Race Across the World (2019–…): Season 3, Episode 5 - Manitoulin Island - Ontario - full transcript
The teams head for Lake Huron, a 3,000 km journey, but the pairs only have one way out of Churchill, a noisy overnight train south.
The desire to explore our planet
has never been stronger.
But in travelling over, are we
missing the joys
of journeying through?
Canada, the second-largest country
in the world.
From Pacific to Atlantic Ocean,
flight time - seven hours.
From Pacific to Atlantic Ocean,
flight time - seven hours.
But could you successfully navigate
this gruelling 16,000km
route at ground level?
Five pairs of ordinary Brits
are attempting just that...
Five pairs of ordinary Brits
are attempting just that...
Come on, run!
..in a demanding and challenging
race.
What I'm saying is, I'm going
to die.
We're all going to die.
They'll head deep into the wild...
Who gets to do this?
..cross vast prairies...
This is awesome, road trip!
..soar high into the Rockies...
This is what dreams are bloody
made of, isn't it?
All this vastness.
..to the very edges of civilisation.
We are heading into the unknown.
We can't get a bus out of here,
we can't get a train out of here.
It's dark, raining, got no money.
Honestly, this is awful.
Ah.
I don't like this.
They'll need charm...
Parlez-vous anglais?
Mission accomplished.
..hard work...
We're haemorrhaging money.
We can claw the money back.
Yeah, we'll work.
..and ingenuity to get them through.
What a difference a day can make.
Oh, you're kidding me.
Have they got what it takes,
both physically...
Just the hardest thing
I think I've done.
An awesome quest for me.
You. I really, really appreciate it.
I believe in you.
I do, just hope you forgive me.
Just cost us the race.
The rewards are great.
Mother Nature at her best.
Never seen anything like it.
And for the first team
to the finish line,
a prize of £20,000.
Every second counts.
In a race...
If they come behind us now,
I'm taking the bag off you.
..across the world.
Breathe through it.
You can cry when you're sat down.
Seen enough or do you want
a bit more?
Previously, the teams raced
across the Great Plains
to catch a train.
If we don't get on that train,
we might as well
book our flights home.
Can we pay when we get to Calgary?
A jittery Tricia and Cathie...
Poor judgment and bad decisions.
..lost their lead.
This is half our weekly budget.
We're worried we're not going to
have enough money to get to the end.
Confess with your mouth
that Jesus is Lord.
Zainib and Mobeen found
themselves blessed...
Thank you for everything.
No...
By far, my favourite day of the
race.
Sometimes I forget that Dad
is older than me.
I think this leg's going to
be hard, Dad.
..while Monique took charge
of father, Ladi.
I hope my dad see that I'm not
a little girl any more.
You don't fancy a private job,
do you, for 100 bucks?
Old habits returned for Kevin.
We need to get on that train,
it's fine.
It's just cost us the race, Dad.
But arriving in Churchill...
Look out for polar bears, Dad.
This is it.
..he and Claudia won
a slender advantage.
We did it. Oh!
So welcome to Churchill.
There's kind of one bear
for every person.
I'm going to keep you guys
as safe as possible.
And at the same time, I'm keeping
polar bears safe.
It's the halfway point in the race
across Canada.
Cool.
Get off my bus!
LAUGHTER
As the teams take to the ice floes
of Hudson Bay...
..they cross from the province
of Manitoba
to the territory of Nunavut...
..an area the size of Western Europe
inhabited by the Inuit.
..an area the size of Western Europe
inhabited by the Inuit.
All right, guys, we are now
in the Arctic Ocean.
That's amazing.
The ice is a hunting ground
for seals and the polar bears
who like to feed on them.
And a favourite summer holiday
spot for beluga whales,
unusual for being all white
and having no dorsal fin.
All right, here we go,
brace for impact.
We're going to have a little
bump here.
We're actually standing on the sea.
That's amazing.
Who gets to do this?
It's really quite magical.
We're leaving our mark.
Bizarre, but beautiful.
I'm just excited to see what else
is in store because so far
Canada has surprised us hugely.
Argh! Are you OK? I'm so sorry.
I want to see some cityscapes.
See what some of their music culture
has got to give, sports as well.
I don't know what budget Dad's
living on,
cos our budget won't allow
for any of that. Yeah.
I've still got my fingers crossed
for a white, sandy beach.
Oh, look at the rainbow,
there's a halo rainbow.
Mother Nature at her best.
The bag's a bit of a mess,
I've just been run ragged.
I might have to get my gaffer tape
out and do a few repairs on it.
With 9,170km already travelled,
first to learn where they are
heading next...
Hello there, just looking
to check out.
..Claudia and Kevin.
Your fifth check point is
Manitoulin Island.
Facing the teams, a journey of over
3,000km
from the edge of the Arctic
to the Great Lakes.
Situated in Lake Huron, the fifth
checkpoint, Manitoulin Island -
the largest freshwater island
on the planet.
So large it has over 100
inland lakes itself.
Manitoulin Island is here.
We've blown three quarters of the
budget in half the race.
You know, we've purchased
$1,000 on taxis.
It's just frightening.
Whichever way we look at it,
it's down to Winnipeg.
You know, we can still be earning
as we're going along.
So a bit of wonga.
Yeah, hopefully we'll be able to
get some overnight travel.
Minimise the overnight spends,
and we just try and make it
as seamless as possible.
I think we realise that we both
have each other's best interests
at heart, but we obviously
just need to work
on our communication.
I think we're getting there.
A work in progress.
Yeah.
Let's go and make some money.
There's only one way
out of Churchill -
the way the teams came in,
a twice-weekly train.
The next one departs today
at 7:30pm.
The train's that way.
We can turn down here,
can't we, anyway?
Manitoulin Island, we are ready.
They are about to embark
on the longest leg of the race.
With some budgets tight
they'll need to dig deep to gain
any advantage over their rivals.
If we want to make it to the end,
St John's, we can't spend
at the rate we've been spending,
we need to make money.
Might mean, like, giving up speed,
we can always make that up.
I think that's a fine idea, I ain't
got any issues with that.
From a dad's perspective,
I want to be in control...
Careful of the road, Mon.
..but I think it will be interesting
to see how I relinquish
some of that control.
Manitoulin Island.
Island - that could be a beach, Dad.
You'll get your beach and then you
can forever shut up about
beaches again after that, innit?
Yeah.
I am missing home, so I'd like to be
able to do something
that means working with animals
because I absolutely love them.
It's going to be cleaning out
animal crap,
but we get paid $15 an hour,
which we need.
Can we do that job, then?
That's number one.
I'm easy, to be honest.
We're well overdue coming first.
Are you missing home?
Nah, I want to know how
the cats are doing.
But shortly before the train
departs, for Tricia,
some news from home about
her husband's health.
You know Matt had the
kidney transplant? Hmm.
It's failed.
Oh, babe.
You knew that he might be on
dialysis by the time we get back.
Hopefully that keeps him alive. OK.
You've got to do what
feels right for you.
If you need to go home,
then we go home.
But he did say to me,
he said, "Go get that win.
"Just take it one day at a time."
Completely.
But I want to carry on.
I want to get to the end for us,
for him. OK.
Thanks for understanding.
Of course, of course, of course.
It's so expensive. Should we look
for some work in Winnipeg?
Yeah, sounds like a plan.
Tricia and Cathie join the other
three teams aboard...
