1 00:00:13,450 --> 00:00:21,330 This programme contains some strong language 2 00:00:26,290 --> 00:00:27,650 Actually quite relaxing. 3 00:00:27,690 --> 00:00:28,850 Mm. 4 00:00:30,250 --> 00:00:32,770 What do you reckon? Yeah, I'm quite happy. 5 00:00:32,810 --> 00:00:34,690 HE CHUCKLES 6 00:00:34,730 --> 00:00:38,410 For first-place Brian and Melvyn, a moment of serenity. 7 00:00:40,370 --> 00:00:42,810 It gives you a chance just to chill. 8 00:00:42,850 --> 00:00:45,650 You can actually feel the vibration of the bell things 9 00:00:45,690 --> 00:00:47,810 going through you. Mm. 10 00:00:49,050 --> 00:00:52,730 Words can't describe how it is to come in first 11 00:00:52,770 --> 00:00:55,210 on the elimination leg. 12 00:00:55,250 --> 00:00:58,450 We've exceeded our expectations, for some reason. 13 00:00:58,490 --> 00:01:00,050 If I'm thinking ahead now, yeah, 14 00:01:00,090 --> 00:01:01,650 we've got to get our race heads on again. 15 00:01:01,690 --> 00:01:04,450 Do you feel the pressure now? Yeah. 16 00:01:10,370 --> 00:01:12,690 Four teams have made it to the third checkpoint... 17 00:01:14,010 --> 00:01:15,890 I've seen a lot of horses down here. 18 00:01:15,930 --> 00:01:18,490 I know, it's cute. There were some running this morning. 19 00:01:18,530 --> 00:01:22,650 ..and are now in the traditionally Tibetan Kham region of China, 20 00:01:22,690 --> 00:01:24,970 within striking distance of the Himalayas. 21 00:01:26,890 --> 00:01:28,690 We were close to Brian and Melvyn, an hour between us, 22 00:01:28,730 --> 00:01:31,210 and now they've, 24... They've gone. Yeah, yeah. 23 00:01:31,250 --> 00:01:34,010 I don't know how they've done it, but... Yeah. 24 00:01:34,050 --> 00:01:36,410 It's sort of Brian and Melvyn, and then... And then us. 25 00:01:39,170 --> 00:01:42,850 For the first time in the race, the brothers have taken a lead, 26 00:01:42,890 --> 00:01:45,010 and for the remaining three teams, 27 00:01:45,050 --> 00:01:47,770 less than two hours lie between them. 28 00:01:47,810 --> 00:01:49,450 We seem to constantly worry. 29 00:01:49,490 --> 00:01:50,490 Yeah. 30 00:01:50,530 --> 00:01:51,730 I struggle to sleep. 31 00:01:51,770 --> 00:01:53,930 We just don't mentally seem to be able to switch off. 32 00:01:53,970 --> 00:01:56,370 Yeah. Normally at home, I don't think about anything, 33 00:01:56,410 --> 00:01:58,770 I'm just... I'm pretty relaxed. 34 00:01:58,810 --> 00:02:01,970 Finding ourselves at the bottom at the first leg was absolutely 35 00:02:02,010 --> 00:02:04,850 frightful, so we have slowly and steadily been working our way up. 36 00:02:04,890 --> 00:02:07,130 Less haste, more speed, I think has been our motto. 37 00:02:08,290 --> 00:02:09,450 Morning. Good morning. 38 00:02:09,490 --> 00:02:10,890 Good morning. This is for you. 39 00:02:10,930 --> 00:02:12,090 Thank you very much. 40 00:02:12,130 --> 00:02:14,090 Take care. Cheers. Bye. Thank you. 41 00:02:14,130 --> 00:02:16,290 So Brian and Melvyn, they're going to be leaving very soon. 42 00:02:16,330 --> 00:02:19,010 I know. I wonder where they're going to be going. 43 00:02:19,050 --> 00:02:20,330 I know. I know. 44 00:02:21,570 --> 00:02:22,970 Ready? 45 00:02:23,010 --> 00:02:25,850 Your fourth checkpoint is Varanasi. 46 00:02:25,890 --> 00:02:27,890 Varnasi? Varanasi. 47 00:02:27,930 --> 00:02:29,090 Varanasi. Varanasi? 48 00:02:29,130 --> 00:02:30,810 Where do you think? Get the map out. 49 00:02:33,130 --> 00:02:36,210 Varanasi. It's there, look. Right, so that is in India. 50 00:02:36,250 --> 00:02:37,530 That is on the Ganges. 51 00:02:39,410 --> 00:02:43,890 In Northern India, the fourth checkpoint, Varanasi. 52 00:02:45,650 --> 00:02:48,650 This ancient city has been continuously inhabited 53 00:02:48,690 --> 00:02:50,450 for over 3,000 years. 54 00:02:52,570 --> 00:02:55,210 Considered to be an abode of Lord Shiva, 55 00:02:55,250 --> 00:02:58,690 it is one of the seven sacred cities of Hinduism. 56 00:03:00,010 --> 00:03:03,010 Every year, more than a million people make a pilgrimage here 57 00:03:03,050 --> 00:03:05,530 to visit the mandir, 58 00:03:05,570 --> 00:03:08,970 and purify themselves by bathing in the River Ganges. 59 00:03:11,650 --> 00:03:14,770 To get to India, it's going to be a long way away. 60 00:03:14,810 --> 00:03:17,650 Ooh! "It is not possible for the race to continue over land 61 00:03:17,690 --> 00:03:20,410 "across the Himalayas." 62 00:03:20,450 --> 00:03:24,210 "You must fly...to Kathmandu." 63 00:03:24,250 --> 00:03:26,050 "Where the race will resume." 64 00:03:26,090 --> 00:03:27,850 Whoa! Wasn't expecting this. 65 00:03:27,890 --> 00:03:29,730 Now, Kathmandu is in... 66 00:03:29,770 --> 00:03:33,570 Nepal. ..Nepal, isn't it? This is a double country leg. 67 00:03:33,610 --> 00:03:34,930 So that's exciting. 68 00:03:34,970 --> 00:03:37,330 Now, it's going to be tough, but let's go for it. 69 00:03:51,930 --> 00:03:53,570 We're here, Melv. 70 00:03:53,610 --> 00:03:55,170 The sun's shining at last. 71 00:03:57,370 --> 00:04:00,730 Having flown from China to arrive in Nepal's capital city 72 00:04:00,770 --> 00:04:06,090 of Kathmandu, first-time race-leaders Brian and Melvyn. 73 00:04:06,130 --> 00:04:08,050 Watch the cars! 74 00:04:08,090 --> 00:04:10,930 Nepal feels quite vibrant. 75 00:04:10,970 --> 00:04:14,770 It's, erm... It's a different atmosphere to China. 76 00:04:14,810 --> 00:04:16,650 It's more colourful already. 77 00:04:16,690 --> 00:04:20,370 Nepal looks to be completely different from anywhere 78 00:04:20,410 --> 00:04:22,210 that I've been to before. 79 00:04:22,250 --> 00:04:23,770 So it'll be a bit nerve-racking, 80 00:04:23,810 --> 00:04:26,890 but I'm looking forward to some new adventures. 81 00:04:30,450 --> 00:04:33,490 Nepal's north is dominated by the Himalayas. 82 00:04:35,890 --> 00:04:39,530 It is a land where many use the phrase "guest is God", 83 00:04:39,570 --> 00:04:42,450 and natives offer home stays as a source of income... 84 00:04:44,090 --> 00:04:46,970 ..allowing budget-conscious visitors to experience the true heart 85 00:04:47,010 --> 00:04:48,330 of the country... 86 00:04:50,490 --> 00:04:54,810 ..while those hungry for adventure flock for the great outdoors. 87 00:04:58,490 --> 00:04:59,850 We're in Nepal. 88 00:04:59,890 --> 00:05:02,770 One of the things that we have to do, Melv, is we've got to cross 89 00:05:02,810 --> 00:05:04,850 the border into India at some point. So where are we going? 90 00:05:06,570 --> 00:05:12,010 It is the shortest leg of the race so far, at just under 800km. 91 00:05:12,050 --> 00:05:14,130 But without the ease of bullet trains, 92 00:05:14,170 --> 00:05:18,490 teams will be at the whim of Nepal's basic road infrastructure. 93 00:05:19,930 --> 00:05:23,530 To reach Varanasi, teams could head west to take in 94 00:05:23,570 --> 00:05:27,330 Nepal's rural communities and abundance of wildlife. 95 00:05:29,410 --> 00:05:31,970 Or they could travel a similar distance southward, 96 00:05:32,010 --> 00:05:34,730 but enter India sooner, 97 00:05:34,770 --> 00:05:37,290 directly into the country's spiritual heartland. 98 00:05:41,050 --> 00:05:43,410 Are we going to keep the same strategy? 99 00:05:43,450 --> 00:05:45,930 Yeah, strategy similar to China. Yeah. Yeah? 100 00:05:45,970 --> 00:05:48,570 Bed and board rather than work and pay. 101 00:05:48,610 --> 00:05:50,530 We can have a home stay. 102 00:05:50,570 --> 00:05:53,250 We can experience their way of life. 103 00:05:53,290 --> 00:05:55,450 Yeah. We're ahead of everybody else, 104 00:05:55,490 --> 00:05:57,690 so we can afford to spend a bit of time here. 105 00:05:57,730 --> 00:06:00,810 And once we've had our fun, over the border, race, 106 00:06:00,850 --> 00:06:03,610 and then come in first again. Brilliant. 107 00:06:03,650 --> 00:06:06,330 Keen to immerse themselves in local life, 108 00:06:06,370 --> 00:06:08,170 Brian and Melvyn plan to head west. 109 00:06:09,770 --> 00:06:11,050 Bus to Bandipur - how much? 110 00:06:13,010 --> 00:06:14,370 Well, it's two people. 111 00:06:17,130 --> 00:06:19,650 Can you do it any cheaper? Can you do 1,000? 112 00:06:20,730 --> 00:06:21,810 Nah? 113 00:06:21,850 --> 00:06:22,970 No, OK. 114 00:06:23,010 --> 00:06:26,210 Er, 15? 1,500? 115 00:06:27,690 --> 00:06:29,890 Two person. 1,500. 116 00:06:29,930 --> 00:06:32,370 Is that a good deal? Yeah, are you happy with that? 117 00:06:33,730 --> 00:06:35,410 OK. What did he ask first? 118 00:06:35,450 --> 00:06:38,210 He wanted 1,700, and he's agreed to do it at 1,500. 119 00:06:38,250 --> 00:06:40,250 Are you sure? I could've sworn he said 14. 120 00:06:41,530 --> 00:06:42,970 Did he? Pff! 121 00:06:43,010 --> 00:06:44,730 No, he didn't, did he? 122 00:06:44,770 --> 00:06:47,050 I thought he said 700 per person. 123 00:06:47,090 --> 00:06:48,970 Yeah. That'll be 1,400. 124 00:06:49,010 --> 00:06:52,130 Yeah. And you've negotiated it up to 1,500. 125 00:06:52,170 --> 00:06:55,010 No. We need to check. Well played, sir! 126 00:06:55,050 --> 00:06:56,290 No! No. 127 00:06:57,370 --> 00:06:59,010 Look at the windscreen, right? 128 00:06:59,050 --> 00:07:01,370 Never pass its MOT, would it, that? 129 00:07:01,410 --> 00:07:03,290 It's fine, lets the air through, that does. 130 00:07:03,330 --> 00:07:05,090 Oh, we're away. 131 00:07:05,130 --> 00:07:07,530 If we make the home stay tonight, I think we're well on course. 132 00:07:08,770 --> 00:07:10,930 I just heard a noise from upstairs. 133 00:07:10,970 --> 00:07:12,810 Probably my bag has just slipped off. 134 00:07:14,570 --> 00:07:16,930 As Brian and Melvyn get on the road... 135 00:07:16,970 --> 00:07:19,050 Thank you. Thank you. 136 00:07:19,090 --> 00:07:22,450 ..back in China, and trailing the brothers by almost a day... 137 00:07:22,490 --> 00:07:24,730 Are you ready? I am. Let's read it first. 138 00:07:24,770 --> 00:07:26,810 ..the remaining three teams. 139 00:07:26,850 --> 00:07:28,690 Aah! See? 140 00:07:28,730 --> 00:07:32,650 "Your fourth checkpoint is Varanasi." 