They started off with $186. They were all equal in terms of having no money after they had to donate it all to that orphange a few legs back, so everyone was already pretty low on cash, unless they managed to save some since then. The 5000 baht for their taxis in Phuket was about $150, according to Laurence and Zac, but other teams got away with only paying 4500 baht, which would have saved them some money. I'm wondering how much those bus tickets to Bangkok were.
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Kathy A - Oct 24, 2011 6:32:00 am PDT #18326 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Jesse - Oct 24, 2011 8:17:50 am PDT #18327 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
other teams got away with only paying 4500 baht, which would have saved them some money.
Last night, Google told me 4500 baht was $146, so whoever was trying to pay $100 US was really trying to get over!
brenda m - Oct 24, 2011 8:31:02 am PDT #18328 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
How long did they have those taxis for? Was the elephant place really far from the bus station?
My guess is they did not have to pay for their bus tickets at all, unless they needed a second ticket for some reason. Even so, there seemed to be a lot of cabbing at the end of the ep so I'm surprised only one team had $ concerns.
Jessica - Oct 24, 2011 8:31:47 am PDT #18329 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
They were all equal in terms of having no money after they had to donate it all to that orphange a few legs back, so everyone was already pretty low on cash, unless they managed to save some since then.
If the twins had managed to finally change their money into local currency, they should have had more than the other teams since they got a free cab ride their first night in Thailand (when they only had Indonesian money). So I really don't understand how they wound up with nothing at the end of this last leg.
Kathy A - Oct 24, 2011 8:49:53 am PDT #18330 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
IIRC, all transportation costs for the team, other than airfare, are paid from their cash, so those bus tickets would have had to come out of their allotment.
le nubian - Oct 24, 2011 10:51:20 am PDT #18331 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Theodosia - Oct 24, 2011 2:35:38 pm PDT #18332 of 23273
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Overnight buses are cheaper than I'd expect, then, at least in Thailand!
But then the taxis were expensive for all the teams -- at least it wasn't a case of one taxi driver trying to rip a team off.
le nubian - Oct 24, 2011 4:09:41 pm PDT #18333 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Afro-Blue was fantastic. I loved it.
Liese S. - Oct 24, 2011 4:22:40 pm PDT #18334 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, the whole "why are you doing this to us" speech was a bit much, when the "this" was, basically, charge the correct amount.
Vortex - Oct 24, 2011 4:23:49 pm PDT #18335 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Killing Me Softly is the second Afro Blue song that I have purchased from iTunes. Which is EXTREMELY significant. I actually have one of their previous jazz albums back before they were famous :)