She's off. Choo-choo.
And is it on time?
Oh, my God, it is.
..for an overnight journey of
17 hours back to civilisation.
..for an overnight journey of
17 hours back to civilisation.
You're not Paddington Bear.
Keep it from going stale.
Oh, that sound's going to be
delightful all the journey.
I'm not having that all night.
Got a long journey.
Oh, look out there.
It's just beautiful, innit?
Stale bread and peanut butter.
Bit of dandruff too.
We are on a budget.
We'll be arriving in
Thompson Station in
approximately 20 minutes.
I'd like to say I'm well-rested,
but I'm probably far from it.
It just didn't stop all night.
Screech, screech, screech.
Oh, so tired!
After hundreds of kilometres
of arctic tundra,
next stop, the city of Thompson
and the start of the road network.
Alighting at Thompson,
there's only one route
the teams can follow -
south to Winnipeg to pick
up the Trans-Canada Highway east
into Ontario, then skirting
the Great Lakes to within touching
distance of the checkpoint.
We're going to get off at
Thompson... Yeah.
..and then we're going to
try and get a bus to Winnipeg.
I think that there will be other
people that are trying to do exactly
the same as us,
so we don't know how we're going
to get an edge on other people.
Let's think. There's always
different ways of doing things.
The single gruelling stretch
of highway that lies ahead
has limited transport options,
so each team will need ingenuity
as well as stamina
to gain an advantage
in what could be the tightest
leg so far.
We're approaching
Thompson Station.
There's two buses down to Winnipeg.
Mm-hm?
Leaving tonight at 10pm. Mm-hm.
We need to make sure that we can get
on that bus.
We know about the bus leaving
from Thompson,
so maybe we see
if we can get out before the bus
leaves at ten. Yeah.
The only way to break away
would be hitchhiking or by sharing.
Do you see it? That's it.
So is the plan to get off and try
and find a free shower somewhere
before another overnight bus?
Whatever keeps you in a good mood.
Living in Manitoba's northernmost
city, Thompson's residents are used
to living up close with the boreal
forest, beloved by grey wolves.
Thompson's bigger than I thought
it was going to be.
Let's go and get some ham.
As attitudes to these endangered
carnivores have changed from fear
to preservation, the city has
been keen to claim the title
of wolf capital of the world.
We're hoping to buy some tickets
for the bus to Winnipeg tonight.
They go every night at 10pm.
Expected arrival time in Winnipeg
is around 7am.
Three teams make sure they are on
the next available buses leaving
town for Winnipeg tonight.
And how much are they?
They are $80 one way.
60, 80, 120, 140, 160.
It's good to know that we've got
a seat on the bus and we don't
have to worry about that later.
And we're there for seven in the
morning, which gives us a full day,
then, tomorrow to keep moving on,
don't it?
And now we can focus on the job
at hand.
With time to kill, Claudia and Kevin
stick to their plan...
Don't forget to clean between
the toes. ..picking up some cash
grooming the city's most
esteemed residents.
You're literally spraying me, Dad.
Eh? Did you do his behind?
His arse crack? Just in there.
That's pretty seamless.
Straight off the train.
The more we can earn, the better.
I'm out in the sunshine, happy days!
Washing the old helmet.
Hello! Me and my dad are
trying to get to Winnipeg.
You wouldn't be driving in
that direction, would you?
Not wanting to stick around in
Thompson, Monique has other ideas.
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, that sounds good.
Yeah, that sounds good.
We're halfway through now,
and I think Monique's
showcased her resilience
and that she will do the things
that is necessary to get
things done.
She's growing.
She most definitely is growing.
No sign of anyone as yet.
I just hope that this ride
is actually going to turn up.
I'm quite enjoying
sitting on the grass.
I don't like this grass.
They've not thatched it.
I mean, they just cut it and
just let it... It's ridiculous.
Another team keeping busy...
I don't know what that was.
That was gross.
You've got to do what you've got to
do to make a little buck or two.
..at $2 a bag.
If it gets us enough money to buy
some food tonight, then it's worth
it, isn't it?
At least we're not throwing
food away to pigs
when we're bloody starving!
I can't not keep busy.
I have to do, I have to keep moving,
I hate sitting.
The more I do, the less
I have to think.
Sorry.
Will you stop saying sorry?
It's a tough time, you know?
I want to enjoy this with you
and I just feel like I'm
dragging everything down.
It's horrendous to see her going
through this every second.
It's horrendous to see her going
through this every second.
She's worrying about Matt,
which is completely understandable.
She knows that Matt wants
her to stay, but I don't know
whether she believes that
it's the right thing to do.
You've got a lot going
through your mind.
Cut yourself a bit of slack.
All I can do is be there
for her and to support her.
Have a crisp.
There's only one shower
and it takes a loonie.
You got loonies?
What's a loonie? Canadian dollar.
Oh, right. Yeah, we've got one.
In search of home comforts,
Zainib and Mobeen.
Do you want me to go first, then?
Yeah. Yeah, you test it. OK, cool.
Today has been all about trying to
preserve the energy, keep going.
Today has been all about trying to
preserve the energy, keep going.
I'm not looking forward to
getting the bus tonight
and I'm not sure why the
homesickness has kicked in.
Good girl.
The number-one thing that I'm
going to miss during the race
has to be Siren and Dottie,
the cats...
..hands down. Are you coming?
Come on, Dottie, come on!
And then it'll be family.
Do you think they'll do well
in the race? Yeah, hopefully.
Back home in Manchester,
Zainib's parents are over 200 miles
away in Glasgow, so the weekly
dinner with Mobeen's family
has become a tradition.
Don't forget us.
We won't forget you!
I adore them. I'm going to miss
them loads.
I'm feeling quite sad. Why?
I haven't been away from home
for a long time.
I know. I'm going to miss everybody.
You'll come over it.
I'll get over it!
SHE LAUGHS
That's the best advice.
They think that Mobeen's going
to be absolutely fine, and they
think that I'm going to be the one
that's going to find it really hard
and I'm going to miss home.
That was worth it,
that was worth a dollar.
Feel fresh now. Coming into this
race, my only worry was
would Zainib be able to last
for the whole two months?
Having fun? So much.
She clearly has mood swings,
let's put it that way.
Sometimes she's on it, feels good.
Sometimes she can't be bothered,
wants to go home.
It's not been my favourite day.
No, obviously, but it's not
been awful.
And it's about managing her,
I guess, in that sense, and making
sure that she's comfortable.
How are you feeling about the bus?
I actually feel a little bit
better now that I'm clean.
The man at the inn said it was
quite a luxurious bus. Nice.
We've not had a massive blowout
or a massive argument at all.
That's a win-win for both of us.
To be honest, from this leg,
I want Zainib to have a good leg.
Oh, God. Soon to depart...
I'm still trying not to think
about the fact that I'm going
on a bus overnight.
I feel like I'm going to be
able to fall asleep on it. I won't.
..two very different
overnight buses to Winnipeg...
It's going to be a long ride...
It's going to be a really long ride.
..in this, all the way to Winnipeg,
over nine hours.
He said it was luxury. What a liar.
This looks like a flipping
a bread tin.
..and, unexpectedly,
all four teams aboard.
Oh, my God, Dad!
I've just sat down, I didn't do
anything!
Oh, dear.
Bit annoyed that we waited on
a lift that didn't pull through.
If we were able to get the
ride share, we'd be miles ahead.
