Series 2 Episode 2 Discussion

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Starting Location - Clarion Hotel Copán Ruinas, Honduras

Finishing Location - JW Marriott Panama, Panama City, Panama

Summary -

Jo & Sam chose to go through El Salvador to get to Nicaragua. Although they were the first team to leave, they worked for a day at a hostel in El Cuco, El Salvador collecting turtle eggs to earn some money, which lost them their lead. In an effort to get to the front, Dom & Lizzie decided to travel non-stop in Honduras from Santa Rosa de Copán on back-to-back buses, hopping from town to town, and became the first team to cross into Nicaragua. After stopping in Limón, Costa Rica to work in a farm with the Bribri tribe, they arrived at the checkpoint in Panama City first on Day 14 of the race.

As they were a long way behind, Emon & Jamiul took the faster CA1 route via San Salvador in a attempt to make up time. They also took an expensive direct bus ride from Managua to David, Panama. They overtook Jen & Rob who took a break in León and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and were the last team to arrive at Panama City.

In Honduras, after buying food at a stop, Michael found that he had lost his money belt containing £1,155, which is more than half their money at the start of the leg.[14] Even though they tried to earn some money at the Ballena National Marine Park, at the end of the leg, Shuntelle & Michael decided to quit the race as they felt they could no longer compete with so little money left.

Team | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6 | Cash Remaining | Hours Behind| :--:|:--:|:--:|:--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: Dom & Lizzie |2 |1 | | | | | 74% | | Jo & Sam | 1 |2 | | | | |87% | 2.5| Shuntelle & Michael | 4 | 3 | | | | |14% | 4.5 | Emon & Jamiul |5 |4 | | | | |60% | 20| Jen & Rob | 3|5 | | | | |74% | 21.5|