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46 days ago, the race of a lifetime began.

Five pairs of ordinary Brits embarked on a 16,000km journey across Canada,

from Pacific Coast to the most easterly city in North America,

St John's in Newfoundland.

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

We're all going to die.

They headed deep into the wild...

This is such a pinch-me moment.

Who gets to do this?

...crossed endless prairies...

All this vastness.

This is awesome. Road trip!

...soared high into the Rockies...

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

This is what dreams are bloody made of, innit?

...to the very edges of civilisation...

We can't get a bus out of here.

We can't get a train out of here.

We are heading into the unknown.

...all with budgets stretched to breaking point.

It's dark, raining. We've got no money.

We can claw the money back. Yeah, but where?

Their journeys have been more than just physical...

It makes me realise how lucky I am to have a dad like you.

I really, really appreciate it.

...and the rewards have been great.

Oh! Oh! Oh, look at the babies!

Oh, my God!

Mother Nature, you're the best.

Never seen anything like it.

Now, with the finish line in sight...

Come on! Run!

Breathe through it.

You can cry when you're sat down.

...£20,000 awaits the winners...

Go, go, go!

...in a race...

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

...across the wild.

Get in.

Every second counts.

Oh, my God. This is unreal!

It's heating up!

Are we going the right way, Dad?

...racing through the Maritimes, the teams jostled for supremacy.

It's good to know that we're ahead.

Zainib and Mobeen continued to seek help...

I can take you back tomorrow with me!

I hope she knows how to put the pedal to the metal.

...and kept their lead.

Yeah! How did we do that again?!

Never carried teepee poles before.

A strategy of working two jobs...

We're going to build up our money.

...helped fill Tricia and Cathie's war chest.

Second. And with plenty of money.

So we can't get a bus out of here.

While, after a challenging start...

Wow.

It's not nice.

...Monique and Ladi...

You have really made my trip to Canada.

...kept themselves in with a shout...

We are contenders again.

...but 300km from the checkpoint...

This isn't the way it's supposed to end.

...Claudia and Kevin's budget finally gave out.

We can't afford to carry on. No.

Fire!

At the edge of the Atlantic Ocean,

the final battle in the race across Canada

is about to commence...

Agh!

...but first, a chance to take in

Liverpool's annual festival of privateers,

celebrating a past when this officially sanctioned form of piracy

brought great wealth to the area.

Everyone likes to get dressed up now and then.

What do you do when I'm not in the house?!

With one leg left to race,

just three teams remain.

You are in it to win it now, aren't you?

As are you.

Mm. I kind of feel like I've already won it.

Oh, wow! I wasn't expecting to come first twice.

If you're first in all the other legs, it means nothing

unless you come first at the last leg.

Shoot from the hip.

Yeah! Always.

We have a mind-set of pirates.

We want to take it all.

We will be fighting really hard, won't we? Yes.

We've got a strong sense of determination.

And a friendship like this. Yeah.

And we're definitely stronger together.

We will be at the finish first.

Kevin and Claudia, we've not seen them. Still not here!

Don't know where they are. They're at least 48 hours behind us.

Put it that way. They might have run out of money.

7.45 pm.

Just outside of Liverpool, the Checkpoint Hotel

and start line of the final leg.

Hello. Checking out now?

Yes, please.

In pole position, Zainib and Mobeen...

...With a 14-hour lead over the others,

but with the fewest remaining funds.

The finish line is St John's, Newfoundland.

Beautiful. Awesome.

The last stretch.

Let's get there.

With close to 15,000km already run,

the teams face 1,500 more...

...racing through Nova Scotia and on to the island of Newfoundland

to the finish line at St John's...

...the most easterly city in North America.

I think we're in the best possible position.

This is exactly where we wanted to be.

The teams can only reach Newfoundland by ferry,

with a choice of two very different routes

from the port of North Sydney.

There's a shorter one, but it gets you on the other side,

it's a longer drive - and you don't know what the roads are like.

And there's this one, which is a lot longer,

but it gets you a lot closer to St John's.

It's potentially going to be quite expensive,

and we don't have the cash.

I'm a bit worried for the finances now on this leg.

To get to the ferry,

they'll need to navigate the length of Nova Scotia.

Remote and sparsely populated, public transport is limited.

We're going to have to car share,

and we need to save money on accommodation and food on this leg.

I'm confident we can get to Lunenburg, at least.

There's a job there. At the seafood restaurant.

If we stop off early and do that job, get some free food,

and then perhaps they'll be able to help us to get to Halifax.

I think so, yeah. Sounds like a plan.

Aiming to continue their strategy of tapping up the locals,

husband and wife plan to travel 82km to Lunenburg.

We're going to have to bed down tonight at some point.

We're going to lose our lead, essentially.

Or a big chunk of it. Yeah.

The only way we can keep our foot on the pedal

is make an early start in the morning. Car park's full.

Let's see where everyone's going.

Excuse me, sir.

Me and my wife, we're trying to get a lift to Lunenburg.

We're stayting here. Are you? OK, no worries.

Do you know anyone going there tonight?

Oh... No? I don't. No?! Well, thank you so much.

Good luck, you guys! See you later.

It's getting late. It's 8.30.

Question is, where do you want to stay tonight?

Probably in Liverpool? Yeah, let's do it.

With nobody travelling to Lunenburg,

Zainib and Mobeen set their sights closer...

Hi. Are you guys able to give me and my husband a lift to Liverpool?

100%. Yeah? Can you?

Thank you so much! No problem.

...on nearby Liverpool town centre,

72km short of where they want to be.