It is what it is. At least we're on
our way to Winnipeg.
Ow, Dad! Why are you so
spatially unaware?
Honestly, I'm just intrigued
by what the other bus is like.
I'm going to pretend it's not
happening.
Oh, God!
The teams, still neck and neck,
will arrive into Winnipeg
at seven tomorrow morning.
It's only 739km to Winnipeg.
We'll be there in a flash.
Who looks forward to
doing a night bus?
This guy, apparently.
I think it's more the experience...
..just to see what it's like.
Honestly, this is awful.
I'm sat on top of what is
clearly an old engine.
It's vibrating constantly.
We're going to be shattered,
especially after two overnight
modes of transport.
Oh!
Probably got, I don't know,
an hour, maybe an hour-and-a-bit's
sleep all night.
Yeah. I think Claudia's going to be
pretty shitty today.
I heard that.
At the geographic centre of
Canada, Winnipeg is built
at the confluence of the
Red and Assiniboine Rivers.
When they freeze over, they've been
known to form
the longest skating rink
in the world.
How did you sleep, Dad?
I didn't, it was rubbish.
Don't know if this was worth $80.
After failing to break away
in Thompson...
I am not well-rested,
but we need to work.
Another day, another dollar.
..Monique and Ladi change tack.
Oh, God, the smell!
Oh, it smells good!
Oh! Oh, I just want
to eat everything!
The wrong place for me,
cos I eat cake, I love cake.
Canada's popular dessert,
butter tarts, date back
to the early pioneers...
See all that weight that I've lost?
I really could put it all on today.
..their high calorific content
useful fuel during the long,
cold northern winters.
We have a big market tomorrow,
so we need to make
1,800 individual tarts.
Wow! Wow! Woo!
And we do it all by hand.
Didn't drop one, Dad. One got away.
It smells good. And then you get an
immediate result afterwards,
after putting it in the oven.
You can taste your work.
Got space for me, have you?
She was actually waiting for
the butter mixture to be made.
Oh. We get paid well,
so it's just a win-win.
Hiya! Can I interest you in some
samples?
They sell them there for 2.50.
Hello! Would you like a sample?
Sure.
I'm going all about the imperial.
Oh, go for it.
Me and Mon, we are close,
we do work as a team,
but it's Monique's world,
we just live in it.
Look, my samples are almost done.
Did you buy some bits? Yeah...
Oh, lovely! ..because people are
trying and they're going in to buy.
Trying and buying? Excellent!
Got loads of people in,
all my samples went.
Marketing, who would have thought?
Yeah, it's been really good.
God, I'm knackered,
I can't even think straight.
I know!
Let's see what
their connections are.
Despite two consecutive nights of
travel, Claudia and Kevin consider
signing up for more.
Hiya, we're looking to go
to Kenora.
The bus time's definitely 12:45.
There's also a job offer in Kenora.
You've got to keep working, which
then allows us to move forward.
How much is it per ticket?
OK, that's per ticket.
OK. Shall we do it? Yeah.
Our finances are what they are,
so it's either try and hitchhike
or just get this bus. Yeah.
Opportunities are there, take them.
Yeah, let's do that. Thanks.
Great, thank you.
Straight back on a bus, they're
making a break from the pack to work
further on down the road...
..200km away in Kenora.
Feeling really good about this leg.
We've made some really strong
decisions.
I do think this is a bit of an
upgrade from last night.
Well, I reckon I'll last five
minutes, then I'll be asleep.
Well, yeah,
that wouldn't surprise me.
I still feel absolutely wasted.
Yeah.
Still in Winnipeg... I think
it's important to acknowledge
when you're tired and you need
to take a little bit of a time out.
I think those two nights on the
train and the bus took a toll. Yeah.
And I'd rather spend a day
in Winnipeg,
so when our energy does come back
and we're feeling a bit more rested,
then I think we'll be ready to push.
12% of Winnipeg's population is
made up of indigenous peoples,
the highest of any city in Canada.
I wanted to introduce you to my
kids.
They're going to join us for lunch.
Zainib and Mobeen have made their
way to the suburb of Selkirk...
This is Joseph, Isaiah, Faith, Hope
and Patience.
Nice to meet you.
..to spend the day with Cree
language teacher Grace
and her family.
If you want, we can start
making them. Yeah, yeah.
Oh, wow.
This is quite the beauty,
eh?
The moose is actually the first
moose I have hunted myself,
something my ancestors have done
forever.
After growing up Catholic, Grace
began exploring her Cree heritage
in her 30s and now spreads
that knowledge to others.
So we're just going to stand it up.
Yeah, yeah.
Because we have oral history,
we don't write it down in books,
I'm trying to keep the
culture alive. Yeah.
So much of the reason why
I want to travel is to get
into the lives and into the houses
of the locals, see how they live,
what their values and
what their beliefs are.
I didn't grow up with hides
all around me. I'm self-taught.
I grew up trying to be white.
That's 35 of my years.
I grew up afraid to speak my
language, ashamed of being brown
I grew up afraid to speak my
language, ashamed of being brown
and being indigenous, being scared.
I felt that cos we were born
in the UK, but, obviously,
I felt that cos we were born
in the UK, but, obviously,
our parents are from Pakistan.
I'm just becoming very acutely aware
of what our parents went through,
where we came from and who we are.
I believe that's one of the hardest
lessons is to love yourself
in your own skin unapologetically.
Yeah, yeah. I'm very proud
to be a Cree woman. Yeah.
Mobeen, would you like to go with
them and gather some firewood?
Yeah, I'll go help the boys. OK.
We have some caribou and some
potatoes and some bannock
I want to make.
Boom!
Mobeen and I go to
his parents' house,
and he's got younger sisters...
Yeah? ..and we all eat as a family.
So I think that's one thing
we've been missing a lot.
So you like having my kids around?
Yeah! Brilliant!
You made it? Yeah.
Oh, the whole stick?
I wanted to share one
song with you guys.
It's a song you can
sing when someone's
going on to their journey
to the spiritual world,
but it's also a song that
I'd like to sing for you guys
because you guys are so far
from home.
At this present moment in time,
the main race and the main
competition that I've got is really
dealing with my own demons.
Being homesick and missing my home
is a massive test to my resilience.
It is hard, but you've done...
You've just made us
feel like family.
Thank you, all of you.
I've never been away
from home for this long.
It's been... just quite special.
I wanted to gift you something. Oh.
It is these.
Are you sure? They're so beautiful.
Yes, they'll know you're connected
to our people.
Thank you. And I wanted to gift you
something also. OK.
I think you'd look...
Yeah, yeah, go on, then...
You pull it off. You can put it any
way you want. Yeah, yeah, yeah!
I just know I can't
give up right now
and I need to complete this.
Also sticking around in Winnipeg...
Do either of you have any
food service experience?
I used to be in the catering
trade for a while, so, yeah.
..but focused on budget,
Tricia and Cathie.
Start on one end and just kind of
peel them off.
I did lose one. Man down!
Local landmark Sevala's Deli
has been making the traditional
Local landmark Sevala's Deli
has been making the traditional
Eastern European dish pierogi
for 28 years.
This is all my baba's recipes.
So she's made pierogies since her
mom made them, so it's been around.
So she's made pierogies since her
mom made them, so it's been around.
To be working with food, it's quite
difficult when you're hungry.
We have to take the opportunity
where we can to earn some money.
