Last night, Calvin and I sat down to watch the last two episodes of this season's Amazing Race. We were off on our own A.R. to Central America when the episodes originally aired, so we recorded them on our DVR. I think this is the first time since we've been watching that the team I was rooting for actually won. The female doctors, Nat and Kat, worked really well together and never complained or acted out against other competitors. Being a reality show, there is always some drama created for ratings, but we prefer to watch nice people succeed.
Next season, A.R. will feature past non-winner contestants including the cowboys, Jet and Cord, and the mom and her deaf son (sorry I don't remember their names). These contestants also had integrity in the face of adversity, which I admire. The next season starts in February and I am looking forward to it.
While most of the activities set up by Phil Keoghan and his crew are extreme and not likely to be encountered by regular travelers, they do show us places around the globe that we might not otherwise think of traveling. It is a peek into other cultures, and methods of trasportation. From shacks to castles, modern airports to ox-driven carts, we get to see how other people live. Isn't that one of the reasons why most of us travel? Traveling always reminds me how blessed we are to live in the United States.