141 00:07:32,690 --> 00:07:35,370 So we're crossing the border. Ooh! 142 00:07:35,410 --> 00:07:37,050 I know where that is - India. 143 00:07:37,090 --> 00:07:38,090 India? 144 00:07:38,130 --> 00:07:41,090 Wow, that's far. That's far. So far. 145 00:07:42,250 --> 00:07:43,290 Oh! 146 00:07:43,330 --> 00:07:44,410 "You must fly... 147 00:07:44,450 --> 00:07:46,650 "..to Kathmandu, where the race will resume." 148 00:07:46,690 --> 00:07:48,690 How exciting! 149 00:07:48,730 --> 00:07:49,930 It is exciting. 150 00:07:49,970 --> 00:07:51,650 Oh, my God. 151 00:07:51,690 --> 00:07:54,290 We're going to Nepal! 152 00:07:54,330 --> 00:07:56,050 And now I've got goose bumps. Yay! 153 00:07:56,090 --> 00:08:00,490 Aah! Wow. That is the best news I think we've had so far. 154 00:08:00,530 --> 00:08:02,250 We are going to Nepal. 155 00:08:02,290 --> 00:08:04,490 I am so, so happy with that. 156 00:08:04,530 --> 00:08:06,850 I've never seen such a big grin on your face. 157 00:08:06,890 --> 00:08:08,650 Ah, it's like... For me, it's the scenery, 158 00:08:08,690 --> 00:08:12,090 just the beauty of Nepal, I'm really looking forward to it. 159 00:08:12,130 --> 00:08:15,090 We're so excited about animals, wildlife. 160 00:08:15,130 --> 00:08:17,930 I feel like it's the full package, really, for us, isn't it? 161 00:08:24,370 --> 00:08:27,490 MUSIC PLAYS 162 00:08:27,530 --> 00:08:30,250 Already finding their groove in Nepal... 163 00:08:30,290 --> 00:08:32,650 Very lively place, isn't it? 164 00:08:32,690 --> 00:08:36,050 ..Brian and Melvyn have made it to Bandipur, 165 00:08:36,090 --> 00:08:38,490 home to the Newar people. 166 00:08:38,530 --> 00:08:40,610 With a culture rich in both Hindu 167 00:08:40,650 --> 00:08:45,290 and Buddhist traditions, countless festivals take place every year - 168 00:08:45,330 --> 00:08:48,530 including the five-day celebration of Deepawali. 169 00:08:50,850 --> 00:08:52,130 Namaste. 170 00:08:52,170 --> 00:08:54,970 I don't know what "Namaste" means, but it's very nice. 171 00:08:55,010 --> 00:08:56,330 Hello. Hiya. 172 00:08:58,770 --> 00:09:00,250 Thank you. 173 00:09:00,290 --> 00:09:01,770 Thank you. 174 00:09:01,810 --> 00:09:03,130 I didn't know what to expect, 175 00:09:03,170 --> 00:09:05,090 but you couldn't ask for a better welcome, could you? 176 00:09:05,130 --> 00:09:07,090 It's like the whole village has turned out. 177 00:09:07,130 --> 00:09:09,410 Cheers. Black tea. Cheers. 178 00:09:09,450 --> 00:09:11,130 Very good. 179 00:09:11,170 --> 00:09:14,690 Hosted by Sajen, the brothers will repay their bed and board 180 00:09:14,730 --> 00:09:17,490 by working an early shift on the family's farm. 181 00:09:20,890 --> 00:09:22,050 6am? 182 00:09:23,410 --> 00:09:25,010 OK. 183 00:09:25,050 --> 00:09:27,330 Nepal is completely different from China. 184 00:09:27,370 --> 00:09:28,370 Thank you. 185 00:09:28,410 --> 00:09:33,130 China's very rigid. But Nepal is buzzing, bubbly. 186 00:09:33,170 --> 00:09:34,450 Look at the geckos up there. 187 00:09:34,490 --> 00:09:36,570 Bloody heck! 188 00:09:36,610 --> 00:09:38,970 At the end of the day, it's why we're here. 189 00:09:39,010 --> 00:09:41,850 It's an opportunity to experience something new. 190 00:09:41,890 --> 00:09:44,290 I've lived my life quite straight, I suppose, 191 00:09:44,330 --> 00:09:47,410 and it's about time that I let loose. 192 00:09:47,450 --> 00:09:49,490 Yeah! 193 00:09:49,530 --> 00:09:50,770 Excellent. 194 00:09:50,810 --> 00:09:53,250 My kids told me, "Go out and enjoy it," 195 00:09:53,290 --> 00:09:54,610 and that's what I want to do. 196 00:10:03,810 --> 00:10:05,930 It's a lot warmer, isn't it? 197 00:10:05,970 --> 00:10:09,250 Almost 22 hours behind race leaders Brian and Melvyn... 198 00:10:10,890 --> 00:10:13,970 ..sisters Elizabeth and Letitia are the second team 199 00:10:14,010 --> 00:10:16,410 to plan a way out of Kathmandu. 200 00:10:16,450 --> 00:10:18,010 The west is popular for tourists 201 00:10:18,050 --> 00:10:20,450 because there's lots of, like, backpacking. 202 00:10:20,490 --> 00:10:22,730 So going south from here, 203 00:10:22,770 --> 00:10:27,090 try and take advantage of the faster routes in India. 204 00:10:27,130 --> 00:10:30,130 It seems more spiritual, like going to Bodh Gaya where there's 205 00:10:30,170 --> 00:10:33,490 the famous tree where the Buddha became enlightened. 206 00:10:33,530 --> 00:10:36,050 And that's what we wanted this trip as well, isn't it? 207 00:10:36,090 --> 00:10:39,330 To, like, delve into culture and tradition. 208 00:10:39,370 --> 00:10:42,330 Feeling the pull of one of Buddhism's holiest sites, 209 00:10:43,610 --> 00:10:46,410 Bodh Gaya, they plan to take the more direct route to India. 210 00:10:47,650 --> 00:10:49,250 I really don't know much about Nepal 211 00:10:49,290 --> 00:10:52,090 so it's nice for both of us to be discovering something new. 212 00:10:53,930 --> 00:10:56,930 It's making me anxious, being in a new country. 213 00:10:56,970 --> 00:10:59,530 Look, there's a bus that's stopping over that side. 214 00:10:59,570 --> 00:11:01,170 Shall we walk down that way? Yeah. 215 00:11:01,210 --> 00:11:02,530 Oh, my gosh, it's so busy! 216 00:11:04,210 --> 00:11:06,530 Letitia and I are definitely different in terms of, like, 217 00:11:06,570 --> 00:11:08,290 how much we can be out there. 218 00:11:10,050 --> 00:11:11,370 Where shall we sit? Here? 219 00:11:12,930 --> 00:11:15,210 Very different to China. 220 00:11:15,250 --> 00:11:19,330 She can get quite overwhelmed, especially with new situations. 221 00:11:19,370 --> 00:11:21,290 I'm getting hot and bothered now. 222 00:11:21,330 --> 00:11:23,050 It's just very chaotic. 223 00:11:23,090 --> 00:11:25,050 People are bringing anything and everything on the bus. 224 00:11:25,090 --> 00:11:27,290 Yeah, someone brought this makeshift bike. 225 00:11:27,330 --> 00:11:29,050 THEY LAUGH 226 00:11:29,090 --> 00:11:30,410 Oh, my God! 227 00:11:30,450 --> 00:11:33,530 Whereas I'm, like, embracing it, I'm like, "Whoa, look at this," 228 00:11:33,570 --> 00:11:36,570 for her, it might be a bit too much. 229 00:11:36,610 --> 00:11:41,170 I'm loving this lovely vibrant start to the day. 230 00:11:41,210 --> 00:11:42,290 Yeah! 231 00:11:42,330 --> 00:11:45,770 She'll smile, but I can see it's, like, draining her. 232 00:11:52,850 --> 00:11:54,170 As the sisters depart... 233 00:11:55,250 --> 00:11:57,330 Hello, piggies! 234 00:11:57,370 --> 00:11:58,490 Open, open. 235 00:11:58,530 --> 00:12:00,450 Come on, girls. 236 00:12:00,490 --> 00:12:02,130 Cor, they're little stinkers, ain't they? 237 00:12:02,170 --> 00:12:03,530 Certainly do. That stinks. 238 00:12:03,570 --> 00:12:05,450 COCK CROWS 239 00:12:05,490 --> 00:12:09,930 ..high above the valleys, Brian and Melvyn are still in Bandipur. 240 00:12:13,250 --> 00:12:15,890 The town is a testament to the Newars, 241 00:12:15,930 --> 00:12:18,890 whose roots can be traced back to prehistoric times. 242 00:12:20,490 --> 00:12:23,090 Their intricate craftmanship has led them to become 243 00:12:23,130 --> 00:12:24,970 renowned as master architects. 244 00:12:26,490 --> 00:12:30,650 Today, intergenerational families work the farms, 245 00:12:30,690 --> 00:12:34,770 and Brian and Melvyn are helping Sajen with his morning chores. 246 00:12:34,810 --> 00:12:36,050 Very hungry, aren't they? 247 00:12:36,090 --> 00:12:37,370 Yeah. 248 00:12:38,490 --> 00:12:40,610 Clean inside. Clean? Yeah. 249 00:12:40,650 --> 00:12:43,050 If you're keen to do that, Melv, then you go for it. 250 00:12:47,650 --> 00:12:50,610 Whoever says pigs are clean animals is lying. 251 00:12:50,650 --> 00:12:52,850 But they do shit in one corner. 252 00:12:52,890 --> 00:12:54,050 Well done, Melv, that's... 253 00:12:54,090 --> 00:12:56,450 That's a really good job. I'm chuffed you've done that. 254 00:12:57,970 --> 00:12:59,690 Come, come, yeah, come. 255 00:12:59,730 --> 00:13:02,490 And go inside, you clean the buffalo. 256 00:13:02,530 --> 00:13:05,810 The buffalo. There you go, Brian, I'll give you priority on that. 257 00:13:05,850 --> 00:13:07,730 Fucking hell. You hang on to that. 258 00:13:07,770 --> 00:13:09,690 Oh, God. What have I got to do? 259 00:13:09,730 --> 00:13:13,170 Yeah. That clean, yeah. What, with me hands? 260 00:13:13,210 --> 00:13:15,210 Yeah. Come, come. 261 00:13:15,250 --> 00:13:17,490 I mean, really?! Yeah, put it outside. 262 00:13:18,730 --> 00:13:21,050 I... I'm not that keen on this at all. 263 00:13:21,090 --> 00:13:22,530 Come on. Come on! 264 00:13:24,090 --> 00:13:25,610 Oh, God. 265 00:13:28,690 --> 00:13:30,370 It's picking up shit. 266 00:13:31,890 --> 00:13:33,290 Urrrgh! 267 00:13:40,210 --> 00:13:42,090 Oh, God, what am I doing?! 268 00:13:46,770 --> 00:13:50,410 I can't believe that! He's using his hands, picking up buffalo shit. 269 00:13:50,450 --> 00:13:52,530 That isn't Brian. Definitely not Brian. 270 00:13:52,570 --> 00:13:53,730 HE CHUCKLES 271 00:13:53,770 --> 00:13:54,770 I'm doing it. 272 00:13:54,810 --> 00:13:56,170 Yeah, you're doing grand. 273 00:13:56,210 --> 00:13:59,170 I've got to be honest, when we first came out here on the race, 274 00:13:59,210 --> 00:14:02,290 I didn't think Brian would be able to deal with new challenges, 275 00:14:02,330 --> 00:14:04,570 because he doesn't like to be uncomfortable. 276 00:14:04,610 --> 00:14:05,610 You're doing gra... 277 00:14:05,650 --> 00:14:07,450 Don't! Don't you dare. 278 00:14:07,490 --> 00:14:08,970 But he's proved me wrong on that. 279 00:14:09,010 --> 00:14:10,770 He's done really well, he has. 280 00:14:10,810 --> 00:14:13,330 That's digging deep. But you did all right. 281 00:14:13,370 --> 00:14:14,970 Proud of you for picking up shit. 282 00:14:17,010 --> 00:14:18,610 HORNS HONK 283 00:14:21,250 --> 00:14:24,690 Right, let's familiarise ourselves with our plan and our route. 284 00:14:24,730 --> 00:14:26,130 Back in Kathmandu, 285 00:14:26,170 --> 00:14:29,650 Caroline and Tom are the third team to leave for Varanasi. 