You have the rhythm!
Winnipeg is home to over 45,000
Ukrainian Canadians, and the fruits
of Tricia and Cathie's labours
will go towards a lunch tomorrow,
welcoming newly arrived refugees
from the war in Ukraine.
It's being served at noon
and we were wondering if you guys
would love to come and volunteer
your time, take time out of your day
to come and embrace yourself
your time, take time out of your day
to come and embrace yourself
in the community and
check out the support.
We would absolutely love to,
but the bus we're getting
is at 1:45. Yeah.
Would you be able to come
and help set up in any way?
Yeah. We can come in the morning.
Yeah, absolutely.
We're going to arrive
there for 11. Yeah. OK!
I'm happy that we're able
to help them in the morning,
but we are taking part in a race,
that's what we're here to do.
There's only that one bus,
as far as we're aware,
so that has to be our priority.
You know, we do need to move on.
With three teams staying
put in Winnipeg...
..200km away,
Claudia and Kevin have
opened up a sizeable lead,
and are the first to enter
the province of Ontario.
Its quarter of a million
lakes hold a fifth
of the world's fresh water.
Thank you.
Really appreciate it, thanking you.
I take it that's the front
harbour there, is it?
Yeah, that's the main waterfront.
Yeah, brilliant.
Nice spot, innit?
Situated on the border with the
United States,
the Lake of the Woods is so large
it contains
more than 14,000 islands.
That's a bit special, that is. Wow.
I think that second bus
was worth it, don't you, Dad?
This is what dreams are bloody made
of, innit?
On one of them,
Claudia and her dad have agreed
to help fellow father and daughter
Kelvin and nine-year-old Whisper
with some renovation.
Go with the grain. You know what
go with the grain means? Yeah.
You're just lucky that I had a
painting and decorating business.
It's important for us to
do a proper job for you.
This will help us to hopefully
get to the end of the race.
A bed for the night is sorted.
Just get all the flakes off,
all the old paint off,
and then it's a quick once-over
for the time being.
But if they're going to eat...
Do you know how to cast?
Nope. Bring it backwards
and then when you think you're
far enough out, like this,
let go.
Do you want to try and cast it?
That didn't go very well.
I'm feeling slightly out my depth,
I'm not going to lie.
Hold the rod. OK.
Woo!
She's off!
There you go.
Now you've got the hang of it.
It's really nice that Kelvin's
taught his daughter a lot
of life skills.
Essentially, I don't think my dad
was really around to help me do
that, really.
Look at my surroundings.
Nice to do a bit of painting
out here, innit?
No noise apart from the
wind in the trees.
Got a fish! I've got a fish!
I've got a fish!
Get him on the dock!
Oh, look at that! Argh!
Guess who's bringing home
the dinner?
That's the size we need.
Not bad for the first round, eh?
That is my first fish
that I've ever caught.
Do you think Dad felt proud?
I mean, I've never been fishing
with Claudia, so, obviously,
the fact that she was the first one
to catch the fish tonight
made me a bit envious of her.
Dad, you coming down? Dad?
Absolutely lovely.
Do you want to try some apple cider?
Mm! Mm!
Yeah, we made that ourselves, too.
Lovely. Oh, that IS nice.
In England, cider is alcoholic.
Oh, weird. Makes you all drunk.
Me and Whisper picked that
about two years ago.
Oh, wow! We harvested it.
I think me and Dad had a great day.
Really starting to appreciate
the simple things in life.
But at times, I do think
we are on two separate trips,
two separate experiences.
Whisper's dream is to go to see
the Eiffel Tower when she turns 18.
Paris, eh? Mm! But I'm sure
she'll go and come straight back.
They always do.
You still need your dad at the end
of the day. That's exactly it.
Your kids are always going
to need you.
It's slow progress, but we are
getting to know each other,
what makes each other tick
and how we can support each other,
and I think that is a monumental
moment, really, that we've survived
together, 24 hours a day,
for nearly five weeks.
So I think we deserve an award
just for that,
to be honest, not tearing
each other apart.
It's just lovely to be here.
I've just got the most
spectacular view.
Anyone could wander round in the
morning with a cup of coffee.
I'm thinking now maybe when we go
home, Claudia will be asking me
if we can go fishing.
Slowly but surely, we are starting
to put things into a bit
of perspective, I think.
Where we are now within the race,
it feels really seamless this week.
I'll take you guys back
into civilisation.
Brilliant stuff. It's still a few
more buses and a few more things to
get through, to keep linking it
all up, but so far, so good.
Ready? Yeah, yeah, let's go.
We're on the move. Feel more rested.
Two rejuvenated teams look
to depart Winnipeg...
I'm good to go today. I feel ready
to get on that bus now.
..24 hours after the current
leaders, Claudia and Kevin,
skipped town.
Oh, hello, gorgeous!
Come... Oh, my gosh!
She's cold, she's shivering.
Every time she sees an animal,
she wants to nurture it,
look after it.
You're a wee baby.
Shouldn't be out in the cold.
Hi. Hi, would you like some
coleslaw?
Oh, please. Cabbage roll?
Despite having tickets for the 1:45
bus out of town, Tricia and Cathie
Despite having tickets for the 1:45
bus out of town, Tricia and Cathie
have their hands full.
So, do you want either of these?
Yeah. Meatballs?
Just to let you know, though,
unfortunately, we're going
to have to go at about half past 12.
Oh, OK.
We can't give money to these guys,
but we can give our time.
Wow.
Just thinking of home,
thinking of Matt,
thinking about the last time
I was in church was with him
and how lucky we are.
I think Matt's going
to be really proud.
He doesn't want me home.
I'm here to enjoy every moment,
the whole experience, being able
to see things and do things
that I wouldn't normally do.
Is it this way?
Stairs are here, love.
Ten minutes till the
1:45 departs Winnipeg.
Hey.
Hello, everybody. Oh, hey, Monique.
Turn right onto Logan Avenue.
I thought Tricia and Cathie
would be joining us. Maybe not.
Thank you so much, Sam.
Thank you, Sam.
How are you doing?
Hello, hello. Fancy seeing you
all here.
It's going to be a party bus.
It's slightly worrying,
but not too much.
I think me and Dad are just
glad to run our own race.
It's a better bus. Wonderfully
better than the last one.
Thank you. We are neck and neck.
It would be nice if we could break
out and get in front.
And if it's a foot race at the end,
argh... That's the problem,
you see, we know we're not going to
be able to beat them, speed-wise.
Another way to look at it,
we've lost the opportunity
to get ahead of them.
At least we're not massively behind.
No.
Three teams head east along the
Trans-Canada Highway towards
Ontario, looking to reel
in the current leaders.
Coming down this way,
there's really only one route,
so it's difficult to know
how we're going to get our lead
back.
In Winnipeg, we needed to stop,
but we do need to claw back
In Winnipeg, we needed to stop,
but we do need to claw back
some of what we're
spending on transport.
This leg, we still need
to earn some more money.
We've got no choice in the matter.
But the fifth leg is taking
a financial toll.
So we've spent 500...
Since Churchill, sizeable
amounts have been wiped
from the teams' remaining budgets.
We sort of don't want to fall
behind, but...
This bus goes to Thunder Bay
and we're hoping to squeeze a job
in in the morning and then onward
travel to Manitoulin Island.
Two teams decide they will alight
at Thunder Bay to top up their
funds.