We need to get to Lunenburg tomorrow.

There's one person that comes to mind

that I'm happy to call and ask.

That would be so helpful.

At least we've got a good solid plan.

Make an early start in the morning.

We're on the last leg. We just need to get there and win.

14-hour lead.

They've got 14 hours in front of us now, but anything could happen.

Just look at Kevin and Claudia. Just hope they're close.

Oh!

Look who it is!

We were wondering when you were going to show up. Yeah!

All right? How you doing, brother? Yeah, good, mate. Yeah.

Good? I'm good, mate. Yeah. Come and sit down.

Where are Mobeen and Zainib? They've gone.

They've gone already?! Yeah. Did you not see it on the book?

No. We haven't looked at the book.

Haven't you? Have you not?

No. We finished the race two days ago. What?!

We got stuck in the bad weather.

We just couldn't get a Lift.

But, for us, it's a new beginning.

And that's the most important thing.

Get everything going.

Look how far you've come.

And you're here now.

Yeah, you really have.

And your relationship with your dad... Yeah.

They've had so much to endure and come through

and we thought we would be there at the end with them.

So, yeah, it's like a body blow.

We're going to have to go,

cos we're off early in the morning.

Gutted for them -

but on the other hand... We're one in three. It's one in three now.

So from our point of view, it's like... Ooh! Ooh!

I don't cry, but, like, I'm really going to miss Claudia.

You're doing it for us now.

Just go and win it.

We'll be cheering you on.

Yeah.

Good morning! Ooh, is it the baby?!

After spending the night in Liverpool...

This is my friend Erin.

Hi! Hi! Hi, Erin, how are you doing?

...Zainib and Mobeen have lined up a free ride

to their job in Lunenburg.

How cute is he?!

Oh, my gosh. I want one.

We've always wanted to do something adventurous together, haven't we?

Yeah. Like, something out of the ordinary.

He's really cute.

Although it's hard not having kids,

we got this opportunity. Why not grab it with both hands?

I have to say, people in Nova Scotia have been so friendly.

They've been so helpful. Good.

Actually making the journey gives me the chills.

You are literally keeping us in the lead, right?

Oh, that's perfect! I love it.

winning it, if it happens, Is like an amazing bonus.

While Ladi is itching to get going...

Can I do that too? You can.

It'll make you feel extremely good.

...he'll have to wait, as next out of the blocks...

I think if we head to Halifax... Yeah. ..it's a transport hub.

So I suggest, if we get a taxi from Liverpool to Halifax... OK.

We've got money, much more than we thought we were going to have.

Speed is of the essence now. It is.

Tricia and Cathie are dipping into their savings

to get to Nova Scotia's capital.

Let's go, go, go!

We've got the budget to have a little bit of a speed dash.

Yeah, we can afford to do that.

I'm really nervous about going home. Mm, I know.

Cos I'm going back into the unknown with Matt's health. Mm.

And I don't want this to end. No.

Because this has been the most fantastic, eye-opening journey

I've ever had. Yeah.

I'm going to miss seeing you every day.

Between the two of us,

if we put our minds to doing something, we will do it.

We will get over that line.

This is what we wanted to keep the money back for.

It keeps us closer to Zainib and Mobeen. Yeah.

My eyesight has knocked me for six,

so I want to prove I can do this.

You can - yeah! And that we can do this.

And obviously I want to win.

We are going all the way.

This is lovely. What a view.

A beautiful view.

Almost 80km out in front,

Zainib and Mobeen have reached the Lunenburg...

...a picture-postcard colonial town,

retaining much of the original architecture

from its inception in the mid-1700s.

Today, life revolves around fishing...

Ooh, this one's heavy. Do you want to do it together?

Hang on...

...but with lobster season over,

the traps need to be stored for next year.

Teamwork makes the dream work.

Do you think we've got better?

Our working as a team?

You're still annoying, but your strength comes in useful.

HE CHUCKLES

I think it's probably fair to say

that I probably appreciate you a lot more.

So my hope is, after we've done this job, to get a lift into Halifax.

Will it slide over?

My wee hands... Are you OK?

So that's my plan.

Yeah, perfect.

Thanks for sorting this out, Kelly.

In exchange for their hard work, a free lunch courtesy of boss Kelly.

I can't emphasise how good it is to get fed a proper meal.

Really. It's priceless.

I'm so happy I can provide this for you!

Also, the other thing is, at least two of the teams are on our tail.

So, are you in the lead?

We are in the lead. What?! Yeah, exactly.

Yes! So we want to maintain the lead.

So that's why we really want to get to Halifax tonight.

I mean, it's about an hour drive.

If we didn't have two small children,

I bet you he would do it. OK.

Do you have any cool friends, being a Lunenburger,

that would just love to just take us...? Like, take you on a drive?

Yeah! Oh, think about that one.

Mm!

Currently, as it stands, the plan isn't working.

Totally get it. Business lady with kids.

In your favour is that this is a tourist town,

so I feel like someone will have room for you. Yeah.

I think we've got used to people just offering their help...

Yeah. ..that when it doesn't come so forthcomingly,

I guess it's a bit... takes us aback a little bit.

The gas station - if not, head down to the waterfront.

OK. If you don't hear anything, there's a bus tomorrow.

We actually need the help of other people massively

in order to get anywhere in this race.

Me and my wife are trying to get to Halifax.

You're not heading there, by any chance? Sorry. No? Thank you.

While Zainib and Mobeen continue to search for a way to Halifax...

The longer we stand still,

the more chance there is that the others can overtake us.

Just got to hold your nerve. Yeah.

...already there...