286 00:14:29,690 --> 00:14:31,930 Doesn't look that far. So it looks like we could probably 287 00:14:31,970 --> 00:14:35,290 either go down, south, straight into India, 288 00:14:35,330 --> 00:14:38,530 or head up a bit west and spend a bit longer in Nepal. 289 00:14:38,570 --> 00:14:40,010 If we spent too much time here, 290 00:14:40,050 --> 00:14:43,890 I think I'd get a bit anxious about rushing to checkpoint. 291 00:14:43,930 --> 00:14:47,530 So tough. I know you want to experience their way of life, 292 00:14:47,570 --> 00:14:51,130 so why don't we do a home stay, if we can? 293 00:14:51,170 --> 00:14:54,170 Stay the night, and then rush down over the border... 294 00:14:54,210 --> 00:14:55,930 Across the border. ..and then rush to Varanasi. 295 00:14:55,970 --> 00:14:58,050 And get to the checkpoint, open the book. 296 00:14:58,090 --> 00:15:00,450 And find we're not third or fourth. 297 00:15:00,490 --> 00:15:02,450 I think that makes the most sense. 298 00:15:02,490 --> 00:15:04,850 We're sacrificing a bit of time in Nepal for Mum, 299 00:15:04,890 --> 00:15:09,690 because she doesn't like worrying about being so far behind. 300 00:15:09,730 --> 00:15:11,330 Right, bus to Pokhara. 301 00:15:11,370 --> 00:15:15,010 I don't want to lose sight of the fact that we are making progress. 302 00:15:15,050 --> 00:15:17,890 You know, a primary reason to be here is to race, so if we can 303 00:15:17,930 --> 00:15:21,450 do the best of both worlds, then we'll both be really happy. 304 00:15:21,490 --> 00:15:23,530 Oh, my God, this gets heavier, Thomas, as I get older 305 00:15:23,570 --> 00:15:25,330 and more tired. How does that happen? 306 00:15:25,370 --> 00:15:28,090 We've only... We haven't even started yet! 307 00:15:28,130 --> 00:15:29,810 Let's go. 308 00:15:29,850 --> 00:15:35,370 Their compromise - head west into central Nepal for a home stay 309 00:15:35,410 --> 00:15:38,370 before trying to make up time and cross the border. 310 00:15:38,410 --> 00:15:40,570 Hello. Erm, to Pokhara? 311 00:15:41,890 --> 00:15:43,410 So literally leave now? Yeah, yeah. 312 00:15:43,450 --> 00:15:44,810 Let's do it. Let's do it. 313 00:15:44,850 --> 00:15:46,410 The bus is going. 314 00:15:46,450 --> 00:15:48,570 Hold on, hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on. 315 00:15:48,610 --> 00:15:49,890 The bags are going on the roof. 316 00:15:49,930 --> 00:15:51,930 Come on! Thomas, come on. 317 00:15:51,970 --> 00:15:55,050 Ha-ha-ha! Bye, darling! 318 00:15:58,210 --> 00:16:00,530 This is chaotic. This is crazy. 319 00:16:05,370 --> 00:16:07,050 Oh, it's so peaceful. 320 00:16:08,210 --> 00:16:09,650 On their journey south, 321 00:16:09,690 --> 00:16:13,770 Elizabeth and Letitia come to a pause in Panauti, 322 00:16:13,810 --> 00:16:16,090 one of the oldest towns in the country. 323 00:16:19,850 --> 00:16:24,090 Believed to have been founded in the 13th century by King Ananta Malla, 324 00:16:24,130 --> 00:16:26,370 it was ruled by the Malla dynasty - 325 00:16:26,410 --> 00:16:29,090 a name meaning "wrestler" in Sanskrit. 326 00:16:32,290 --> 00:16:35,370 They have secured work at a female-led community restaurant, 327 00:16:35,410 --> 00:16:39,330 run by Sirita, where authentic Newar cuisine is served. 328 00:16:42,450 --> 00:16:43,490 OK. 329 00:16:43,530 --> 00:16:47,850 A steamed, filled dumpling, momos are a Nepali staple 330 00:16:47,890 --> 00:16:50,690 filled with meat, vegetables, and spices. 331 00:16:50,730 --> 00:16:54,690 So there is four women running this restaurant? 332 00:16:56,250 --> 00:16:57,210 That's very good. 333 00:16:59,450 --> 00:17:00,570 Mm. 334 00:17:03,490 --> 00:17:07,130 So you seem like a very big part of this community, 335 00:17:07,170 --> 00:17:08,730 so really nice. 336 00:17:08,770 --> 00:17:13,130 How is it for women here in Nepal to work? 337 00:17:28,970 --> 00:17:30,850 Yeah. Yeah, it's nice. 338 00:17:32,370 --> 00:17:35,450 Seeing that wonderful woman who runs that restaurant is, 339 00:17:35,490 --> 00:17:40,930 it's just very inspirational, they're so strong and confident. 340 00:17:40,970 --> 00:17:44,530 It just makes me think about things in my life. 341 00:17:46,010 --> 00:17:47,370 Are you OK? 342 00:17:47,410 --> 00:17:48,410 SHE SQUEAKS 343 00:17:48,450 --> 00:17:49,810 OK? A little... 344 00:17:49,850 --> 00:17:51,810 Little bigger. Little bigger. A little bigger, yeah. 345 00:17:51,850 --> 00:17:53,090 I'm not great at all. 346 00:17:54,970 --> 00:17:57,010 I'm working on my confidence, 347 00:17:57,050 --> 00:18:00,130 but I feel like it definitely dips a lot, 348 00:18:00,170 --> 00:18:02,530 because I just don't want to put myself out there. 349 00:18:02,570 --> 00:18:04,770 Pinch and fold. 350 00:18:04,810 --> 00:18:06,250 No, no, your hand isn't... Oh, no. 351 00:18:06,290 --> 00:18:08,130 It has to be quite close here. 352 00:18:08,170 --> 00:18:09,610 Again. Again. Sorry! 353 00:18:10,930 --> 00:18:13,890 When I was quite young, our family did go through a... 354 00:18:15,970 --> 00:18:18,370 ..a hardship, I guess you could say. 355 00:18:18,410 --> 00:18:24,170 My dad wasn't working, and we did end up losing our family home. 356 00:18:24,210 --> 00:18:27,090 Pinch together like that. Ah, this is... Like this, OK. 357 00:18:27,130 --> 00:18:29,610 This, tightly. OK. OK. 358 00:18:29,650 --> 00:18:32,290 Your home is like your safe space, 359 00:18:32,330 --> 00:18:35,890 and that being taken away from you is very upsetting. 360 00:18:35,930 --> 00:18:37,490 It really did impact me, 361 00:18:37,530 --> 00:18:40,810 and I guess I became a different person, basically. 362 00:18:43,010 --> 00:18:44,970 Folding. It's OK. 363 00:18:45,010 --> 00:18:46,570 Oh, no! Folding. 364 00:18:46,610 --> 00:18:48,970 This is your first try, it's not... It's OK. 365 00:18:49,010 --> 00:18:54,730 I think that's why I go travelling, cos I'm trying to find a sense of... 366 00:18:56,210 --> 00:18:57,370 ..belonging. 367 00:18:58,610 --> 00:18:59,930 No! It's awful! 368 00:18:59,970 --> 00:19:01,890 No, it's better than mine. 369 00:19:01,930 --> 00:19:04,690 This race is going to be a challenge, 370 00:19:04,730 --> 00:19:06,730 because I just want to be the kind of person 371 00:19:06,770 --> 00:19:09,010 where you don't have to think about a lot. 372 00:19:09,050 --> 00:19:10,730 Look, that's good. 373 00:19:10,770 --> 00:19:14,810 That's the confidence I want, just not to care and just be me 374 00:19:14,850 --> 00:19:17,170 and try and embrace myself more. 375 00:19:21,530 --> 00:19:25,730 Really? Oh, OK, if you say so! 376 00:19:29,170 --> 00:19:30,730 Oh! 377 00:19:30,770 --> 00:19:33,050 LETITIA LAUGHS 378 00:19:33,090 --> 00:19:34,330 Thank you. 379 00:19:37,530 --> 00:19:39,210 WHISTLE BLOWS 380 00:19:40,490 --> 00:19:45,970 We need to find the ticket place so we can try to find a bus to Chitwan. 381 00:19:46,010 --> 00:19:50,210 In Kathmandu, Fin and Sioned are the final team to depart the capital... 382 00:19:51,650 --> 00:19:55,730 ..with the lowest budget - just 48% remaining. 383 00:19:55,770 --> 00:19:59,810 This is a little bit different to buying trains in China, isn't it? 384 00:20:01,250 --> 00:20:03,770 We're going to Chitwan to do a safari... 385 00:20:03,810 --> 00:20:04,970 Namaste. 386 00:20:05,010 --> 00:20:08,170 ..because we really want to see some animals, 387 00:20:08,210 --> 00:20:11,170 but it will probably be a bit expensive. 388 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:14,370 We've spent just over half the budget... 389 00:20:14,410 --> 00:20:16,290 Thank you. 390 00:20:16,330 --> 00:20:20,770 ..so I do think, going forward, we need a bit less spending. 391 00:20:20,810 --> 00:20:22,650 Oh, wow, that's a step. 392 00:20:22,690 --> 00:20:25,210 We've had too many hotels and nice beds, 393 00:20:25,250 --> 00:20:30,330 so hostels or home stays would be good, and the way to go 394 00:20:30,370 --> 00:20:32,890 if we want to experience a bit more of Nepal, as well. 395 00:20:34,770 --> 00:20:39,290 Planning to enjoy a safari, they take a seven-hour bus to Chitwan. 396 00:20:41,690 --> 00:20:44,370 This road is absolutely awful. 397 00:20:44,410 --> 00:20:45,770 I know. 398 00:20:45,810 --> 00:20:47,330 Oh, my goodness! 399 00:20:47,370 --> 00:20:49,050 Wow. Wow. 400 00:20:49,090 --> 00:20:51,490 It's like being in bumper cars, you know when you're like... 401 00:20:51,530 --> 00:20:53,730 SHE GROANS It's a continuous bumper car. 402 00:20:53,770 --> 00:20:56,130 And they're driving on, like, edges of cliffs. 403 00:20:56,170 --> 00:20:57,890 This feels like we're tilting all the time. 404 00:20:57,930 --> 00:20:59,370 It does not feel very safe. 405 00:21:03,290 --> 00:21:05,090 GOATS BLEAT 406 00:21:06,730 --> 00:21:08,370 Do you have a favourite goat? 407 00:21:08,410 --> 00:21:10,170 This one, yeah. What's her name? 408 00:21:11,290 --> 00:21:12,290 Hello, Miley. 409 00:21:12,330 --> 00:21:15,050 The baby goats, have you got names for them? 410 00:21:15,090 --> 00:21:16,650 No. Call it Brian. 411 00:21:17,890 --> 00:21:18,850 Briony, then. 412 00:21:20,610 --> 00:21:23,450 In Bandipur, Brian and Melvyn have been helping out 413 00:21:23,490 --> 00:21:27,090 three generations of the Shresta family. 414 00:21:27,130 --> 00:21:32,090 Your grandad, how long he's looked after the animals here? 415 00:21:33,730 --> 00:21:36,930 40, 50 years? And he's never left the village? 416 00:21:36,970 --> 00:21:38,050 Yes. 417 00:21:38,090 --> 00:21:43,530 I'm a grandad. It's very nice for me to see grandad and son, 418 00:21:43,570 --> 00:21:45,770 and you all work here on the farm. 419 00:21:48,650 --> 00:21:50,330 Thank you very much. Thank you. 420 00:21:50,370 --> 00:21:51,810 Marvellous. Looks good. 421 00:21:51,850 --> 00:21:53,050 Beautiful, isn't it? 422 00:21:53,090 --> 00:21:55,370 You like chilli? You take chilli? 423 00:21:55,410 --> 00:21:56,690 I'm not... No, thank you. 424 00:21:56,730 --> 00:21:58,850 It's really hot, isn't it? 425 00:21:58,890 --> 00:22:03,330 Now, your son, lovely fella, just gone to school. 426 00:22:03,370 --> 00:22:07,290 Yeah. What does he want to do for work when he finishes school? 