Kenora, so we need to get there,
right? That's on our way.
I'm a strong believer in pet
therapy.
Zainib and Mobeen opt to jump off
earlier at Kenora so Zainib
can get her wish to work
with animals.
Let's get off, get the shift done,
get paid and get on our way.
Let's get off, get the shift done,
get paid and get on our way.
OK, this is the
Kenora bus terminal.
Oh, Kevin and Claudia.
Oh, look who's here!
Hurrah! Ooh, rock and roll!
Rock and roll!
Guess who's getting on the bus?
Kevin and Claudia.
They've been here since
yesterday, haven't they?
Yes, they're on their way now.
They're on their way.
Are they? What, all of them?
Everyone. Everyone's on it.
It's a full house.
Zainib and Mobeen are getting off,
Kevin and Claudia are getting on.
Cathie and Tricia, I
think they're staying on.
This is, erm... interesting.
I wonder where Zainib and Mobeen
are going.
We're not the only ones
having to budget or make money.
You know, everyone's in the same
position.
Swift stop. Final stretch.
Last big, long-haul stretch.
It's going to be an all-nighter,
but we're going to be comfortable,
we're going to be warm.
We already smell anyway.
Well, we haven't showered in days,
so what's another couple of days
going to hurt? And off we go.
It's a little bit disheartening
that we are so far behind,
but I'm pretty confident
we will be able to make
that up at some point. Yeah.
The rumours are that Kevin
and Claudia have spent a lot
of their money. They might not even
get to the last leg.
You need the finances and the money
to be in it for the long game,
and that's what we're focusing on.
Absolutely.
Left behind by the other three
teams,
Zainib and Mobeen have agreed to
help Dave and Laura get their newly
opened campsite up and running.
For us at this stage,
it's more about work to prepare for
the final legs.
For Zainib, the main attraction...
I've never seen a miniature
horse in real life.
That's our ram, Ramsey.
He's the dad of whatever babies
that black one's carrying.
Ramsey!
..a working farm, offering
campers one-on-ones
with its permanent residents.
So what we need to do is make sure
that they are fed for the night.
Oh, my gosh!
Look at the babies! Oh, wow! Aw!
Animals are a very high
priority for me.
So do you know what you have?
It's a chicken. You have a turkey.
Oh!
It's really nice to see Zainib
just throw herself in.
She's the animal whisperer.
The best of her personality comes
out when she's around animals.
You're not very good at forking.
I think it's just that I feel
more comfortable around animals.
And to be fair, this is,
like, my dream.
This is what I want
my retirement to be.
But the good life may not
tick all of Zainib's boxes.
The new cabins, the windows
and doors aren't in yet.
Just a cabin shell.
Once these ones are completed,
they'll be at least a couple
of hundred a night.
But you can crash in there for free.
Nice. Save your money for your
travel.
I'll be up for that. It's the
cold that I'm worried about.
You've got a sleeping bag,
you're fine! OK.
Yeah, thank you so much.
We really appreciate it.
Oh, you're welcome. Thank you.
Are you going to be all right,
Zainib?
I don't have a choice now,
do I?
You just said yes and didn't
actually discuss it with me.
It's all good when it's free.
Is it? Yeah.
Why is it not? Would you not rather
be in a hotel and get a good night's
rest before we've got a gruelling
journey ahead tomorrow?
Yeah, but we get to the
checkpoint, then we can rest up.
At least we'll sleep.
I'll take it for free. Next time,
can you just discuss it with me?
Yeah.
Back on the bus...
All we've got to hope for now is
the fact that they're getting
off in Thunder Bay. Right.
That's what we've got to hope for.
..with Thunder Bay
approaching, decision time.
It's difficult to second-guess
what everybody's doing.
Can't afford to not do this job.
Yeah, the reason why we're stopping
in Thunder Bay is to make up some
of the money that we're spending
all the time, isn't it?
So who knows?
If other people aren't doing
that, then down the stretch,
that could be the difference
between winning and not.
Welcome to Thunder Bay,
the last stop for this bus.
For those of you carrying on
eastbound,
there'll be another bus here.
We'll transfer your luggage
over to the other bus.
See you soon, guys. See you later.
See you at the checkpoint.
As two teams stop at Thunder Bay...
Kevin and Claudia are still there.
Looks like we're the only ones...
Moving on. ..moving on.
Maybe they've managed to find work.
I don't know if there's another
route that they might be taking.
We think we're doing the right
thing, but we won't know
that until we obviously
get to the checkpoint.
..Claudia and Kevin embark on
their third overnight journey
in the past four days.
It's a lot of money, innit?
But nothing's cheap here, is it?
We banked the money early,
so I think we're running smart
and I'm feeling good about it.
Could be our smoothest one yet.
We get to christen the cabin.
All right, chill out.
Pop the cabin's cherry.
And we get to the
checkpoint tomorrow.
Sleep well? I did, you know,
got into it.
I thought it was quite cosy.
I'd say a romantic night.
I'm feeling good.
We've got a long journey ahead.
Once we've got that done and dusted,
we should be not too far away
from the checkpoint, so last push.
To haul themselves back in the race,
Zainib and Mobeen face
16 hours on the road.
The highs and the lows of a race.
Are you still gunning
for second place? Why not?
1,400km away, after crossing
from west to east Canada
1,400km away, after crossing
from west to east Canada
at the Nipigon River Bridge,
Claudia and Kevin have opened up
a clear lead over their rivals
to reach the town of Espanola.
So Highway 6, any ideas
where Highway 6 goes?
Just follow this highway.
That's Highway 6? Keep on going.
And it goes to Manitoulin Island?
Yes, yes. Fantastic stuff.
They're now just 88km
from the checkpoint
on Manitoulin Island.
To find out its exact location,
they need to reach the swing bridge
connecting the island
to the mainland at the town
of Little Current.
But to get there, there's
little public transport.
It's back the same old shit
of trying to car share
and it is just the worst form
of transport I can ever imagine.
Shit! Oh, Dad, are you OK? Yeah.
Need a hand? Oh.
He's not in good mood today, is he?
Let's be honest.
Especially after that tumble.
And maybe while we're hitching,
maybe we can find out some
information and see how much a
taxi's actually going to cost us
to get there.
Hiya, I don't suppose you're
heading towards Little Current
today, are you? I am not.
You're not. No worries.
Have a good day. You too.
I've just spoken to a taxi driver.
Just to let you know,
the taxi's 60 bucks.
I think we should give it
an hour or two.
It's just 60 bucks.
You know, that's just ridiculous.
I don't think either us particularly
like the thought of hitchhiking,
but at the end of the day,
the budget is where it is
and we can't just keep
throwing money away.
Just trying to get Little Current
if you're heading that way.
No. Oh, OK.
If we're going to stick it out this
race, I think Dad needs to start
making some sacrifices.
I don't suppose you're going to
Little Current today, are you?
How many seats do you need?
Erm, two if possible.
Yay! How exciting!
I can tell my dad that he was wrong
all along.
I'll just go grab my bag if
that's OK and get my dad over.
That's absolutely fine.
Yeah? Thank you.
He can stuff his taxi up his arse.
Well done, you! Happy?
Yeah, that's another
few bucks saved, innit?
Indeed. The checkpoint
is getting closer.
940km in their wake...
..on the shores of Lake Superior,
two teams have stopped to work.
It looks like a native
chief lying down
with his arms crossed. Oh, it does!