Look how beautiful it is. That's stunning.

...Tricia and Cathie,

leapfrogging into the race lead.

Nova Scotia's capital is so far east

it's closer to Dublin, Ireland, than to Vancouver,

where the team started the race 48 days ago.

Do you think we're going to get lost in a graveyard?

Probably, knowing us.

When the Titanic sunk,

Halifax was the base for ships searching for bodies.

Look, ones without names on them. Wow.

They would have been in the third class, wouldn't they? Mm.

It's really sad.

Tricia and Cathie are looking to keep clocking up the kilometres

towards the ferry port.

We could stop someone.

What about that kid on this bike?

It's not a kid. Just to let you know.

Sorry!

Hi. Hi. Do you know anything about the buses around here at all?

Where are you headed?

We're trying to get as far east as possible.

To Antigonish?

Yeah. Or... Yeah, anywhere along that way.

Truro, right here.

Departure date - right now.

Yeah. Yeah. We've missed the bus for today.

I'm wondering if it's worth trying tomorrow.

3pm. 3pm.

Wow.

Yeah. OK.

Thank you so much, guys. Thank you for your help.

Thank you for your help. Thank you.

OK. So, right, we know that there's a bus tomorrow.

We're not going to get anywhere tonight now, are we?

No, I don't think we are. Unless we get a taxi.

That's going to be another $150.

I mean, I know we can do it. We've got the money.

What do you think? What's your gut?

Oh, it's a tricky one. Um...

I just want to be moving.

Arriving into Halifax three-and-a-half hours

after Tricia and Cathie...

180.

...Monique and Ladi... Thank you so much!

This is where we start off with a blast.

Now's the time to splash the cash.

We cannot afford to be slow out the blocks, we're already behind

everybody else. Next bus isn't until tomorrow at three.

Which is a bit of a bummer.

...also looking to move on... Hello! ..and also facing limited options.

So we're trying to get to North Sydney.

We know there's a bus at three.

Do you know if there's any quicker ways to get there? Besides that bus?

I don't know.

OK. We've heard of a hostel to stay at tonight.

Halifax Backpackers Hostel.

That's just over that way a little bit.

Are you guys heading there now? Yeah. Yeah.

Can I drive you there? Yeah! Oh, God, yeah, that'd be amazing!

OK. Yeah. My mom's coming to pick me up,

so we'll get her to take you. OK!

It's a bit annoying that there's no public transport out of here

tonight, but at least we know when it is...

Hi! Nice to meet you!

...50 we can make a move tomorrow.

Just rearranging. It's nothing major.

We can put our bags on our laps. Yeah. Yeah.

We're not going far at all.

You all right there, Mon?! Yeah!

Well, since we're giving you a lift, you guys all want to come to dinner?

We're Maritimers - we have to, like, hug and...

Oh, my God! ..have fun! Honestly, this is just unreal.

That'd be lovely! Being inside the Maritimes,

the people have been so hospitable, it's been ridiculous.

So is it the backpackers' place? I think it's right here.

Yeah, that's it. We'll be two minutes. Two minutes.

Thank you. Thank you, sir.

No problem. Stop it! Agh!

Stop it! Oh, my God!

What the France?!

Oh, my God.

Wow. We've caught up

with Mobeen and Zainib.

Oh, my God.

So do you guys know about Kevin and Claudia?

No.

They ran out of money.

No! We need to book in here.

I'm just trying to find a place as well.

Sorry, we don't have any available.

Do you have to stay here? Are you allowed to stay at my house?

Oh, my God, yeah, we can. Would you let us stay at your house?!

Yeah. We have two twin beds and a bath.

That would be amazing! OK!

Yes! Thank you so much!

OK! Oh, my God.

This is unreal.

This is unreal! It's heating up!

This is so exciting. It's great.

We need a place to stay...

I just saw Ladi and Monique. Yeah. Yeah.

Basically, they've got no rooms in the hostel, so that's

why they left. And basically, the lady's taken them to their house.

Right. Let's just go to a cheap motel nearby and bed down.

As two teams look to spend the night in Halifax...

Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you.

...Tricia and Cathie have spent their way to Truro

and an 80km lead.

Just looking forward to bedding down now. It's $75.

What are you thinking? Oh, no...

...but Tricia has buyer's remorse.

We've made really good progress today.

Yeah, I'm just thinking about the cost, because it's a lot.

Yeah, I know, but we're halfway to where we need to be.

Yeah. We've made a dash for it.

We've got this far, and then the rest of the way now,

we're just going to have to get lifts. Lifts.

SPRINGS CRUNCH Oh, Jesus!

This is going to be an interesting night.

I'm so tired, I don't think I'lU care.

The cost of the ferry is a complete unknown, so it is imperative

that we actually get some work and earn some money

because without doing it,

we won't get to the finish line.

We've got everything.

Red wine, we've got beer. Amazing!

I was marinating some amazing chicken.

Monique and Ladi are enjoying their first home stay in Canada

with Morgan and her mum Cat.

I'm going to feed you well tonight.

My God, this is... this is insane.

I think it's a big deal,

literally accepting strangers into your home.

You remind me of my godmother.

Oh, yeah? Yeah. That godmother... Auntie Angela.

Yeah, my Auntie Angela.

She's the one that gave me my first alcohol!

That's just insane. Like, you don't get that.

That's not an everyday sort of thing.

Before we have dinner, we need to figure out our plan for tomorrow.

I could take you tomorrow. To where?

Baddeck is on the way. It's the Trans-Canada Highway.

I have clients up there.

I can then drop you and then I'll see my clients on the way back.