427 00:22:07,330 --> 00:22:08,930 Army. Army. 428 00:22:08,970 --> 00:22:10,850 Army? Yeah. Will you miss him? 429 00:22:10,890 --> 00:22:12,490 Yeah. Miss him, yeah. 430 00:22:12,530 --> 00:22:14,250 You'll be sad? Very miss. 431 00:22:14,290 --> 00:22:18,970 When I was 16 - so your son's age now - I joined the army. 432 00:22:19,010 --> 00:22:21,170 I didn't want to stay at home. 433 00:22:21,210 --> 00:22:24,170 Not a friendly community like you have. 434 00:22:29,410 --> 00:22:31,690 Growing up, our relationship with our parents 435 00:22:31,730 --> 00:22:36,490 wasn't a loving relationship. I do remember Mum saying something like, 436 00:22:36,530 --> 00:22:39,450 "Oh, you'll never be able to do anything like that." 437 00:22:39,490 --> 00:22:41,050 She was always very dismissive. 438 00:22:42,330 --> 00:22:46,570 Mum never kissed us or hugged us, did she? No. No, I... 439 00:22:46,610 --> 00:22:49,490 I can't... I can never, ever, ever remember Mum... 440 00:22:49,530 --> 00:22:52,050 Putting an arm round you. ..putting her arm round you. No. 441 00:22:54,450 --> 00:22:56,490 Mum was a hard lady. 442 00:22:56,530 --> 00:22:58,490 She was probably a lady who shouldn't have had children. 443 00:22:59,930 --> 00:23:02,690 I've got to admit, I was never made to feel welcome 444 00:23:02,730 --> 00:23:05,650 if ever I came back on leave or anything. 445 00:23:05,690 --> 00:23:07,650 But it was the same for you when you came. Yeah. 446 00:23:08,810 --> 00:23:11,650 Well, yeah. Odd, innit, really? 447 00:23:15,570 --> 00:23:17,010 There's the difference here. 448 00:23:17,050 --> 00:23:19,290 These are a kind of really loving family unit, 449 00:23:19,330 --> 00:23:21,930 and want to be together all the time. 450 00:23:21,970 --> 00:23:25,890 Ah, it's nice to see they all look after each other. 451 00:23:27,370 --> 00:23:28,890 If Mum and Dad were still alive, 452 00:23:28,930 --> 00:23:35,290 she would not believe that we could do this race together. 453 00:23:35,330 --> 00:23:40,490 And Dad, he would probably say, "Well, you'd be daft, lads." Yeah. 454 00:23:40,530 --> 00:23:43,970 But now we're getting towards the twilight years, if you like, 455 00:23:44,010 --> 00:23:46,730 I hope I still find time for adventures 456 00:23:46,770 --> 00:23:48,770 until I can't do it any more! 457 00:24:02,050 --> 00:24:03,970 Hello. Namaste. 458 00:24:04,010 --> 00:24:05,050 Namaste. 459 00:24:06,450 --> 00:24:08,450 Having spent the night in Panauti, 460 00:24:08,490 --> 00:24:12,210 Elizabeth and Letitia are the only team travelling directly south, 461 00:24:12,250 --> 00:24:15,450 and are looking to reach the Birgunj border crossing. 462 00:24:18,010 --> 00:24:20,450 We want to go to Birgunj border. 463 00:24:20,490 --> 00:24:23,250 Do you know how we go there from here? 464 00:24:23,290 --> 00:24:24,890 It's very easy to go. 465 00:24:24,930 --> 00:24:30,410 First you go to Kathmandu, and then Kathmandu to Birgunj. Ah! Yeah. 466 00:24:30,450 --> 00:24:32,890 So we have to go back to Kathmandu? 467 00:24:32,930 --> 00:24:35,570 If you like to go another highway here, 468 00:24:35,610 --> 00:24:37,770 Sindhuli, this is also possible. 469 00:24:37,810 --> 00:24:39,130 OK. Yeah. 470 00:24:39,170 --> 00:24:40,450 Which one is the fastest? 471 00:24:40,490 --> 00:24:43,530 That's Sindhuli - but, if you go to Sindhuli, 472 00:24:43,570 --> 00:24:45,930 sometimes we have a landslide here. 473 00:24:48,370 --> 00:24:49,930 Yeah, OK. Oh, OK, OK. 474 00:24:56,290 --> 00:24:58,850 With temperatures rising in recent years, 475 00:24:58,890 --> 00:25:01,730 Nepal is enduring unprecedented rainfall. 476 00:25:03,410 --> 00:25:05,770 Receiving the highest downpour in half a century 477 00:25:05,810 --> 00:25:10,210 has put pressure on an already fragile infrastructure, 478 00:25:10,250 --> 00:25:15,410 triggering landslides that have made roads impassable in many regions. 479 00:25:16,890 --> 00:25:19,890 I can't believe there's landslides. 480 00:25:19,930 --> 00:25:21,130 What are you thinking? 481 00:25:21,170 --> 00:25:23,890 I don't know, I feel like we should just get a move on. 482 00:25:23,930 --> 00:25:25,450 I'm thinking not to risk it, 483 00:25:25,490 --> 00:25:28,410 and Kathmandu is probably easiest to go to. 484 00:25:29,930 --> 00:25:33,650 Unable to continue with their strategy of a direct route south, 485 00:25:33,690 --> 00:25:36,770 Elizabeth and Letitia must retrace their steps 486 00:25:36,810 --> 00:25:39,610 and head in the opposite direction from the checkpoint. 487 00:25:39,650 --> 00:25:42,810 Er, two. Kathmandu? Yeah? OK. 488 00:25:44,290 --> 00:25:46,490 Oh, my gosh. 489 00:25:46,530 --> 00:25:49,970 I can't believe we are going back where we started. 490 00:25:50,010 --> 00:25:51,370 I think it'll be fun. 491 00:25:51,410 --> 00:25:52,530 SHE SCOFFS 492 00:25:52,570 --> 00:25:54,450 We're just going to be so far behind. 493 00:25:54,490 --> 00:25:57,090 Can't do anything about it now, so...relax. 494 00:26:00,090 --> 00:26:01,730 MELVYN:Go away, fast as you can. 495 00:26:04,130 --> 00:26:09,210 We're in a race across China, Nepal and India with other couples. 496 00:26:10,810 --> 00:26:12,090 That's my brother. 497 00:26:12,130 --> 00:26:15,490 Your brother? Yeah. Yeah, he's five years older than me. 498 00:26:15,530 --> 00:26:16,570 Three! 499 00:26:16,610 --> 00:26:17,890 He looks older, though. 500 00:26:17,930 --> 00:26:18,970 I do, actually. 501 00:26:19,010 --> 00:26:20,050 THEY LAUGH 502 00:26:23,050 --> 00:26:26,130 As Brian and Melvyn speed closer to Varanasi, 503 00:26:26,170 --> 00:26:28,770 Caroline and Tom have gained ground, 504 00:26:28,810 --> 00:26:31,450 reaching their home stay, just outside of Pokhara. 505 00:26:33,650 --> 00:26:34,890 In the village of Bhalam, 506 00:26:34,930 --> 00:26:40,050 communities cultivate rice, wheat and vegetables on terraced fields 507 00:26:40,090 --> 00:26:43,410 overlooking the Annapurna mountain range. 508 00:26:43,450 --> 00:26:44,570 LAUGHTER 509 00:26:46,210 --> 00:26:47,570 Yeah! 510 00:26:47,610 --> 00:26:50,450 Oh, my gosh. Yeah, Mama! 511 00:26:50,490 --> 00:26:51,930 Mummy. Mummy. 512 00:26:51,970 --> 00:26:53,170 My mummy. 513 00:26:54,370 --> 00:26:56,570 To experience a more local way of life, 514 00:26:56,610 --> 00:26:58,690 they're staying with the Gowtan family. 515 00:27:00,010 --> 00:27:01,010 Should we take our shoes off? 516 00:27:01,050 --> 00:27:02,410 Yeah. Yeah? I think we do. 517 00:27:02,450 --> 00:27:04,410 Do you grow? Everything from our gardens, everything. 518 00:27:04,450 --> 00:27:05,890 No way! 519 00:27:05,930 --> 00:27:07,130 And the rice? 520 00:27:07,170 --> 00:27:08,210 Rice also. 521 00:27:08,250 --> 00:27:09,850 No! We have big field. 522 00:27:09,890 --> 00:27:13,130 Here, food is eaten in the customary Nepali way. 523 00:27:13,170 --> 00:27:14,450 OK! OK. 524 00:27:14,490 --> 00:27:16,930 So with...with hand? I watch. 525 00:27:16,970 --> 00:27:18,690 THEY LAUGH 526 00:27:18,730 --> 00:27:20,290 Do you eat with your hand? 527 00:27:20,330 --> 00:27:21,850 There you go. Yeah? 528 00:27:21,890 --> 00:27:23,650 But it's right hand only. 529 00:27:23,690 --> 00:27:25,850 Is... Is it OK to eat with my left hand? 530 00:27:25,890 --> 00:27:27,730 If it's difficult, there is no worries. 531 00:27:27,770 --> 00:27:29,090 Oh, thank you very much. 532 00:27:29,130 --> 00:27:30,890 OK, so we make a... Just like that. 533 00:27:32,170 --> 00:27:35,130 It's difficult for Thomas to use his right hand. 534 00:27:35,170 --> 00:27:39,570 As a child, he couldn't write very well, but we didn't know why. 535 00:27:39,610 --> 00:27:41,130 It's just with my right hand, I... 536 00:27:41,170 --> 00:27:43,770 I'm... I'm left-handed. He can't use his right hand. So... 537 00:27:44,890 --> 00:27:46,130 When I was six or seven, 538 00:27:46,170 --> 00:27:49,010 I was diagnosed with a mild form of cerebral palsy, 539 00:27:49,050 --> 00:27:51,490 which affects my right arm and hand. 540 00:27:51,530 --> 00:27:54,290 If that's OK, that's very kind, thank you. 541 00:27:54,330 --> 00:27:56,730 I feel like my left hand just does what it's told, 542 00:27:56,770 --> 00:28:00,330 whereas my right hand feels like it's disconnected from my brain, 543 00:28:00,370 --> 00:28:02,850 but it's something I just don't really talk about. 544 00:28:04,250 --> 00:28:06,530 Mm, that's really nice! 545 00:28:06,570 --> 00:28:09,610 It's obviously not normal for us to eat with our hands, but it's... 546 00:28:09,650 --> 00:28:11,970 ..it's quite a fun thing to do, yeah. 547 00:28:12,010 --> 00:28:14,690 I feel like I have to know someone quite well 548 00:28:14,730 --> 00:28:16,330 before I start opening up. 549 00:28:20,170 --> 00:28:22,050 This temple is pretty, wow. 550 00:28:25,250 --> 00:28:27,850 Feels really nice to be up here in barefoot, actually. 551 00:28:29,610 --> 00:28:31,330 Brother, come. 552 00:28:33,970 --> 00:28:35,290 Inside here? Yeah. 553 00:28:36,410 --> 00:28:38,090 Just think about your breathing. 554 00:28:38,130 --> 00:28:40,690 Calm, strong. 555 00:28:44,330 --> 00:28:46,570 When I was younger, I really wanted to be a pilot, 556 00:28:46,610 --> 00:28:48,170 that was like my dream. 557 00:28:48,210 --> 00:28:52,450 Mum and Dad got me a flying simulator for one of my birthdays, 558 00:28:52,490 --> 00:28:54,570 but you had to use both your hands 559 00:28:54,610 --> 00:28:56,570 to touch all the buttons and do all of that, 560 00:28:56,610 --> 00:28:58,890 and I just couldn't quite do it all with my right hand, 561 00:28:58,930 --> 00:29:00,970 and that kind of made me sad. 562 00:29:01,010 --> 00:29:04,970 In all honesty, earlier on, I think the... 563 00:29:05,010 --> 00:29:09,050 ..in a culture, normally, you... you eat with your right hand. Mm. 564 00:29:09,090 --> 00:29:10,970 I almost thought it would be more disrespectful 565 00:29:11,010 --> 00:29:14,210 if I tried to use my right hand and it would've just made a big mess. 566 00:29:14,250 --> 00:29:15,610 I absolutely get that. 567 00:29:17,210 --> 00:29:19,810 As time has gone on, I've got more used to it. 568 00:29:19,850 --> 00:29:22,770 I play rugby, I go to the gym, I can work out, 569 00:29:22,810 --> 00:29:24,730 I can do all that kind of stuff. 