Over there is his head... Yeah.
..and that's his legs right down.
In local Ojibwe legend, the giant
Nanabijou was turned to stone
In local Ojibwe legend, the giant
Nanabijou was turned to stone
for disclosing the secret
location of a silver mine.
It's a special thing.
I'm really proud of you for just
having that courage, really,
to carry on. Yeah.
Aww, I'm so happy.
How is there wee on top of the
urinal? Competitions, probably. Why?
Tricia and Cathie's job -
cleaning up after local
ice hockey heroes,
the Fighting Walleyes.
Toenail, anybody?
Eurgh. It absolutely reeks!
It's a little bit disgusting.
Boys sticking chewing gum everywhere
and leaving soap everywhere.
Boys sticking chewing gum everywhere
and leaving soap everywhere.
At least I really hope that's soap.
The obsession of Canadians
with their national sport,
ice hockey, is played out
daily on almost 8,000 rinks
across the country.
There's a couple of toenails
and one fingernail.
Yeah, that was a little bit gross.
There's chewing gum in the bottom
of that urinal. Eurgh. Yuck.
My house will be dirtier than this,
probably, when I get home.
Aww! Well, I'm sure that when
Matt starts to feel better,
he'll be more on top of things.
Do you want us to do the
cockpit as well? Everything.
At the water's edge,
also cleaning up...
Once again, loads of cleaning.
But if you own a boat, then
that's all you're doing,
unless you're rich enough to
have somebody to do it for you.
All right, guys, I brought you some
coffees to help you warm up.
Thank you. And also,
more importantly,
wages for the hard work today.
Oh! Amazing!
Well, you're the money woman.
I am the money woman.
Mon, we're halfway through this.
And you know what's really
impressed me? What?
You, your growth.
Handing over that money belt
to you and you being really
meticulous with the budget,
it reassures me that,
you know what, you'll be all right.
Cos, believe you me,
as a parent, I worry.
Thanks, Dad. I feel like
I learnt from you, though.
And I think just being on this trip
with you makes me realise how lucky
I am to have a dad like you.
You put me first, you push me.
That's what dads do.
Well, not all dads do that, though.
Really? Of course not, no.
Not all dads are like this. Hmm...
Like... It's nice,
you know?
I think my work ethic
and my outlook on life
is all a testament to
how I've been raised.
I really, really appreciate it...
..cos not all, like,
young girls have that.
And, honestly, I feel like
I can take on the world.
I can't hug you over the table, Dad!
It was really nice to see
how my daughter sees me
and also to see my daughter show
what she is actually made of.
She's a brilliant woman.
I think you've done an all right
job, Dad. What can I say?
Aw, thank you very much. What can
I say? So let's make sure we win!
Exactly.
I'm just trying to get my balance.
Ah! Ooh!
I think I'm more comfortable
cleaning the locker rooms
than being on the ice at the minute.
Well done, Trish! Ooh!
Our original plan was not to call
into Thunder Bay.
Actually, it's turned out
to be a good decision.
Yeah, a positive decision. Yeah.
All right, come on, Cathie,
see if you can get it past me.
OK.
Oh, good save!
But I'm worried that Kevin and
Claudia have now got a day's lead
on the rest of us, so I think
the race to the checkpoint's
going to be really tough.
Right in front of us, that's the
swing bridge, that's where
I'll be letting you off. Fantastic.
Thank you so much!
"Cross Manitoulin swing bridge
on foot and follow the trail
"around the lake to the petrol sign
at Wally's Dock Service."
Perfect. Right, Dad, you don't
need to run.
No, it's a little jog
just to get on it.
Once onto Manitoulin Island,
the fifth checkpoint
is a further 40km away
in the town of Mindemoya.
Excuse me, do you have any transport
that would be able to take us
to Twin Peaks?
How far is that? Mindemoya,
a good 30 minutes by driving.
Oh, really? Yes.
Any...? Is there any
bus or anything? No?
Boat? It's inland.
Boat isn't going to do it!
THEY LAUGH
OK.
We're about to switch onto our next
bus.
I've just seen Zainib and Mobeen.
Oh, wow.
Everyone's here except Kevin
and Claudia.
It's kind of uncomfortable cos
I don't want to see you guys
on this bus. You know, I want to be
on this bus and you guys
not be on the bus.
The three chasing teams now face
a 12-hour overnight journey
to Espanola before the final push
onto Manitoulin Island.
We may be cordial and nice
and pleasant with each other when
we see each other, but the bottom
line is everybody wants to win,
so let's get our head in the game
and play the game.
Thank you so much, Rodney.
Thank you, Rodney.
Ooh!
"Cross Manitoulin bridge on foot."
"Follow the trail around the lake
"to the petrol sign at
Wally's Dock Services."
OK. Just focusing on getting
where we need to go to.
We've got to follow the trail.
Watch the stones.
Yeah, I've got the stick.
Ah, my back's still shite.
At least the weather's nice, Dad!
Beautiful weather for a hike.
I wore my thermals today.
I am roasting!
Oh, I can see it. OK, I've seen it.
"Using any available transport,
proceed to Idyll Glen camp ground."
All right. OK.
It's in Mindemoya,
about half an hour drive.
Oh. You're here,
Mindemoya's here on Lake Mindemoya.
Oh, my God.
We're stuck here until we can
find a lift.
Excuse me, is there anybody who
could give us a lift to
Idyll camp ground, please?
I'm not, I'm sorry.Oh, OK.
Oh, I can see Cath and Trish.
There's Ladi.
And Zainib and Mobeen will be
here very shortly, probably.
And Zainib and Mobeen will be
here very shortly, probably.
Left behind, 50km away...
Everyone's got a taxi.
Even Tricia and Cath? Yeah.
For the sake of me being really
tired and in need of a shower
and just wanting to get there,
I'm happy to spend the money.
Let's try and get a lift. Do you
want to spend a few hours asking
or should we just get a taxi?
I told you I wanted to get a taxi
from the get-go. So do you want to
get a taxi now? Yeah, why would that
have changed if in the beginning
I was saying I want to get a taxi?
Obviously I want to get a taxi now.
Then order it, then.
You can order it as well, you know.
I need the toilet.
Is there any chance you'd be
able to give us a lift, please?
Yeah, you know what,
I'm going to have to ask my husband.
OK. I'm actually going to Mindemoya.
I can make room.
Oh, hallelujah!
Oh, that's wonderful!
As long as you cover the gas
cos the gas is too pricey.
Oh, she's got us a lift.
She's a star!
All right, then, let's go! Good boy.
I am buzzing that we are on our way.
Can I just ask you how much
you would like for fuel?
About 25.Yeah? I think
25 will do it, yeah.
OK, no problem.
I'll get that ready now for you.
We're so close.
Destination is on your right.
Idyll Glen.
As soon as we get out, Dad,
we need to dart to the checkpoint
to sign that book ASAP. Yeah.
It's here, Trish! Huh?
We've come out right by it.
Dad? What? See?
That's beautiful. It is, isn't it?
Oh, my God. No, don't, that's a dead
squirrel.
I thought it was a piece of poo
at first.
Hold on. So we've got traffic
coming from both sides now.
Come on, Dad! Hop in the step.
Damn, that's one
piece of grass to cut.
Ready, Dad?
Second! Fantastic! Wow.
I wouldn't be surprised if Kevin
and Claudia are on a boat,
out fishing.
