I don't know.

Oh, God!

Slow down.

Whoo!

Careful.

I'm struggling.

Excusez-moi. Excusez-moi. Excusez-moi, s'il vous plait.

Excusez-moi. Excusez-moi.

We're here!

"Head up the Breakneck Steps to the..."

We've just bloody come from there. Oh, you're kidding me?

Oh, sake.

We just need to get to where we need to get to.

Don't really care at this moment in time where the other teams are.

Oh, look who's here.

Must be the right way. Here.

Well, we're following the other team now. it.

Come on, babe, we've got...

...two more flights.

Are they not running?

Come on! Run!

Run!

Claudia!

Claudia!

Where are you? The Capitole... I know, that's where I'm running to.

Right, step up.

Where are you going?

Reception. Dad...

Reception's on the seventh floor.

Oh... Get out...

Hi! Bonjour! Hi! Bonjour.

Bienvenue a Quebec.

Thank you. Merci.

So please sign the book.

Wow!

Really? They came in last night.

Zainib and Mobeen. Yeah.

Motherfunkers.

Having checked in last night, Zainib and Mobeen

now have an 11 and a half hour lead.

I think it's just sweeter that we came up from fourth to first. Yeah.

I thought being 24 hours behind, Kevin and Claudia

was too much of a gap.

But I'm still shocked, actually.

I think it's a good example of, you know, what happens

when you work well together.

We are still here. Somehow.

But it's looking pretty sad right now.

Merci!

Next it's going to be about strategy and how on earth

we get ourselves out of the... Out of the quagmire, innit?

We've kind of run this race how we wanted it to.

We took time out, went and saw Niagara Falls, and that's something

that we wanted to do.

Why would you come to Canada and not see Niagara Falls?

Join the club. Well done. All right?

We had a few hiccups, missing ferries and stuff, this leg.

So to get to this point is really good for us.

There was moments when I was thinking,

"You know what? Our race may be run,” and that was it.

But we turned it around.

All credit to Monique. She was the planner.

So well done, girl. You done good.

What can I say?

Gutted. Gutted. Pants.

This leg, there's been a lot of frustration,

a lot of replanning, a lot of... Of heartache.

It's only by a few minutes, babe.

But it's still very much a race.

I think there's a... There's a lot more to come yet.

We haven't got a lot more time for it to come.

Well, then, we'd better pull out all the stops, then, eh? Yeah.

Next time... Are we going the right way, Dad?

...the Atlantic Ocean is in sight...

It's lovely out here.

...but the teams are running on fumes... Got no money.

How much are your bruised, black bananas?

...and out of time.

This is going to be fast and furious. OK.

A bit of a storm brewing.

And we're heading straight towards it.

Gestures of kindness mean a lot.

No, Cathie!

We're ready for it.

I'm with you. I'm not giving up.