570 00:29:24,770 --> 00:29:27,210 It's just more a bit of a... 571 00:29:27,250 --> 00:29:29,530 ..a mental block for myself, if that makes sense. 572 00:29:29,570 --> 00:29:32,210 I'm worried if I was to tell people, 573 00:29:32,250 --> 00:29:35,170 they'd see that more than they see me. 574 00:29:35,210 --> 00:29:36,690 I'm worried it would define me. 575 00:29:36,730 --> 00:29:39,690 Which is not what I really like the idea of. 576 00:29:39,730 --> 00:29:41,890 Oh, Thomas. 577 00:29:41,930 --> 00:29:46,610 I can assure you, people see you as this lovely, friendly, 578 00:29:46,650 --> 00:29:48,850 kind-hearted, polite young man. 579 00:29:58,450 --> 00:30:00,730 155km south... 580 00:30:00,770 --> 00:30:02,250 Oh, here we go! 581 00:30:03,450 --> 00:30:05,130 ..Chitwan National Park. 582 00:30:08,010 --> 00:30:09,650 ELEPHANT TRUMPETS 583 00:30:09,690 --> 00:30:14,690 More than 900 square kilometres of rich flora and fauna. 584 00:30:14,730 --> 00:30:16,290 PEACOCK CRIES 585 00:30:16,330 --> 00:30:19,210 Once a hunting ground for the country's ruling class 586 00:30:19,250 --> 00:30:21,170 during the cool winter seasons... 587 00:30:22,810 --> 00:30:25,850 ..it's now a protected World Heritage site... 588 00:30:28,610 --> 00:30:32,970 ..and one of the last refuges of the mighty Bengal tiger. 589 00:30:34,090 --> 00:30:35,490 GROWLING 590 00:30:37,930 --> 00:30:40,810 Wow! What's that? 591 00:30:41,930 --> 00:30:43,450 Not the biggest fan of insects. 592 00:30:45,210 --> 00:30:49,210 Fin and Sioned have veered off their westerly course for a safari, 593 00:30:49,250 --> 00:30:51,890 in the hope of meeting some of the park's natives. 594 00:30:53,170 --> 00:30:55,450 Even though it is a slight detour from the race, 595 00:30:55,490 --> 00:30:58,850 a safari's always been something I've wanted to do. 596 00:30:58,890 --> 00:31:01,850 There's something about animals that's always comforted me. 597 00:31:01,890 --> 00:31:03,450 You can see the kingfisher. 598 00:31:04,610 --> 00:31:05,970 Common kingfisher, you see? 599 00:31:06,010 --> 00:31:07,370 Yes! 600 00:31:10,450 --> 00:31:13,570 The start of the race was hard for me with missing home. 601 00:31:13,610 --> 00:31:14,650 Sitting up there. 602 00:31:14,690 --> 00:31:16,130 Oh, is it a monkey? 603 00:31:16,170 --> 00:31:18,090 Up at the highest point in the tree, by himself. 604 00:31:18,130 --> 00:31:20,490 I don't know how that's comfortable, but... 605 00:31:20,530 --> 00:31:22,410 Cos he's not a human. 606 00:31:22,450 --> 00:31:23,730 I don't like change, 607 00:31:23,770 --> 00:31:28,090 so it's taken me a bit of time to adapt to a new routine. 608 00:31:28,130 --> 00:31:29,490 What can they see? 609 00:31:29,530 --> 00:31:30,770 Look at the rhino. 610 00:31:30,810 --> 00:31:32,410 There's a rhino? Rhino?! 611 00:31:32,450 --> 00:31:33,970 Behind the tree. 612 00:31:34,010 --> 00:31:35,130 SIONED GASPS 613 00:31:35,170 --> 00:31:36,650 We can see now. 614 00:31:36,690 --> 00:31:37,730 Look at it! 615 00:31:37,770 --> 00:31:38,730 Oh, wow, yeah. 616 00:31:39,770 --> 00:31:43,330 I've grown up in Wales, just a small little country, 617 00:31:43,370 --> 00:31:45,090 I don't really see anything new. 618 00:31:45,130 --> 00:31:48,010 GASPS:Wow! 619 00:31:48,050 --> 00:31:52,890 I've grown up just wondering what goes on in other areas of the world, 620 00:31:52,930 --> 00:31:55,650 so I just want to experience all of that. 621 00:31:55,690 --> 00:31:57,570 We've actually got a rhino to the right 622 00:31:57,610 --> 00:31:59,130 and a crocodile to the left, 623 00:31:59,170 --> 00:32:01,330 and it's literally, like, metres away from each other. 624 00:32:01,370 --> 00:32:02,530 Where's he going now? 625 00:32:02,570 --> 00:32:04,930 I don't know. Bye, Mr Rhino. 626 00:32:04,970 --> 00:32:07,850 I still don't think, like, I believe that I'm here. 627 00:32:07,890 --> 00:32:11,650 I don't think I'll actually come to terms with what I've been doing 628 00:32:11,690 --> 00:32:12,770 until I'm home. 629 00:32:13,850 --> 00:32:15,330 Oh, wow! Elephant. 630 00:32:15,370 --> 00:32:16,530 SIONED GASPS 631 00:32:16,570 --> 00:32:18,330 Wow! 632 00:32:18,370 --> 00:32:19,930 Is it going to come past here? 633 00:32:19,970 --> 00:32:21,410 Wow. 634 00:32:21,450 --> 00:32:23,930 GASPS:I touched an elephant! 635 00:32:23,970 --> 00:32:25,890 I touched an elephant. 636 00:32:25,930 --> 00:32:27,770 That was absolutely amazing. 637 00:32:27,810 --> 00:32:30,330 We won't ever forget this memory. 638 00:32:30,370 --> 00:32:33,130 It will be a special place for us, now, forever, 639 00:32:33,170 --> 00:32:34,610 so...that's nice. 640 00:32:38,490 --> 00:32:40,490 HORNS HONK 641 00:32:41,930 --> 00:32:44,130 To the border. Border. Birgunj. 642 00:32:47,010 --> 00:32:48,610 Back at the leg's starting point, 643 00:32:48,650 --> 00:32:52,090 Elizabeth and Letitia try to compensate for their setback 644 00:32:52,130 --> 00:32:53,650 with a private transfer. 645 00:32:54,810 --> 00:32:56,250 Two tickets, 1,700. 646 00:32:56,290 --> 00:32:57,450 OK. 647 00:32:57,490 --> 00:33:00,130 I thought this morning, we'll go to the border, 648 00:33:00,170 --> 00:33:03,210 so...it has been a lot longer than I thought. 649 00:33:03,250 --> 00:33:07,290 We just need to catch up, really, by taking speedy transport. 650 00:33:07,330 --> 00:33:08,930 OK, bye. 651 00:33:08,970 --> 00:33:11,970 I don't think this is going to be the most comfortable ride. 652 00:33:12,010 --> 00:33:13,170 Whoa, look. Oh. 653 00:33:13,210 --> 00:33:16,370 There's bumps in the road, there's holes. 654 00:33:16,410 --> 00:33:19,490 Their taxi will take them 130km 655 00:33:19,530 --> 00:33:23,130 nonstop to the southern border with India. 656 00:33:23,170 --> 00:33:24,690 Oh! 657 00:33:24,730 --> 00:33:27,010 Oh, my gosh, that does not look stable. 658 00:33:27,050 --> 00:33:29,330 Ooh... 659 00:33:29,370 --> 00:33:31,570 I didn't think that the roads would be like this. 660 00:33:31,610 --> 00:33:33,570 Thought we were going through the highway. 661 00:33:33,610 --> 00:33:37,090 The Tribhuvan Highway is one of the oldest roads in Nepal. 662 00:33:37,130 --> 00:33:38,490 Just go through quickly! 663 00:33:38,530 --> 00:33:41,010 My heart, the palpitations are going to start coming in. 664 00:33:42,130 --> 00:33:43,850 With large stretches of the road 665 00:33:43,890 --> 00:33:46,610 lying at more than 2,000 metres above sea level... 666 00:33:46,650 --> 00:33:47,970 Look at that. 667 00:33:48,010 --> 00:33:50,930 ..its steep climbs and hairpin turns 668 00:33:50,970 --> 00:33:53,930 make it difficult to reach anywhere very quickly. 669 00:33:53,970 --> 00:33:56,530 Oh, my gosh! 670 00:33:56,570 --> 00:33:57,610 I'm hiding. 671 00:33:57,650 --> 00:33:59,250 I'm trying to go to a happy place. 672 00:33:59,290 --> 00:34:01,890 You're probably making yourself even more anxious, you know. 673 00:34:01,930 --> 00:34:03,850 No, I'm not. Just look the other way. 674 00:34:03,890 --> 00:34:05,850 What do you mean? This is me looking the other way! 675 00:34:07,250 --> 00:34:08,210 SHE GIGGLES 676 00:34:09,650 --> 00:34:10,970 It's not funny! 677 00:34:11,010 --> 00:34:12,290 Yeah, sorry. 678 00:34:19,010 --> 00:34:21,890 With the remaining three teams on track to cross the border 679 00:34:21,930 --> 00:34:23,530 further west... 680 00:34:23,570 --> 00:34:25,210 We have just set off 681 00:34:25,250 --> 00:34:27,890 on our first overnight bus, 682 00:34:27,930 --> 00:34:30,330 in the hope that we arrive at the border. 683 00:34:30,370 --> 00:34:32,890 ..Caroline and Tom are also acclimatising 684 00:34:32,930 --> 00:34:34,890 to Nepal's road network. 685 00:34:34,930 --> 00:34:37,930 We've probably spent about 36 hours in Nepal, had the best time, 686 00:34:37,970 --> 00:34:39,490 and then we said once we've done that 687 00:34:39,530 --> 00:34:40,970 we're going to focus on the racing, 688 00:34:41,010 --> 00:34:42,610 and that's exactly what we're doing. 689 00:34:42,650 --> 00:34:44,730 This night bus is just hectic. Oh, my God! 690 00:34:44,770 --> 00:34:46,250 It's... It's... Oh! 691 00:34:46,290 --> 00:34:49,450 I was very excited to be on it but, actually, it's terrifying, 692 00:34:49,490 --> 00:34:51,450 and they've just come round with sick bags. 693 00:34:51,490 --> 00:34:54,490 Like, there's absolutely no way, if this continues like this, 694 00:34:54,530 --> 00:34:56,330 that we'll be able to sleep tonight. 695 00:35:06,690 --> 00:35:08,130 Beautiful, isn't it? 696 00:35:08,170 --> 00:35:11,170 The foothills of the Himalayas. 697 00:35:11,210 --> 00:35:12,650 Good view. 698 00:35:12,690 --> 00:35:15,370 We wanted to do really great experiences, 699 00:35:15,410 --> 00:35:16,770 and then, over the border. 700 00:35:18,530 --> 00:35:21,130 Just 65km from the border, 701 00:35:21,170 --> 00:35:23,970 looking to cross into India today, 702 00:35:24,010 --> 00:35:28,570 Brian and Melvyn are squeezing in one last escapade. 703 00:35:28,610 --> 00:35:30,730 We're going to a zipline. 704 00:35:30,770 --> 00:35:33,330 I'm quite looking forward to it, I'm not sure Brian is, he... 705 00:35:33,370 --> 00:35:34,450 He's a bit apprehensive. 706 00:35:34,490 --> 00:35:35,930 I don't like heights. 707 00:35:35,970 --> 00:35:38,010 I just want to really get it over with. 708 00:35:38,050 --> 00:35:40,450 Do you think this is it? No. 709 00:35:40,490 --> 00:35:42,730 Is that the zipline? Yeah. Yeah, it's the zipline. 710 00:35:44,130 --> 00:35:46,130 That is not a proper zipline. 711 00:35:46,170 --> 00:35:48,490 It's a bloody bike upside down. 712 00:35:48,530 --> 00:35:50,130 I mean, it looks solid enough. 713 00:35:51,290 --> 00:35:53,770 Melvyn decided that he wanted to do this. 714 00:35:53,810 --> 00:35:55,490 I probably wouldn't have picked it, 715 00:35:55,530 --> 00:35:57,450 but I don't want to let him down, 716 00:35:57,490 --> 00:35:59,810 because one of the reasons for coming on the race 717 00:35:59,850 --> 00:36:02,490 is to do things like this together, 718 00:36:02,530 --> 00:36:04,490 which we wouldn't do at home. 719 00:36:04,530 --> 00:36:05,890 I'm not nervous. 