That'd be amazing!

Yeah. Oh, gosh, yeah.

Courtesy of Cat, a lift of 350km

to Baddeck,

just short of the ferry port

at North Sydney.

Me and my dad are definitely going for gold.

We have to always have the end in mind

and also why we done this race in mind.

In our guide it said Africville, I don't know

if you've heard of it? So we really want to go and see

it tomorrow morning. OK.

For me, it's to get to know my dad and learn lots of life lessons

from him, help me appreciate

my privileges that I do have a lot more.

Better than a hostel! Hit the jackpot! We really have.

The time spent with my daughter,

my princess, bonding, it's going to be an absolute brilliant blinder.

Oh, what have I...?

Did I just blow it?

We're going to have a big day tomorrow. Big day.

These bloody hotels are killing us.

For Zainib and Mobeen, another pricey hotel.

With Kevin and Claudia leaving, it makes me worry about our budget.

We've not moved that far north geographically,

and we've already spent $300.

No idea what the ferry's going to cost. Not good.

Hey, man, how are you doing? I need your help.

Up at the crack of dawn...

Me and my wife are trying to get to North Sydney.

OK. You're not heading there today, by any chance? No.

...Zainib and Mobeen are aiming to get the race back on track,

looking for a way out of Halifax towards the ferry terminal.

Yesterday wasn't our best day in the race.

I need to get myself in that gas station. There's nobody there.

I know. I've got a gas station phobia now.

I think the more static we are, the more worried he gets.

So we know there's a bus at 3pm from Halifax

that's going all the way up to... Close to where we need to be.

Yeah. we'll lose five hours... of waiting time.

It's not ideal. We could try and hitchhike.

We can keep trying, but I think it's like trying to ask somebody

from Manchester if they're going to London,

like, take us that way. What do you want to do?

Get the bus? That is a guaranteed option, isn't it?

And there's seats available.

They're gambling on sitting tight for the 3pm bus

to Port Hawkesbury.

OK. Just thinking we need to get a free night

of something. We need to make sure our budget lasts us

and to make sure we've got enough money to get to that ferry.

When they get there, they intend to work for free bed and board.

We've lost our lead, but I think we're all probably going to be

on that same ferry. Yeah.

80km closer to the ferry...

My friend and I are trying to get to Antigonish for work this morning.

Tell you what, I got nothing else booked. Oh, my goodness!

Thank you so much!

...also heading for a job to ease pressure on their budget,

Tricia and Cathie.

Oh, thank you so much for this. This is so kind of you.

What were you doing today anyway?

I have an airplane here. Do you? And so I had to take it in

for an inspection. Sorry. Excuse me interrupting.

I've just realised we're actually travelling west

on the highway, so... We've got to turn around.

OK. I'll get turned around here right away.

Ahh!

On their way to Baddeck with Cat...

By the end of the day, we will be in touching distance

of getting onto a ferry to Newfoundland.

I... am very excited.

...there's a stop Monique and Ladi feel compelled to make.

"Dedicated in loving memory

"of the first black settlers of the community of Africville."

This park is all that remains of a community of black settlers,

mainly ex-slaves who found freedom and a home in Nova Scotia.

Generations of families like Carters, Browns. Dixon.

That's your grandmother's... Maiden name.

Yeah. Yeah.

By 1969, this once thriving settlement had been torn down

to make way for urban renewal -

its residents forcefully relocated.

This is their everything. This is their freedom. This is their,

like, live how you want to live. You know what I mean?

It resonates with me that the displacement of 800 people,

80 families. You know, as a child, I was displaced from where I was born

and where I was growing up at the time.

That's powerlessness.

Wasn't you born in '69? Yeah.

So they took everything away when I was born.

Educating my children is essential.

Family groups stuck together.

Coming to a place like this,

I've learned to appreciate

my dad works really hard to ensure that I was never in a position

where I would be displaced from my home.

It's been really fun travelling with you, Dad.

I feel like travelling this way,

I think you appreciate the destination more

when you've had a bit of a journey and you take that in.

That's right. I'm glad that you're thinking that way.

All right. Come on, Dad. Let's go. Let's rock and roller.

Ooh, look at those! Look at this.

Oh, you can smell the gin.

Tricia and Cathie have called a halt to their push towards the ferry...

...at an artisan gin distillery.

You see what I'm doing for food?

I can see what you're doing for food!

Climbing bloody ladders.

By doing some little chores, helping out,

we're provided with a free lunch,

which means there won't be the pressure on this evening to try

and find somewhere and buy food.

They need Brasso on this. Yeah.

And we've got a budget left then

to get on the ferry and then up to St John's.

It's potentially our last ever job in Canada.

It's our... Oh, that's sad! Aw!

I think you're more relaxed than you were coming into this.

Yeah, I would agree with that.

I've realised I don't want to spend the majority of my time

at my desk, in work. Missing life.

Yeah. And I hope you've learned that you're stronger

than you think you are. Yeah.

Sometimes I get really frustrated about my eyesight.

I hold on to the fact that I can't drive any more

and can't ride the motorbike any more,

but it's made me realise that I can still do stuff

and I can carry on being myself.

I feel incredibly lucky.

To the finish. We're getting there.

What a way to finish. Drinking gin now before lunch.

Oh, that is really good.

Oh, that's wonderful.

It's rosemary I can smell. Is it?

Yeah, have a smell of the rosemary.

There's definitely a herb of some sort in there.

It's not mint. No, it's not.

It's definitely not elderflower.

Oh, I don't know, it COULD be elderflower. It's not that.