Claudia and Kevin arrived at the
checkpoint over 22 hours ago.
Claudia and Kevin arrived at the
checkpoint over 22 hours ago.
Could get used to this.
It beats being on the road.
We've had a great week, haven't we?
Really enjoyable.
We've had success hitchhiking.
Yeah, I've got to take me hat off
to you. Tip me hat there, see?
Wah! To be honest, the budget,
I still don't think it looks pretty.
We've got to work to pay our way.
Without the jobs,
we haven't got the money.
Without the money, we haven't
got the race in the bag.
But I think we've found a nice,
smart way of doing it.
We've come second, so I think it's
success for the moment, but there's
We've come second, so I think it's
success for the moment, but there's
more to do and there's more to come.
We will finish very strongly.
My Dad's always had the ability
to make me feel that
I can take on the world.
I want to make my dad proud
and I want to win.
We want to win. I'm buzzing!
Third! Oh!
My husband, Matt, he's always in
my mind.
But then, Cathie's been a massive
support to me.
I couldn't have done this leg
without her.
Look at the colour on you!
Look at you! You been sunbathing?
The important thing is we're here...
23 hours behind Kevin and Claudia.
But, you know, we've been
ahead by over 25 hours
when we were in Dawson... Yep. ..and
then the other teams caught us up,
so there's nothing to say
that we can't catch up.
We will catch up.
Three teams signed in...
"Cross Manitoulin swing bridge
"on foot and follow the
trail around the lake."
..one yet to set foot on the island.
Wow, the water's so clear.
Are we friends now?
Aww! There we go.
It's all right to have a bit
of a wobble.
We're not that far behind, you know.
Next time... Let's go, amigos!
..as the teams hit the big cities...
A bit intense, stepping into the
city. Bloody bedlam, innit?
..budgets creak... Sorry I didn't
bring you to the Niagara Falls.
Will this do?
SHE LAUGHS
It's imperative that we claw
some of that money back.
Oh, what happened there?
We'll sleep when we're dead.
Go and flag that one down.
..and the race heats up.
Get in there! We're just going to
have to wing it.
Oh, you're kidding me!
Come on, run!
Seen enough or do you want
a bit more?
has never been stronger.
But in travelling over, are we
missing the joys
of journeying through?
Canada, the second-largest country
in the world.
From Pacific to Atlantic Ocean,
flight time - seven hours.
From Pacific to Atlantic Ocean,
flight time - seven hours.
But could you successfully navigate
this gruelling 16,000km
route at ground level?
Five pairs of ordinary Brits
are attempting just that...
Five pairs of ordinary Brits
are attempting just that...
Come on, run!
..in a demanding and challenging
race.
What I'm saying is, I'm going
to die.
We're all going to die.
They'll head deep into the wild...
Who gets to do this?
..cross vast prairies...
This is awesome, road trip!
..soar high into the Rockies...
This is what dreams are bloody
made of, isn't it?
All this vastness.
..to the very edges of civilisation.
We are heading into the unknown.
We can't get a bus out of here,
we can't get a train out of here.
It's dark, raining, got no money.
Honestly, this is awful.
Ah.
I don't like this.
They'll need charm...
Parlez-vous anglais?
Mission accomplished.
..hard work...
We're haemorrhaging money.
We can claw the money back.
Yeah, we'll work.
..and ingenuity to get them through.
What a difference a day can make.
Oh, you're kidding me.
Have they got what it takes,
both physically...
Just the hardest thing
I think I've done.
An awesome quest for me.
You. I really, really appreciate it.
I believe in you.
I do, just hope you forgive me.
Just cost us the race.
The rewards are great.
Mother Nature at her best.
Never seen anything like it.
And for the first team
to the finish line,
a prize of £20,000.
Every second counts.
In a race...
If they come behind us now,
I'm taking the bag off you.
..across the world.
Breathe through it.
You can cry when you're sat down.
Seen enough or do you want
a bit more?
Previously, the teams raced
across the Great Plains
to catch a train.
If we don't get on that train,
we might as well
book our flights home.
Can we pay when we get to Calgary?
A jittery Tricia and Cathie...
Poor judgment and bad decisions.
..lost their lead.
This is half our weekly budget.
We're worried we're not going to
have enough money to get to the end.
Confess with your mouth
that Jesus is Lord.
Zainib and Mobeen found
themselves blessed...
Thank you for everything.
No...
By far, my favourite day of the
race.
Sometimes I forget that Dad
is older than me.
I think this leg's going to
be hard, Dad.
..while Monique took charge
of father, Ladi.
I hope my dad see that I'm not
a little girl any more.
You don't fancy a private job,
do you, for 100 bucks?
Old habits returned for Kevin.
We need to get on that train,
it's fine.
It's just cost us the race, Dad.
But arriving in Churchill...
Look out for polar bears, Dad.
This is it.
..he and Claudia won
a slender advantage.
We did it. Oh!
So welcome to Churchill.
There's kind of one bear
for every person.
I'm going to keep you guys
as safe as possible.
And at the same time, I'm keeping
polar bears safe.
It's the halfway point in the race
across Canada.
Cool.
Get off my bus!
LAUGHTER
As the teams take to the ice floes
of Hudson Bay...
..they cross from the province
of Manitoba
to the territory of Nunavut...
..an area the size of Western Europe
inhabited by the Inuit.
..an area the size of Western Europe
inhabited by the Inuit.
All right, guys, we are now
in the Arctic Ocean.
That's amazing.
The ice is a hunting ground
for seals and the polar bears
who like to feed on them.
And a favourite summer holiday
spot for beluga whales,
unusual for being all white
and having no dorsal fin.
All right, here we go,
brace for impact.
We're going to have a little
bump here.
We're actually standing on the sea.
That's amazing.
Who gets to do this?
It's really quite magical.
We're leaving our mark.
Bizarre, but beautiful.
I'm just excited to see what else
is in store because so far
Canada has surprised us hugely.
Argh! Are you OK? I'm so sorry.
I want to see some cityscapes.
See what some of their music culture
has got to give, sports as well.
I don't know what budget Dad's
living on,
cos our budget won't allow
for any of that. Yeah.
I've still got my fingers crossed
for a white, sandy beach.
Oh, look at the rainbow,
there's a halo rainbow.
Mother Nature at her best.
The bag's a bit of a mess,
I've just been run ragged.
I might have to get my gaffer tape
out and do a few repairs on it.
With 9,170km already travelled,
first to learn where they are
heading next...
Hello there, just looking
to check out.
..Claudia and Kevin.
Your fifth check point is
Manitoulin Island.
Facing the teams, a journey of over
3,000km
from the edge of the Arctic
to the Great Lakes.
Situated in Lake Huron, the fifth
checkpoint, Manitoulin Island -
the largest freshwater island
on the planet.
So large it has over 100
inland lakes itself.
Manitoulin Island is here.
We've blown three quarters of the
budget in half the race.
You know, we've purchased
$1,000 on taxis.
It's just frightening.
Whichever way we look at it,
it's down to Winnipeg.
You know, we can still be earning
as we're going along.
So a bit of wonga.
Yeah, hopefully we'll be able to
get some overnight travel.
Minimise the overnight spends,
and we just try and make it
as seamless as possible.
I think we realise that we both
have each other's best interests
at heart, but we obviously
just need to work
on our communication.
I think we're getting there.
A work in progress.