720 00:36:05,930 --> 00:36:08,730 My doctor said to me, "Melvyn, remember, you're 65," 721 00:36:08,770 --> 00:36:10,650 but in my head I'm still 18, 20. 722 00:36:10,690 --> 00:36:12,250 Can we get it over with, then? 723 00:36:14,170 --> 00:36:15,570 It's fine, this, Bri. 724 00:36:15,610 --> 00:36:16,570 HE LAUGHS 725 00:36:18,010 --> 00:36:19,130 Couple of minutes of peace. 726 00:36:19,170 --> 00:36:22,890 And awaaaaay! 727 00:36:27,410 --> 00:36:28,730 Goodness me. 728 00:36:28,770 --> 00:36:29,970 This is crazy. 729 00:36:33,730 --> 00:36:35,010 What a view! 730 00:36:44,410 --> 00:36:46,290 HE LAUGHS 731 00:36:46,330 --> 00:36:49,370 That wasn't long enough, was it?! 732 00:36:49,410 --> 00:36:51,370 That was great. 733 00:36:51,410 --> 00:36:52,810 It was just the feeling of it. 734 00:36:52,850 --> 00:36:55,090 It just puts a smile on your face. 735 00:36:55,130 --> 00:36:56,210 Mm. 736 00:36:57,450 --> 00:36:58,570 I don't know yet. 737 00:37:00,210 --> 00:37:02,290 A little nervous, I must admit. 738 00:37:02,330 --> 00:37:04,890 I don't think Bri's ever done anything like this before. 739 00:37:04,930 --> 00:37:09,010 I mean, Brian's idea of adventure is playing golf in an exotic country. 740 00:37:09,050 --> 00:37:11,010 That's - is that screwed back in, then, is it? 741 00:37:12,290 --> 00:37:13,370 HE EXHALES SHARPLY 742 00:37:13,410 --> 00:37:14,490 He's going to be fine - 743 00:37:14,530 --> 00:37:16,690 he's not going to bottle it, he's not a bottler. 744 00:37:16,730 --> 00:37:17,970 He's not, he'll do it. 745 00:37:18,010 --> 00:37:20,770 He's done a lot of things that have made me proud of him. 746 00:37:20,810 --> 00:37:23,010 HE EXHALES SHARPLY Just go. 747 00:37:25,330 --> 00:37:28,090 Argh! God! 748 00:37:28,130 --> 00:37:29,650 Oh, shit! 749 00:37:29,690 --> 00:37:31,290 Oh! 750 00:37:31,330 --> 00:37:32,610 We're away. 751 00:37:32,650 --> 00:37:34,130 I knew he wouldn't let us down. 752 00:37:34,170 --> 00:37:37,290 Oh! Bloody hell! 753 00:37:37,330 --> 00:37:38,530 Oh! 754 00:37:45,610 --> 00:37:48,410 It'd be funny if he got stuck in the middle, wouldn't it? 755 00:37:49,930 --> 00:37:51,850 Go on, mate! 756 00:37:56,570 --> 00:37:58,770 MELVYN LAUGHS 757 00:37:58,810 --> 00:38:00,010 He's...! 758 00:38:01,210 --> 00:38:02,330 Well done. 759 00:38:02,370 --> 00:38:03,810 How you feeling? Yeah, fine. 760 00:38:03,850 --> 00:38:04,850 Good lad. 761 00:38:04,890 --> 00:38:06,970 Piece of piss, that. There you go! 762 00:38:07,010 --> 00:38:09,770 That is actually quite scary as you're coming down, 763 00:38:09,810 --> 00:38:11,970 but, yeah, I enjoyed it, it was fun. 764 00:38:12,010 --> 00:38:13,770 Tell your face, then, will you? 765 00:38:13,810 --> 00:38:17,810 In Nepal, I'm constantly going outside my comfort zone. 766 00:38:17,850 --> 00:38:19,610 I'm happy cos we've done it together, 767 00:38:19,650 --> 00:38:22,010 so I haven't let Melvyn down. 768 00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:24,170 I'm genuinely pleased that he did it, 769 00:38:24,210 --> 00:38:26,730 and knowing he was doing it for me, it's incredible. 770 00:38:33,890 --> 00:38:35,330 Yes, thank you. Thank you. 771 00:38:36,810 --> 00:38:39,490 Also embracing new experiences, 772 00:38:39,530 --> 00:38:43,250 Fin and Sioned have arrived at their lodgings in Pokhara. 773 00:38:47,770 --> 00:38:50,810 Known for its nine freshwater lakes 774 00:38:50,850 --> 00:38:52,650 and Himalayan peaks, 775 00:38:52,690 --> 00:38:57,890 Nepal's second-largest city lures backpackers chasing adventure. 776 00:38:57,930 --> 00:38:59,570 I've never stayed in a hostel before. 777 00:38:59,610 --> 00:39:00,610 Me neither. 778 00:39:00,650 --> 00:39:04,010 But we definitely do need to start saving money when we can, really. 779 00:39:05,370 --> 00:39:07,410 With depleting funds, they are foregoing 780 00:39:07,450 --> 00:39:09,530 the comfort of a hotel 781 00:39:09,570 --> 00:39:11,450 for the first time in the race, 782 00:39:11,490 --> 00:39:15,370 securing free accommodation at a hostel in exchange for work. 783 00:39:16,490 --> 00:39:17,970 Hi. Hi. 784 00:39:18,010 --> 00:39:19,850 Oh. Hello, nice to meet you. 785 00:39:26,770 --> 00:39:27,930 Perfect, thank you so much. 786 00:39:27,970 --> 00:39:29,170 Thank you. Thank you. 787 00:39:29,210 --> 00:39:30,410 See you later. 788 00:39:33,010 --> 00:39:34,570 What's wrong? No, nothing. 789 00:39:34,610 --> 00:39:36,210 It's all good. Good. 790 00:39:37,530 --> 00:39:40,170 Six people in a room? Like, wow. 791 00:39:40,210 --> 00:39:42,490 It's... Yeah. Especially strangers. 792 00:39:47,490 --> 00:39:48,650 Why are you making faces? 793 00:39:48,690 --> 00:39:50,010 Why are you...? I'm not. 794 00:39:50,050 --> 00:39:52,770 Meeting people for the first time, I'm a bit like, "Ooh..." 795 00:39:52,810 --> 00:39:54,210 It's quite nerve-racking for me. 796 00:39:54,250 --> 00:39:57,170 At home, I have my group of friends, and I've never really expanded. 797 00:39:57,210 --> 00:39:59,370 You know, some of my best friends are my cousins. 798 00:39:59,410 --> 00:40:01,250 I've never stayed in a hostel before. 799 00:40:01,290 --> 00:40:02,290 Really? 800 00:40:02,330 --> 00:40:04,170 Yeah, he's not big on sleeping, like, 801 00:40:04,210 --> 00:40:05,810 with other people around, so... 802 00:40:07,090 --> 00:40:09,570 I need to be a bit more out of my comfort zone, I think, 803 00:40:09,610 --> 00:40:11,810 so I do need to do this. Definitely. 804 00:40:12,930 --> 00:40:15,530 Be fine. Sure it'll be fine. 805 00:40:15,570 --> 00:40:16,770 As night falls... 806 00:40:18,010 --> 00:40:20,130 Very simple, small beer, 250. 807 00:40:20,170 --> 00:40:21,970 Big beer, 500. 808 00:40:22,010 --> 00:40:25,730 ..Fin and Sioned are starting their shift in the hostel bar. 809 00:40:25,770 --> 00:40:27,170 Erm, on your right. 810 00:40:29,490 --> 00:40:30,850 Oh! Hello. 811 00:40:30,890 --> 00:40:32,810 How can I help you? 812 00:40:32,850 --> 00:40:34,250 We do. 813 00:40:34,290 --> 00:40:37,050 I think I'm better than Fin is at hiding the fact 814 00:40:37,090 --> 00:40:39,610 that we're both not very sociable people. 815 00:40:39,650 --> 00:40:42,370 There we go. There we go. No. Wahey! No. 816 00:40:42,410 --> 00:40:45,770 That's 1,200 rupees, please. 817 00:40:45,810 --> 00:40:49,410 I work in a leisure centre as a receptionist. 818 00:40:49,450 --> 00:40:53,010 It's the same day every day. Yeah. It's like living Groundhog Day. 819 00:40:53,050 --> 00:40:56,970 Here, one ten back, and your margarita! 820 00:40:57,010 --> 00:40:59,770 I think we're just very different to other people our age, 821 00:40:59,810 --> 00:41:02,650 because we don't go out drinking Saturday night. 822 00:41:03,970 --> 00:41:06,010 I thought I could tell! 823 00:41:06,050 --> 00:41:09,370 Go on walks all the time, go up some mountains. 824 00:41:09,410 --> 00:41:12,450 We're very chilled and just slow, I think. Yeah. 825 00:41:12,490 --> 00:41:14,250 Have you been to India? 826 00:41:16,810 --> 00:41:18,210 Oh, great! 827 00:41:22,970 --> 00:41:24,610 Oh, it's going to be tough for me, then, 828 00:41:24,650 --> 00:41:26,610 as someone who doesn't like crowds! 829 00:41:27,730 --> 00:41:29,050 Yeah, I can imagine, yeah. 830 00:41:30,490 --> 00:41:35,930 Ever since we found out that India was on the radar, 831 00:41:35,970 --> 00:41:37,890 I've been very nervous. 832 00:41:37,930 --> 00:41:42,850 And what I've heard today has not really settled my nerves at all. 833 00:41:44,010 --> 00:41:48,650 China was a struggle, but I think India is going to be a lot harder. 834 00:41:48,690 --> 00:41:52,330 My worries are the crowds and the noises, 835 00:41:52,370 --> 00:41:55,890 everything seems to be very strong for the senses, 836 00:41:55,930 --> 00:41:57,970 and I just like gentle stuff. 837 00:41:58,010 --> 00:41:59,730 I miss you. 838 00:41:59,770 --> 00:42:01,050 Goodnight. 839 00:42:03,530 --> 00:42:05,130 BUSY TRAFFIC, HORNS HONK 840 00:42:10,890 --> 00:42:12,170 CHICKENS CLUCK 841 00:42:12,210 --> 00:42:13,210 GOAT BLEATS 842 00:42:13,250 --> 00:42:15,730 Oh, my God. Holy shit! 843 00:42:15,770 --> 00:42:17,010 Hello. 844 00:42:18,650 --> 00:42:21,530 Brother, how you doing? Nice to meet you. 845 00:42:21,570 --> 00:42:23,010 This place is so cool. 846 00:42:25,810 --> 00:42:27,170 India. 847 00:42:27,210 --> 00:42:30,170 The most populous country in the world. 848 00:42:30,210 --> 00:42:33,810 Home to more than 1.4 billion people. 849 00:42:36,010 --> 00:42:37,370 The first teams touch down 850 00:42:37,410 --> 00:42:39,410 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh... 851 00:42:40,570 --> 00:42:42,530 ..known as the heartland of India, 852 00:42:42,570 --> 00:42:47,730 where 240 million inhabitants jostle for space in the cities, 853 00:42:47,770 --> 00:42:52,130 and the Ganges carves its way east to Varanasi and beyond. 854 00:42:55,730 --> 00:42:59,330 It doesn't really feel real that we're in India on a tuktuk. 855 00:42:59,370 --> 00:43:01,650 I feel like this is a bit like a movie scene. 856 00:43:01,690 --> 00:43:04,010 Caroline and Tom are the first team 857 00:43:04,050 --> 00:43:06,650 to reach the third country of the race. 858 00:43:06,690 --> 00:43:08,410 Oh, there's an elephant being ridden! 859 00:43:08,450 --> 00:43:09,810 Oh...my...God! 860 00:43:09,850 --> 00:43:11,170 Holy shit! 861 00:43:11,210 --> 00:43:12,730 Oh, my God... No way! 862 00:43:12,770 --> 00:43:14,810 There's an elephant! Oh, my God! 863 00:43:14,850 --> 00:43:16,930 Oh, my God! 864 00:43:16,970 --> 00:43:19,250 Why do they ride an elephant in a city? 865 00:43:19,290 --> 00:43:21,250 What the hell?! 866 00:43:21,290 --> 00:43:22,890 That is mental. 867 00:43:22,930 --> 00:43:24,970 India is going to be full of surprises. 868 00:43:26,570 --> 00:43:29,530 Planning on catching an afternoon train to checkpoint, 869 00:43:29,570 --> 00:43:33,010 mother and son have time to top up their Indian rupees... 