There was always the risk that being with each other 24/7,

we'd kind of get a bit fed up of each other.

Or even jasmine.

But we haven't at all, have we?

No! We genuinely haven't.

I do like it lots.

It's very, very nice!

Hang on!

It could be ginger!

If we could get to the ferry port tonight... Yeah.

...that would be incredible. We're going to do this.

We are going to do it.

We are.

This bus is going to get us far up the road.

Finally on their way to Port Hawkesbury,

Zainib and Mobeen.

There's no guarantee that a car share would have done that.

I always said, off the ferry,

that's when you want to spend your money.

Further along the highway,

Monique, Ladi and Cat.

I just know that we're coming in fast and we're coming in good.

Please be over this hill.

We're trying to get up to Sydney.

We'd be happy to put some money towards fuel.

Tricia and Cathie are just over 100km from the ferry port.

I'll come back and see if you got a ride. If not, I'L probably...

OK. Thank you so much.

We've got to get out of here. It's absolutely critical.

We were close!

Monique and Ladi won't reach the ferry port tonight.

Cathie has been an absolute legend and has propelled us

into a significant position. Really confident that we can get

to the ferry tomorrow morning.

And let's just hope that we're able to get on one of them.

Wake up, go to the ferry, get on it, straight to St John's.

This is the first time I actually feel like we're going to win!

9.20pm.

Their third lift of the day delivers Tricia and Cathie to the port.

Thank you. I want to hear how it goes. Thank you so much.

Tickets.

We don't even know what time the ferry is.

With two ferry routes going to Newfoundland, they now face

a stark choice. Hi there.

We've got to get to St John's.

We're trying to get there as quickly as we possibly can.

Well, you should take the Argentia ferry.

Right.

Getting them closest to the finish line,

the longer of two crossings,

17 hours to Argentia,

then a short 135km push

to St John's.

But it doesn't set sail from North Sydney until tomorrow afternoon.

We can see on the schedule

that there's a ferry due to depart at 23.15.

Where's it going, please?

It's going to Port Aux Basques.

Alternatively, leaving this evening,

the shorter eight-hour crossing to Port Aux Basques.

But from there, St John's is

a 900km journey

across the sparsely populated

north of the island.

OK. So the Port Aux Basques route, it's cheaper...

And it gets us there quicker.

The risk is that we can't get a ride.

But if we took the other route, the ferry is... Three times as much.

Yeah. But also... And we'd have accommodation tonight here.

We'd spend 100-odd dollars. If not more. If not more.

And going to get in later. It's a no-brainer.

It is absolutely a no-brainer.

Could we please get two tickets for tonight's ferry

over to Port Aux Basques, please?

Thank you so much.

How long does it take to drive from Port Aux Basques to St John's?

It's about ten hours.

Ugh...

Choosing to get going right away...

You know, it was a big decision, but I don't think I could

have waited until tomorrow. Another 12 hours.

It's very nerve-racking. Yeah. Just need to get going.

Literally on edge a bit now. Yeah.

Tricia and Cathie set sail across the Cabot Strait.

We're nearly there now. I know. Last big push.

We've done everything we can do.

I've enjoyed every bloody moment of it. And me.

I'm going to miss you loads. I'm going to miss you too.

Left behind on dry land... Thank you for having us.

Such a huge help to us.

...Zainib and Mobeen have arrived

in Port Hawkesbury...

Thank you for the food, honestly. Yeah.

You've got a lovely house. Thank you for welcoming us.

...committed to working tomorrow

for Cathy and Turk's business that provides off-roading tours

through the Cape Breton wilderness.

We'll get you guys to trim the trail up a little bit.

I would be more than happy to do that. Yeah. Thank you.

So it's easier to get the side-by-sides through.

Tonight, their budget worries are eased with a free bed

and typical Nova Scotian hospitality.

I mean, I think we've had a pretty rubbish last 24 hours.

No, no, no. We'll have enough of that!

Get your shit together and win this damn thing!

Yes!

Yeah, that's what I've been trying to tell her!

I'm hoping that this will be enough to give us that push

to the finish line.

If we can catch a ferry tomorrow night, that is...

Well, I'm assuming so. We don't even know the timings. We need to get

there to find that out.

What's the plan tomorrow? What time do you want to get under way?

Let's be rational about this

and not wake up too early either.

5.00? No, I'm certainly not doing that!

Got it back, I think. I can't wait now.

7.15am.

This is real. This is happening.

I'm actually quite nervous.

Can we back out a little bit?

There we go. Thank you.

Off the starboard bow...

...settled by Vikings 1,000 years ago,

Newfoundland's isolation has preserved the ways and traditions

of more recent settlers, including their accents

that can sound more Irish than Canadian.

Morning! Is anyone heading along the road towards St John's?

No?

Tricia and Cathie are about to disembark at Port Aux Basques,

gateway for exploring the southwest of the island...

Nobody heading to St John's at all

who could give two lovely ladies a lift?

No, we're not. OK, not to worry.

...but the finish line is at the opposite end of Newfoundland.

There's nobody on this deck. OK.

St John's is a long way,

but if they are heading part way or towards it... Yeah.

You're not heading along the road towards St John's, are you?

No, we're going actually the opposite... OK. No worries.

Thanks anyway.

I've asked literally everyone.

Yeah. We're not going to get there tonight.

We're going to have to spend the night somewhere. Oh, Jesus .

We'll stay anywhere.

Shall we head down? Yeah.

Hi there. You're not heading

towards St John's or that way, are you, at all?

I could take you to Bishop's Falls.

Brilliant. Amazing. Would that be OK?