870 00:43:33,050 --> 00:43:34,730 Thomas, Thomas, Thomas! This is it! 871 00:43:34,770 --> 00:43:36,890 Oh, Baati Chokha. 872 00:43:36,930 --> 00:43:39,690 ..at a restaurant on the outskirts of Gorakhpur... 873 00:43:41,370 --> 00:43:44,730 ..helping the owner prepare food, ahead of the evening rush. 874 00:43:45,850 --> 00:43:47,610 Ah, lovely. Yeah, perfect, yes. 875 00:43:47,650 --> 00:43:48,730 Do you rock a hairnet? 876 00:43:48,770 --> 00:43:49,770 I rock a hairnet. 877 00:43:49,810 --> 00:43:51,650 I do it like this. 878 00:43:51,690 --> 00:43:52,930 It's not for me. 879 00:43:52,970 --> 00:43:54,450 How attractive is mine? 880 00:43:54,490 --> 00:43:55,770 Oh, stunning. You look great. 881 00:43:55,810 --> 00:43:56,930 Gloves. 882 00:43:56,970 --> 00:43:58,290 Oh, and we get gloves, as well! 883 00:43:58,330 --> 00:43:59,490 Oh... 884 00:43:59,530 --> 00:44:01,250 That... Oh, no. ..looks... 885 00:44:01,290 --> 00:44:03,010 Can you do it, with your hands? 886 00:44:03,050 --> 00:44:04,250 It'll just take a while. 887 00:44:06,330 --> 00:44:07,570 Make a jump at the thumb up here. 888 00:44:11,210 --> 00:44:12,770 Oh, God, I've just ripped it. 889 00:44:12,810 --> 00:44:14,490 No problem. Sorry. 890 00:44:15,890 --> 00:44:18,050 This is an example of where Thomas struggles 891 00:44:18,090 --> 00:44:20,170 because of his cerebral palsy. 892 00:44:20,210 --> 00:44:22,090 Yeah, I'd rather go and do it somewhere by myself, 893 00:44:22,130 --> 00:44:23,810 without the pressure. Don't like it. 894 00:44:26,970 --> 00:44:28,890 The majority of things in life that I do, 895 00:44:28,930 --> 00:44:31,810 I've just adapted to find different ways around it. 896 00:44:31,850 --> 00:44:33,450 Won't go on. 897 00:44:33,490 --> 00:44:35,330 I just can't move the hand around as much 898 00:44:35,370 --> 00:44:37,250 to bend it around to where it needs to go. 899 00:44:37,290 --> 00:44:38,890 It just doesn't work. 900 00:44:38,930 --> 00:44:41,970 Something like that, when it was purely my right hand, and I... 901 00:44:42,010 --> 00:44:44,690 ..I couldn't really find another way around it, that's when it... 902 00:44:44,730 --> 00:44:46,050 ..it does affect me. 903 00:44:47,490 --> 00:44:49,930 Mum, I... I just can't get it on. 904 00:44:49,970 --> 00:44:51,570 I feel so bad, I'm slowing everybody down now. 905 00:44:51,610 --> 00:44:52,690 No, it's OK. 906 00:44:52,730 --> 00:44:54,490 Let's see if you can do something else. 907 00:44:54,530 --> 00:44:56,650 No, I want to go into the kitchen, though. 908 00:44:56,690 --> 00:44:59,250 It's the feeling of knowing you can't do something. 909 00:44:59,290 --> 00:45:00,650 We're there. 910 00:45:00,690 --> 00:45:02,330 We're there, we're good. 911 00:45:02,370 --> 00:45:03,570 Well done. 912 00:45:03,610 --> 00:45:07,730 It just makes me start to panic a little bit, and worry so much, 913 00:45:07,770 --> 00:45:11,410 and I think I'm realising, as I get a bit older, 914 00:45:11,450 --> 00:45:14,290 it's something I have to deal with a bit more. 915 00:45:14,330 --> 00:45:16,130 I don't know if I'll ever get to a stage 916 00:45:16,170 --> 00:45:18,970 where I can be so open about it, you know, freely say, like, 917 00:45:19,010 --> 00:45:23,210 "Oh, look, I just need a bit of time, because... 918 00:45:23,250 --> 00:45:26,650 .."I've got cerebral palsy," I don't know if that would ever happen. 919 00:45:26,690 --> 00:45:29,170 But it probably would be quite nice if it could. 920 00:45:33,650 --> 00:45:35,450 BRIAN:Whoa, look at this, eh? 921 00:45:35,490 --> 00:45:37,410 Ha-ha! Bloody hell. 922 00:45:37,450 --> 00:45:39,850 Oh, I would not like to drive here. 923 00:45:39,890 --> 00:45:41,890 No. Neeowm! 924 00:45:43,530 --> 00:45:47,290 Brian and Melvyn are the second team to cross the Indian border... 925 00:45:49,490 --> 00:45:51,610 Plan is, we'll try and get a bus. 926 00:45:51,650 --> 00:45:53,450 We need to get to the checkpoint today. 927 00:45:53,490 --> 00:45:54,530 Definitely. 928 00:45:54,570 --> 00:45:59,090 ..utilising the country's expansive bus network for a swift departure. 929 00:45:59,130 --> 00:46:00,610 Varanasi? 930 00:46:00,650 --> 00:46:01,890 Which one? This one? Yeah, yeah, yeah. 931 00:46:03,010 --> 00:46:05,170 Oh, it takes six hours? Get on it, Melv. 932 00:46:06,290 --> 00:46:10,010 India has a different feeling than when we arrived in Nepal. 933 00:46:10,050 --> 00:46:12,610 This is ten times busier - 934 00:46:12,650 --> 00:46:14,730 and just going past is a cow. 935 00:46:14,770 --> 00:46:16,250 Look! 936 00:46:16,290 --> 00:46:17,970 We're on, Bri. Yeah. 937 00:46:18,010 --> 00:46:19,770 We're on our way to the checkpoint. 938 00:46:19,810 --> 00:46:20,810 Morning. 939 00:46:20,850 --> 00:46:22,890 Varanasi! 940 00:46:22,930 --> 00:46:24,730 We had about a 20-hour lead. 941 00:46:24,770 --> 00:46:26,650 Where do you think we're going to be in it? 942 00:46:26,690 --> 00:46:28,610 Top...three. 943 00:46:28,650 --> 00:46:30,210 I say top four. 944 00:46:30,250 --> 00:46:31,890 THEY LAUGH 945 00:46:44,090 --> 00:46:46,090 Wow! 946 00:46:48,890 --> 00:46:51,050 Having persevered with the difficult roads 947 00:46:51,090 --> 00:46:53,650 on the southern route into India, 948 00:46:53,690 --> 00:46:57,770 Elizabeth and Letitia have reached their goal of Bodh Gaya. 949 00:47:00,330 --> 00:47:03,250 The main reason to do this route was to come here. 950 00:47:03,290 --> 00:47:07,330 Oh, look at this huge... Oh, my gosh, it is massive. 951 00:47:07,370 --> 00:47:10,610 It's such a beautiful tree, as well! 952 00:47:10,650 --> 00:47:14,890 A holy site where, in the sixth century BC, 953 00:47:14,930 --> 00:47:17,770 Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment 954 00:47:17,810 --> 00:47:19,530 under the Bodhi tree, 955 00:47:19,570 --> 00:47:23,290 and became the Buddha - the awakened one. 956 00:47:23,330 --> 00:47:25,370 For Buddhists around the world, 957 00:47:25,410 --> 00:47:27,810 it's one of the most sacred places on earth. 958 00:47:29,130 --> 00:47:33,330 This leg has been quite challenging, 959 00:47:33,370 --> 00:47:37,250 and quite fitting that, you know, the essence of enlightenment 960 00:47:37,290 --> 00:47:42,530 is just letting go and just trying not to have control of situations 961 00:47:42,570 --> 00:47:47,090 and just accepting everything for what it is. 962 00:47:48,530 --> 00:47:51,370 I feel like here is a little oasis. 963 00:47:51,410 --> 00:47:53,690 Look, it expands all the way around. 964 00:47:55,650 --> 00:47:58,850 We grew up in a Christian household, 965 00:47:58,890 --> 00:48:04,570 but now I'm getting more into my own, like, spirituality. 966 00:48:04,610 --> 00:48:07,970 Oh, it smells so good, as well, from the flowers. 967 00:48:10,050 --> 00:48:14,970 I like understanding different aspects of myself, 968 00:48:15,010 --> 00:48:18,450 whereas sometimes I think Letitia might shy away from that. 969 00:48:18,490 --> 00:48:21,770 I can't believe we're under the tree... 970 00:48:21,810 --> 00:48:23,930 ..where Buddha himself sat. 971 00:48:23,970 --> 00:48:25,970 Being down here, it does feel special. 972 00:48:26,010 --> 00:48:27,930 I want to, like, kind of meditate on it, 973 00:48:27,970 --> 00:48:29,850 and just let go of a lot of life things. 974 00:48:29,890 --> 00:48:32,530 Sometimes I just worry, you know, so much. 975 00:48:32,570 --> 00:48:34,290 Let go and start afresh. 976 00:48:35,890 --> 00:48:39,690 I don't really share my feelings, 977 00:48:39,730 --> 00:48:45,290 but losing our family home, me and Elizabeth 978 00:48:45,330 --> 00:48:48,410 had a very different experience from each other. 979 00:48:49,890 --> 00:48:54,130 Elizabeth was 18, and she went to Italy. 980 00:48:54,170 --> 00:48:59,450 I did feel alone, and I just bottled everything up. 981 00:48:59,490 --> 00:49:01,130 Mm, meditation bell. 982 00:49:01,170 --> 00:49:02,890 Do you want to go under? Yeah. 983 00:49:02,930 --> 00:49:06,290 I know Elizabeth wants me to talk about emotions. 984 00:49:09,330 --> 00:49:10,490 However... 985 00:49:13,450 --> 00:49:15,850 ..er, I don't know if I'm ready for it. 986 00:49:19,930 --> 00:49:21,530 "Fully realising your own nature 987 00:49:21,570 --> 00:49:24,290 "is what the Buddha calls enlightenment." 988 00:49:24,330 --> 00:49:25,730 SHE SIGHS 989 00:49:25,770 --> 00:49:31,290 I'm just realising how far away I am from this enlightenment! 990 00:49:33,330 --> 00:49:36,450 There's so many things that are unsaid still between us. 991 00:49:36,490 --> 00:49:40,730 And it's affecting our relationship, and our race. 992 00:49:41,850 --> 00:49:44,850 I would definitely like to understand Letitia 993 00:49:44,890 --> 00:49:47,330 a lot more than I do. 994 00:49:47,370 --> 00:49:51,010 So I will try to be a bit more compassionate, 995 00:49:51,050 --> 00:49:53,970 and go at her pace. 996 00:49:55,450 --> 00:49:56,770 Hello! 997 00:49:56,810 --> 00:49:58,050 Hi. 998 00:49:58,090 --> 00:49:59,250 Shall we head out? 999 00:49:59,290 --> 00:50:00,490 Yeah. 1000 00:50:00,530 --> 00:50:02,050 It's just the checkpoint now. 1001 00:50:11,530 --> 00:50:12,890 Oh, this isn't what I was expecting. 1002 00:50:12,930 --> 00:50:14,650 What in the world is going on? 1003 00:50:14,690 --> 00:50:16,650 Argh! Argh! 1004 00:50:16,690 --> 00:50:18,690 Oh, this is already hectic. 1005 00:50:18,730 --> 00:50:21,090 Fin and Sioned have just arrived in India. 1006 00:50:23,050 --> 00:50:25,130 This is mental. 1007 00:50:25,170 --> 00:50:27,210 It's just full of people. 1008 00:50:27,250 --> 00:50:29,450 MAN SHOUTS 1009 00:50:29,490 --> 00:50:32,570 I'm getting really overwhelmed and it's really stressing me out. 1010 00:50:34,690 --> 00:50:37,370 Oh, no, this bus is a bit mental. 