I can't make stops. No, no, no. No, no, no. That's fine.

We haven't got time for stops either. OK.

Thank you! Oh, my God. Amazing.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. St John's is a big ask,

so we're going somewhere rather than nowhere.

Laurie, you very kindly said you're going to drive us to...

Bishop's Falls. Oh, I can see it.

Gosh, that's a HUGE way.

491km away, the town of Bishop's Falls,

halfway to where Tricia and Cathie need to be.

Thank you SO much for this.

We're now still on the move.

You have saved our race. Yes.

Back on the mainland...

Hello! How are you? Good!

Do you have a booking reference for us? We don't have a booking.

...Monique and Ladi have reached North Sydney...

We might have enough time to get you into the Port Aux Basques one.

It leaves in about an hour 20 or so.

But it's longer to get to St John's.

...but they've opted NOT to get on the next ferry that sails.

I think it's better to do the one that leaves at half five

because we'd get in at 10am.

It's such a short journey.

Yeah. Yeah, could we get two 5.30

tickets to... Argentia? Yes, please. Sounds great.

Instead, in contrast to Tricia and Cathie's route,

they'll be on the 5.30 to Argentia - the longer crossing

but with a shorter hop to St John's at the other end.

It's an 18-hour journey. OK. OK.

Best of luck. Thank you! Thank you!

So... We've got about four hours. Four hours.

We've just got to hope it's only us on this 5.30 ferry!

Still 130km from the port...

Wow, we really have cleared quite a lot of it, haven't we?

I can see why it needed doing.

...Zainib and Mobeen are reaching the end of their shift.

I think if we can get that much done today, guys, that'd be great,

because this old carcass is getting wore out!

We've got a place to stay,

we got fed and they may even give us a lift later on -

that's also part of the plan.

Woo, yeah!

Oh, yeah, that's it!

Woo!

Ooh! What did you think of that?

Beautiful! That was amazing.

Thank you so much.

We need to get a move on.

So we actually don't know when the ferries are going.

It's 5.30. What's the time now? We don't have a lot of time, it's two.

Oh, so we need to get there quick.

Yes, we actually have to go to Sydney. We've ordered parts.

Will you be able to take us?

Yeah! Of course!

You got to ride in the back, but... You guys are life-savers.

We're happy to help. Perfect!

We need to get this ferry. Suddenly feeling very awake!

60 minutes till the ferry departs.

For your safety... That's us.

...passengers are required to use the shuttle bus.

Can't see anyone yet.

On Newfoundland...

Just really, really want to get to St John's tonight.

If we have to stop, that just gives others

the opportunity to catch up with us.

...Tricia and Cathie have reached the end of their ride with Laurie.

Right, let's make sure we take all of our rubbish.

Once upon a time, they could

have caught the Newfie Bullet train

from here all the way to St John's...

Thanks again. Thank you very much. Lovely to meet you!

We're going to crack on with getting some lifts.

...but ice floes regularly washed the tracks away.

No room? They might have room.

Today, they'll have to find their own way.

I think it's, um, it's going to be a big ask, actually.

Are you going anywhere near St John's?

No! Oh, my goodness.

We're not having much luck.

We may not get to St John's tonight. We will. We will.

Are you heading in the direction of St John's? I am, yeah.

Not far, though. How far are you going? Just another 10, 15km.

OK. And that'd put you right in the middle of nowhere. Yeah.

Hi there. You're not I'm heading up towards St John's, are you? No. OK.

So I've just been in. Walk and talk.

I haven't got time to stand still.

They're saying $650 is the cheapest they could do.

And we haven't got it. Not going to go by taxi, then, are we? No.

On the mainland...

We've made it in the nick of time, as we always do.

No... They just made it.

Oh, shit. They're here. Oh, shit.

Hello! Hey! How you doing? Hello! How is everyone?

We've been here since this morning. Literally last minute.

Have you seen Cath and Trish on the way? No. Yeah? No.

Not yet. I wonder where they are.

You've asked everyone in here, have you?

OK, there's no-one around the side.

We're not going to make it to St John's tonight,

but we can make it further down the road. So we need to keep going.

I know. We need to find somewhere to stay.

Yeah, well, as soon as we get a lift, we can do it,

we can get further down the road, OK? Yeah,

we can get further down the road. OK.

I'm really off because we're not going to get

to St John's tonight. The other teams will probably fly past us.

It means that we're not going to come first.

Hi. I just checked with the boss. I can't get you to St John's,

but I can offer you a place to sleep or something.

Don't know what you guys... That would be amazing.

Anything you're able to do is... is a huge bonus. Thank you.

Gather up your stuff. Thank you so much.

Tricia and Cathie may have a free bed tonight...

Dean, you're an absolute legend.

...but will have to wait until tomorrow

to race the remaining 400km to the finish line.

This is my great-great-grandfather's old barn.

Closing the gap...

...the other two teams, taking the longer of the ferry routes,

docking tomorrow morning at 10am,

when they'll have just 135km to cover to the finish.

I'm 100% sure that they're going to book a taxi.

And how much does a taxi usually cost?

It's going to cost you, I think, probably 150. Yes, let's go.

...75. Yes.

So she called a guy.

He's going to pick us up as soon as the boat docks.

$150. Good work.

Stop, don't react, don't react. Yeah.

Car passengers go off the ferry first.

So we'll just go and ask people if they're going that way.

Sorry to bother you guys. Anyone heading to St John's in the morning?

We would but our car is completely jammed. Is it? No problem.

The whole race, every decision has been made with this portion

of the leg in mind that... off the ferry to finish line.