1011 00:50:37,410 --> 00:50:39,290 This looks, actually, really fun. 1012 00:50:39,330 --> 00:50:41,290 I'm actually looking forward to this now. 1013 00:50:41,330 --> 00:50:43,090 I said I wanted to go on one of these buses, 1014 00:50:43,130 --> 00:50:45,890 and now I have... My wish has been granted, here I am. 1015 00:50:45,930 --> 00:50:47,290 HORN BEEPS 1016 00:50:47,330 --> 00:50:48,810 Oh, my gosh. 1017 00:50:48,850 --> 00:50:50,010 It's way too loud. 1018 00:50:50,050 --> 00:50:51,210 HORN BLARES 1019 00:50:51,250 --> 00:50:54,690 I feel like I've been chucked in the deep end. 1020 00:50:54,730 --> 00:50:56,690 I'm so glad I'm getting out of here. 1021 00:51:01,170 --> 00:51:02,290 Oh... 1022 00:51:05,290 --> 00:51:08,690 As Fin and Sioned head for Gorakhpur, 1023 00:51:08,730 --> 00:51:11,690 two teams are closing in on the fourth checkpoint. 1024 00:51:13,250 --> 00:51:16,890 I thought we were close to stopping three quarters of an hour ago. 1025 00:51:16,930 --> 00:51:18,130 And we're still going. 1026 00:51:18,170 --> 00:51:20,250 That could be the train station, actually. 1027 00:51:20,290 --> 00:51:22,250 Is that a train? Yeah. Yeah. 1028 00:51:23,490 --> 00:51:24,730 Is this Varanasi? 1029 00:51:24,770 --> 00:51:25,850 Thank you. 1030 00:51:27,330 --> 00:51:29,690 Right, bag on, got no time to waste. 1031 00:51:32,690 --> 00:51:35,370 The traffic is absolutely immense. 1032 00:51:37,490 --> 00:51:40,650 Gazing over the River Ganges, 1033 00:51:40,690 --> 00:51:42,730 the holy city of Varanasi. 1034 00:51:46,290 --> 00:51:49,290 Its banks are lined with 88 ghats - 1035 00:51:49,330 --> 00:51:53,530 stone steps drawing Hindu worshippers to the sacred waters... 1036 00:51:55,010 --> 00:51:58,770 ..located by the Shivala Ghat, the fourth checkpoint. 1037 00:51:58,810 --> 00:52:00,370 BEEPING 1038 00:52:00,410 --> 00:52:04,210 "On foot, follow the Assi Road 1039 00:52:04,250 --> 00:52:06,970 "down to the Ganges River 1040 00:52:07,010 --> 00:52:10,210 "and find the Tulsi Ghat." 1041 00:52:10,250 --> 00:52:11,730 Tulsi Ghat. 1042 00:52:11,770 --> 00:52:13,370 See if this chap knows. 1043 00:52:13,410 --> 00:52:15,530 Do you where the Assi Road is? 1044 00:52:15,570 --> 00:52:17,050 Towards the Ganges? 1045 00:52:18,210 --> 00:52:19,250 Down here, Bri, yeah? 1046 00:52:20,450 --> 00:52:23,090 Coming through! Hup-hup! 1047 00:52:23,130 --> 00:52:25,210 We're looking for the Assi Road. 1048 00:52:27,930 --> 00:52:28,890 Thank you. 1049 00:52:30,010 --> 00:52:31,730 God, it's busy. 1050 00:52:31,770 --> 00:52:34,570 None of them have got bloody street names, anyway. 1051 00:52:34,610 --> 00:52:36,970 No. But let's get down to the river. 1052 00:52:38,130 --> 00:52:39,210 CAROLINE:Assi Road? 1053 00:52:39,250 --> 00:52:41,810 Said up and then right - down here? No. 1054 00:52:41,850 --> 00:52:44,010 No, I don't believe this is right. 1055 00:52:44,050 --> 00:52:45,610 Oh, shit! 1056 00:52:45,650 --> 00:52:46,970 Go... Go round. 1057 00:52:47,010 --> 00:52:48,210 Go round, go round. 1058 00:52:48,250 --> 00:52:49,770 Go round this way. 1059 00:52:52,210 --> 00:52:53,770 Wow, River Ganges. 1060 00:52:54,890 --> 00:52:56,250 There's Assi Ghat. 1061 00:52:56,290 --> 00:52:59,530 My friend, where's the Tulsi Ghat? 1062 00:52:59,570 --> 00:53:02,210 This is it? This is it, Bri. 1063 00:53:02,250 --> 00:53:04,690 Mum, this is such a weird route. 1064 00:53:04,730 --> 00:53:07,090 I know. It almost doesn't feel right. 1065 00:53:07,130 --> 00:53:08,730 DOGS HOWL AND BARK 1066 00:53:08,770 --> 00:53:10,130 Oh, God... 1067 00:53:10,170 --> 00:53:11,690 DOGS BARK 1068 00:53:13,850 --> 00:53:15,530 Right, there goes a dog. 1069 00:53:15,570 --> 00:53:17,210 Go behind the cow. 1070 00:53:17,250 --> 00:53:19,530 LAUGHS:This is crazy! 1071 00:53:21,330 --> 00:53:23,850 Er, "With the Tulsi Ghat on your left, 1072 00:53:23,890 --> 00:53:27,450 "follow the river up to find your checkpoint hotel, 1073 00:53:27,490 --> 00:53:30,810 "Suryauday Haveli." 1074 00:53:31,970 --> 00:53:32,930 Bloody hell. 1075 00:53:34,050 --> 00:53:35,850 Wow, so this is the Ganges. 1076 00:53:35,890 --> 00:53:37,530 Oh, we've got to be close now. 1077 00:53:37,570 --> 00:53:38,890 Ah! Ah! 1078 00:53:38,930 --> 00:53:40,850 Can you read it? This is it. OK. 1079 00:53:41,970 --> 00:53:43,370 Doing all right, Bri? 1080 00:53:43,410 --> 00:53:45,610 So the ghats are something to do with... 1081 00:53:45,650 --> 00:53:47,450 Bloody hell! 1082 00:53:47,490 --> 00:53:48,930 You all right? 1083 00:53:48,970 --> 00:53:51,090 Sit a minute. Just hang on. 1084 00:53:51,130 --> 00:53:52,490 Sit a minute. Fuck! 1085 00:53:55,530 --> 00:53:57,210 Checkpoint hotel. Let's go. 1086 00:53:57,250 --> 00:53:58,690 Just a little jog, Thomas. 1087 00:53:58,730 --> 00:54:00,130 Just a little one. 1088 00:54:00,170 --> 00:54:01,330 Come on, let's go. 1089 00:54:01,370 --> 00:54:02,690 It's OK. 1090 00:54:04,050 --> 00:54:05,210 Come on, Mum. 1091 00:54:05,250 --> 00:54:06,650 God, so many steps. 1092 00:54:06,690 --> 00:54:09,290 There is something up here that's well-lit. 1093 00:54:09,330 --> 00:54:10,890 Do you think this is it? 1094 00:54:10,930 --> 00:54:12,090 Suryauday. 1095 00:54:12,130 --> 00:54:13,450 That's it, there. That's it. 1096 00:54:13,490 --> 00:54:14,770 OK. Up the stairs. Oh, my God! 1097 00:54:14,810 --> 00:54:16,290 Up the stairs to the door, let's go, come on. 1098 00:54:21,450 --> 00:54:24,410 Welcome to the Suryauday Haveli. 1099 00:54:24,450 --> 00:54:25,850 Thank you. 1100 00:54:25,890 --> 00:54:27,210 Please sign in here. 1101 00:54:27,250 --> 00:54:28,450 "Congratulations, 1102 00:54:28,490 --> 00:54:30,290 "you've successfully reached your fourth checkpoint. 1103 00:54:30,330 --> 00:54:32,410 "Please sign in overleaf." 1104 00:54:33,690 --> 00:54:35,090 Oh, fuck! 1105 00:54:35,130 --> 00:54:36,090 Whoo! 1106 00:54:38,810 --> 00:54:40,410 I don't know how we've done that. 1107 00:54:40,450 --> 00:54:42,450 We didn't think we were going to be first again. We didn't. 1108 00:54:42,490 --> 00:54:43,970 We honestly didn't. 1109 00:54:44,010 --> 00:54:45,410 Don't know what to say. 1110 00:54:45,450 --> 00:54:46,690 Fantastic, fantastic. 1111 00:54:46,730 --> 00:54:49,490 With the route we took, going into Nepal and going west, 1112 00:54:49,530 --> 00:54:51,570 we thought we'd done it a longer way round, 1113 00:54:51,610 --> 00:54:54,690 and because of that, that might've cost us that lead. 1114 00:54:54,730 --> 00:54:55,730 Well done, Melv. 1115 00:54:55,770 --> 00:54:57,490 Put it there. Good man. 1116 00:54:57,530 --> 00:54:59,930 We're halfway through, and we've won two legs - 1117 00:54:59,970 --> 00:55:01,490 can you believe that? I know. 1118 00:55:01,530 --> 00:55:03,730 Have we peaked too soon, or what? 1119 00:55:03,770 --> 00:55:06,610 In the meantime, we'll have a cup of tea. Oh, definitely. 1120 00:55:09,010 --> 00:55:12,450 We made it second! Oh, my God. Oh, my God! 1121 00:55:12,490 --> 00:55:14,050 That's amazing. 1122 00:55:14,090 --> 00:55:15,570 We're only a few hours behind. 1123 00:55:15,610 --> 00:55:16,890 We are feeling elated. 1124 00:55:16,930 --> 00:55:18,410 We are over the moon. 1125 00:55:18,450 --> 00:55:19,730 HE SIGHS 1126 00:55:19,770 --> 00:55:22,050 That's a sigh of relief. Well done. We smashed it. 1127 00:55:22,090 --> 00:55:23,290 Sign it, quickly! OK. 1128 00:55:23,330 --> 00:55:25,410 Oh, my golly, Thomas. 1129 00:55:25,450 --> 00:55:28,490 We've really climbed up the ladder, starting at fifth, 1130 00:55:28,530 --> 00:55:29,930 all the way to second. 1131 00:55:29,970 --> 00:55:31,850 We gained about 20 hours. Yeah. 1132 00:55:31,890 --> 00:55:33,650 If we can do that much in one leg... 1133 00:55:33,690 --> 00:55:35,250 That's amazing. Oh, it's so good. 1134 00:55:35,290 --> 00:55:37,450 We're so close to that first spot 1135 00:55:37,490 --> 00:55:40,050 that we've been wanting since day one, 1136 00:55:40,090 --> 00:55:43,450 so maybe the next leg could be the one. 1137 00:55:43,490 --> 00:55:44,730 Well done, my boy. 1138 00:55:53,330 --> 00:55:55,410 We are en route. 1139 00:55:55,450 --> 00:55:59,330 I feel quite anxious to get to the checkpoint. 1140 00:55:59,370 --> 00:56:04,130 With two teams checked in, two remain out on the road. 1141 00:56:04,170 --> 00:56:06,370 I'm nervous that we might be last. Mm-hm. 1142 00:56:06,410 --> 00:56:11,370 If they are all ahead, and if it's by so many hours... 1143 00:56:11,410 --> 00:56:12,570 That'll be annoying. 1144 00:56:12,610 --> 00:56:14,210 Yeah, that'll be really annoying. 1145 00:56:14,250 --> 00:56:15,570 That'll be really, really annoying. 1146 00:56:17,290 --> 00:56:20,850 HE SHOUTS Hello. Hello. 1147 00:56:20,890 --> 00:56:22,610 We need to get to Varanasi. 1148 00:56:23,690 --> 00:56:24,650 Fuck me. 1149 00:56:34,970 --> 00:56:37,170 Stop crying, it's fine. 1150 00:56:37,210 --> 00:56:38,690 It's OK. 1151 00:56:41,410 --> 00:56:42,370 Come here. 1152 00:56:50,770 --> 00:56:52,530 It's OK. 1153 00:56:52,570 --> 00:56:55,250 I feel stupid for complaining about China. 1154 00:56:56,730 --> 00:56:59,450 I really hope all of India's not this intense, 1155 00:56:59,490 --> 00:57:01,690 cos I don't want to spend a month here. 1156 00:57:06,850 --> 00:57:07,890 Where are you from? 1157 00:57:07,930 --> 00:57:09,690 England. Lovely jubbly. 1158 00:57:09,730 --> 00:57:12,490 A 20-hour lead is nothing in this game. 1159 00:57:12,530 --> 00:57:14,290 You miss one bus, and it's gone. 1160 00:57:14,330 --> 00:57:16,130 We did so well to catch up. 1161 00:57:16,170 --> 00:57:17,930 We can't now let that slip. 1162 00:57:17,970 --> 00:57:19,850 Jeez Louise! 1163 00:57:19,890 --> 00:57:22,610 Honesty is lacking in our relationship. 1164 00:57:22,650 --> 00:57:24,450 It's easier said than done. 1165 00:57:24,490 --> 00:57:25,970 It's like a dream come true. 1166 00:57:26,010 --> 00:57:28,930 Oh, my God, this is so high! 1167 00:57:28,970 --> 00:57:30,490 ALL: Om... 1168 00:57:30,530 --> 00:57:32,850 They're trying to squeeze on. Let's go. 1169 00:57:32,890 --> 00:57:34,730 We need to go now! 1170 00:57:34,770 --> 00:57:36,050 Where are we? 1171 00:57:36,090 --> 00:57:37,690 There's just a sensory overload. 1172 00:57:37,730 --> 00:57:38,890 Grdla-grdla-grdla-grdla. 1173 00:57:40,010 --> 00:57:41,490 What was the need for that?