Do you have a car? Got a truck.

Me and my wife are trying to get there as soon as possible. Yeah.

Do you have space for me and my wife and some bags?

Of course, why not? In St John's? Yeah.

I want to buy you breakfast. Are you sure? 100%.

Then you're definitely taking me.

THEY LAUGH

That is finding the needle in a haystack.

Good health, as much as it can. Yeah,

and thank you for coming back.

Thank you.

We're still 400km away from St John's.

And the problem with that is, even if we left here at 5am

in the morning... We're not guaranteed a lift. No.

It puts us in a completely uncertain environment. Hmm.

OK, cards on the table.

We need a lift to St John's.

Tomorrow? Yeah. As early as possible.

That's no big deal. It's going to happen. Really?

Yeah, we'll take you there.

Honestly?! Yeah. We're going to try and get it if we can.

We're going to send some emails out,

see if we can find someone that's traveling anyway. Yeah.

OK. But if there's nobody going, I'll drive you. He'll take you.

Terry-Lynn's got a little work, so I'll take Terry-Lynn's car.

Yeah, we'll switch... You're kidding. Honestly?

Oh, my God. Yeah. That's amazing.

This is our last night on the race. I can't believe it.

We're going to get there tomorrow.

Yeah. And we'll have done it together. Yeah.

Oh, wow. That sunrise is incredible.

As Tricia, Cathie and Dean get an early start...

Really nervous because we just don't know what to expect.

It's all very stressful at the minute.

...approaching the port of Argentia - the other two teams.

Oh, my God. Problem. What? All the cars and stuff

get off the ferry before the foot passengers,

because we need to get a shuttle bus back to the terminal

and then get the taxi from there. That's, like, taking time.

Oh... the play... Yeah.

So we need to find someone to give us a lift, essentially.

To the ferry terminal as a minimum. Let's do this. Let's go.

I got here a day before the boat left, so I could be the first on,

first off. I've got a delivery to make. You certainly do.

Delivery of champions, you have.

Just seen Mobeen and Zainib sitting down with a gentleman

eating breakfast, which seriously indicates

that they have a lift going to St John's.

F-F-F... I'm fuming.

It's really, really thick fog, isn't it? It is, pea soup time.

Pea soup. Yes. It's slowing us down.

This was one of the risks coming this route.

Gradually, all uphill now so we might be in the clouds for a bit.

Yeah.

Navigating the north of the island,

Tricia and Cathie are entering the Terra Nova National Park,

still 250km from St John's.

You're in moose country here. Their legs are six feet tall,

so it doesn't take them long to pop out of that ditch, or in it.

Just 1,200lb coming right through the windshield. Yeah.

Thanks for putting that in my head.

Where's he gone? I don't know. How did we lose him?

It doesn't make sense. Did he not say level three?

Do you have room in your vehicle to take us to St John's?

I'm sure we could juggle stuff... Oh, my God, that would be amazing.

There he is. There he is. hell. We got lost!

I've never felt so anxious in my life. Amazing.

You actually were the first on the boat, man. That's unbelievable.

We've lucked out and we've got somebody to take us all the way

to St John's. So it's on again. Come on!

The only downside is that we're on the last deck,

so it's going to take us a while to get off.

But once we're off, we're on the way.

Woohoo!

For two teams - the final stretch of highway to St John's.

We didn't see Ladi and Monique get off, did we? No.

You may be with the champions.

60km.

Oh, 64km. Oh.

My stomach feels like a washing machine going on spin cycle,

honestly. We got this, babe.

People's open hearts has been amazing.

Like, people have taken us in, they've helped us, they've fed us.

They've got us to places we've wanted to go.

It sounds like you've got some stories that you'll be able to

pass on to your children and your... All your family.

I hope so, yeah. When we get home,

I think we've got a lot of reflection to do,

talking about what we want in life

and how much we wanted to start a family.

But our issue has been that we've not been able to conceive.

I just wanted to share with you, if I could. Yeah, of course.

Not that I don't have children, cos I have six, but I'm adopted.

Are you? I am. You're adopted?

My mother and father could not have children. Wow.

They adopted four of us. We always grew up knowing

but, quite honestly, it wasn't until I was about 11 or 12

till I even understood what adopted meant. Right.

I thought I was just a special, cool kid

because my parents always told me I was more loved.

So I always felt that love. And I always felt that I was theirs.

Thank you for sharing that, really. That's quite...

So what I'm telling you

is adoption really is the greatest expression of love

that I can think of. Really? It really is.

I'm not crying.

With the amount of love that you show that child,

they'll never know any difference.

Maybe you were supposed to run into me, huh?

I think so. Definitely.

1km, Trish, 1km. Oh, man.

After 51 days

and over 16,000km -

St John's, the oldest city in Canada.

From here, the teams will make their final push

towards the finish line.

Let's just read the messages carefully. Yeah.

And try really hard not to get lost.

We want to leave our bags somewhere cos they're really heavy.

We have your bags. You have our contact number.

We'll find you wherever you are. Thanks so much. Ahhh!

Thanks. Thank you.

Take this thing out my pocket. Turn it on. How do I turn it on?

"On foot, proceed along Gower to the cathedral.”

Gower. Where's Gower?

Where is Gower? The Gower.

"Proceed along Gower to the cathedral.”

Are we on Gower Street? Yeah.

We need to find someone to ask.

"Proceed along Gower to the cathedral.”

Let's go. Take your time, take your time, take your time.

We don't know how long it's going to be.

Hi, pussycat.

Hi there, sir. Is this Gower?

Oh, yes, yes. I'm sorry. Yeah, this is Gower, is it? OK.

Oh, there it is, there it is. There. Cathedral.

But if this is Gower,

did he mean that that was Gower? I don't know.

There's a big spire up there.

Cathedral Street. This is the cathedral.

Right, cathedral.

How you doing, babe? I'm coming. Don't worry. OK.

, I need get rid of these bags.

Hi, sir. Do you own this place? Can we please... Can we leave our bags

here and we'll come get them later on in the day? Thank you.

That's a cathedral. Yeah, we don't know for certain yet.

Yeah, that's the cathedral. Do you know that for sure?

No, not 100% sure, but 99.9%.

No, that's a church.

Trish! What? This one. This is the cathedral.

"Head downhill to Duckworth and the steps..."

"Race down Water Street to Adelaide and make your way to Cape Spear

"by any means possible." Water Street. Come on.

Walk with purpose. I am walking with purpose. No, you're not.

Because you're not in front of me,

therefore you're not walking with purpose. Let's go.

Let's go. That's my girl.

You got the money belt, yeah? Yeah.

We need to get to Cape Spear by any means possible.

Do you know where Cape Spear is, by any chance?

Yes, it is not at all close to here. OK.

One final hurdle -

the teams need to find their way to Cape Spear,

16km away

and the most easterly point of the North American continent.

There's a bridge going across the river.

So we have to go over the bridge? Yes. Right.

We need a taxi, love.

Cab, cab, cab. Find a cab.

Excuse me.

Would you be able to take me my dad to Cape Spear, by any chance?

No? OK. No worries.

Need a cab. Need a cab, need a cab.

There's one, there's one.

Oh, you got someone with you? Sorry. Yeah, yeah, no problem.

Oh, for Pete's sake!

Ask the man over there.

Excuse me, can you take me and my dad to Cape Spear, please?

I'm on my way to a job. Oh, OK.

Oh, for Pete's sake.

To Cape Spear, please, sir.

Go, go, go!

If Trish and Cathie haven't made it, I think we're in first place.

Quite nervous. I'm really nervous. I'm really nervous.

Zainib and Mobeen could quite easily be in front of us.

Eight weeks of fighting to get here.

It matters. It matters. It matters so much.

Come on! Thank you.

We're looking at about five minutes. OK. Nice, nice.

Is Cape Spear a very hilly area? It is, yeah. Oh, brilliant.

Cape Spear. This is it.

You can barely see it, it's so foggy.

Shrouded in fog over 120 days a year,

the lighthouse has been providing safe passage to mariners since 1836.

Just offshore - the world's largest population of humpback whales.

Waiting for the first team to sign in -

a prize of £20,000.

"Race up the yellow steps to the first lighthouse..."

"..Then proceed past the second lighthouse...”

"..To the finish line." Let's go, let's go, let's go.

Come on, baby. Oh! Come on. Flippin' steps. Doesn't matter.

Look, up there and then up there. Come on.

We should have left our bloody backpacks.

Oh, so much better without your bags.

Last lap, then. Come on, last lap. Let's go.

Mental palaces. Yeah? Dad, you're distracting me.

Are you dumping? Yeah, I am.

Right, there's the first lighthouse.

Bloody foggy. I'm following you.

Oh!

Second lighthouse.

Come on, love. I'm dying. You're not dead yet.

Hang on a sec, I can't breathe.

Come on, Dad.

THEY PANT

I don't want to look.

You do it, you've always done it.

"Congratulations." "You have successfully reached the finish line.”

"Please sign overleaf to find out if you have won the race

"and £20,000." OK. Ready?

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

Oh, my God.

Oh, it is just crazy madness, but... amazing.

Just absolutely amazing.

I haven't got any words. I've got no words.

We won! Yes!

Oh! Oh. I'm glad for them. So happy for them. Love it.

We've raced across the whole of Canada

with sod-all budget.

Eating cream cheese and crackers.

Getting lost in Stanley Park.

And we've... We've come first. I know.

How bloody amazing is this?

I'm feeling super happy, number one to finish the race,

number two for Trish and Cathie to have won it.

They're worthy winners, big time.

But it almost feels like we've won as well.

We've won in other ways. 100%. In so many other ways. Yeah.

We've survived the trials and tribulations of the race.

We've got stronger from it. That sets a precedent

for the fact that we can probably handle anything together.

I'm knackered now.

Having that discussion with Brent in the car about adoption,

it just felt like we were supposed to be there in that time.

I think we're definitely going to go for it.

Oh!

51 days on the road. It was crazy.

Despite not coming first, making it to the end was great.

But making it to the end with my daughter was even better.

She's a princess. I love her all the more for it, you know.

However, this princess has now got a bit of edge.

My girl's been an absolute superstar.

I think we just got on with it. And I think it's only when you step back

and reflect and you see where you've come from and, like, the challenges

you faced, I think that's when you go, wow,

like, maybe I have grown a bit. And going home,

I can't wait to spend more time with Dad and make more memories.

That's nice. Does that mean you're going to cook me dinner sometimes?

Absolutely not. Oh, right, OK. No.

I'm so happy you guys are here and you won it. Thanks. Thank you.

Well done. So happy.

Congratulations. Thank you so much. Congratulations.

I think it's going to take a while to actually sink in what we've...

...what we've done, what we've achieved.

Well done for taking that risk the long way around.

Is it eight weeks? 51 days.

Rather than women as they reach older years being dismissed,

I think we should be celebrated for that.

It doesn't matter how old you are or whether you're female, male,

36, 86, anybody with any difficulties -

if you've got the gumph, do it.