Yeah.
Let's go and make some money.
There's only one way
out of Churchill -
the way the teams came in,
a twice-weekly train.
The next one departs today
at 7:30pm.
The train's that way.
We can turn down here,
can't we, anyway?
Manitoulin Island, we are ready.
They are about to embark
on the longest leg of the race.
With some budgets tight
they'll need to dig deep to gain
any advantage over their rivals.
If we want to make it to the end,
St John's, we can't spend
at the rate we've been spending,
we need to make money.
Might mean, like, giving up speed,
we can always make that up.
I think that's a fine idea, I ain't
got any issues with that.
From a dad's perspective,
I want to be in control...
Careful of the road, Mon.
..but I think it will be interesting
to see how I relinquish
some of that control.
Manitoulin Island.
Island - that could be a beach, Dad.
You'll get your beach and then you
can forever shut up about
beaches again after that, innit?
Yeah.
I am missing home, so I'd like to be
able to do something
that means working with animals
because I absolutely love them.
It's going to be cleaning out
animal crap,
but we get paid $15 an hour,
which we need.
Can we do that job, then?
That's number one.
I'm easy, to be honest.
We're well overdue coming first.
Are you missing home?
Nah, I want to know how
the cats are doing.
But shortly before the train
departs, for Tricia,
some news from home about
her husband's health.
You know Matt had the
kidney transplant? Hmm.
It's failed.
Oh, babe.
You knew that he might be on
dialysis by the time we get back.
Hopefully that keeps him alive. OK.
You've got to do what
feels right for you.
If you need to go home,
then we go home.
But he did say to me,
he said, "Go get that win.
"Just take it one day at a time."
Completely.
But I want to carry on.
I want to get to the end for us,
for him. OK.
Thanks for understanding.
Of course, of course, of course.
It's so expensive. Should we look
for some work in Winnipeg?
Yeah, sounds like a plan.
Tricia and Cathie join the other
three teams aboard...
She's off. Choo-choo.
And is it on time?
Oh, my God, it is.
..for an overnight journey of
17 hours back to civilisation.
..for an overnight journey of
17 hours back to civilisation.
You're not Paddington Bear.
Keep it from going stale.
Oh, that sound's going to be
delightful all the journey.
I'm not having that all night.
Got a long journey.
Oh, look out there.
It's just beautiful, innit?
Stale bread and peanut butter.
Bit of dandruff too.
We are on a budget.
We'll be arriving in
Thompson Station in
approximately 20 minutes.
I'd like to say I'm well-rested,
but I'm probably far from it.
It just didn't stop all night.
Screech, screech, screech.
Oh, so tired!
After hundreds of kilometres
of arctic tundra,
next stop, the city of Thompson
and the start of the road network.
Alighting at Thompson,
there's only one route
the teams can follow -
south to Winnipeg to pick
up the Trans-Canada Highway east
into Ontario, then skirting
the Great Lakes to within touching
distance of the checkpoint.
We're going to get off at
Thompson... Yeah.
..and then we're going to
try and get a bus to Winnipeg.
I think that there will be other
people that are trying to do exactly
the same as us,
so we don't know how we're going
to get an edge on other people.
Let's think. There's always
different ways of doing things.
The single gruelling stretch
of highway that lies ahead
has limited transport options,
so each team will need ingenuity
as well as stamina
to gain an advantage
in what could be the tightest
leg so far.
We're approaching
Thompson Station.
There's two buses down to Winnipeg.
Mm-hm?
Leaving tonight at 10pm. Mm-hm.
We need to make sure that we can get
on that bus.
We know about the bus leaving
from Thompson,
so maybe we see
if we can get out before the bus
leaves at ten. Yeah.
The only way to break away
would be hitchhiking or by sharing.
Do you see it? That's it.
So is the plan to get off and try
and find a free shower somewhere
before another overnight bus?
Whatever keeps you in a good mood.
Living in Manitoba's northernmost
city, Thompson's residents are used
to living up close with the boreal
forest, beloved by grey wolves.
Thompson's bigger than I thought
it was going to be.
Let's go and get some ham.
As attitudes to these endangered
carnivores have changed from fear
to preservation, the city has
been keen to claim the title
of wolf capital of the world.
We're hoping to buy some tickets
for the bus to Winnipeg tonight.
They go every night at 10pm.
Expected arrival time in Winnipeg
is around 7am.
Three teams make sure they are on
the next available buses leaving
town for Winnipeg tonight.
And how much are they?
They are $80 one way.
60, 80, 120, 140, 160.
It's good to know that we've got
a seat on the bus and we don't
have to worry about that later.
And we're there for seven in the
morning, which gives us a full day,
then, tomorrow to keep moving on,
don't it?
And now we can focus on the job
at hand.
With time to kill, Claudia and Kevin
stick to their plan...
Don't forget to clean between
the toes. ..picking up some cash
grooming the city's most
esteemed residents.
You're literally spraying me, Dad.
Eh? Did you do his behind?
His arse crack? Just in there.
That's pretty seamless.
Straight off the train.
The more we can earn, the better.
I'm out in the sunshine, happy days!
Washing the old helmet.
Hello! Me and my dad are
trying to get to Winnipeg.
You wouldn't be driving in
that direction, would you?
Not wanting to stick around in
Thompson, Monique has other ideas.
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, that sounds good.
Yeah, that sounds good.
We're halfway through now,
and I think Monique's
showcased her resilience
and that she will do the things
that is necessary to get
things done.
She's growing.
She most definitely is growing.
No sign of anyone as yet.
I just hope that this ride
is actually going to turn up.
I'm quite enjoying
sitting on the grass.
I don't like this grass.
They've not thatched it.
I mean, they just cut it and
just let it... It's ridiculous.
Another team keeping busy...
I don't know what that was.
That was gross.
You've got to do what you've got to
do to make a little buck or two.
..at $2 a bag.
If it gets us enough money to buy
some food tonight, then it's worth
it, isn't it?
At least we're not throwing
food away to pigs
when we're bloody starving!
I can't not keep busy.
I have to do, I have to keep moving,
I hate sitting.
The more I do, the less
I have to think.
Sorry.
Will you stop saying sorry?
It's a tough time, you know?
I want to enjoy this with you
and I just feel like I'm
dragging everything down.
It's horrendous to see her going
through this every second.
It's horrendous to see her going
through this every second.
She's worrying about Matt,
which is completely understandable.
She knows that Matt wants
her to stay, but I don't know
whether she believes that
it's the right thing to do.
You've got a lot going
through your mind.
Cut yourself a bit of slack.
All I can do is be there
for her and to support her.
Have a crisp.
There's only one shower
and it takes a loonie.
You got loonies?
What's a loonie? Canadian dollar.
Oh, right. Yeah, we've got one.
In search of home comforts,
Zainib and Mobeen.
Do you want me to go first, then?
Yeah. Yeah, you test it. OK, cool.
Today has been all about trying to
preserve the energy, keep going.
Today has been all about trying to
preserve the energy, keep going.
I'm not looking forward to
getting the bus tonight
and I'm not sure why the
homesickness has kicked in.
Good girl.
The number-one thing that I'm
going to miss during the race
has to be Siren and Dottie,
the cats...
..hands down. Are you coming?
Come on, Dottie, come on!
And then it'll be family.
Do you think they'll do well
in the race? Yeah, hopefully.
Back home in Manchester,
Zainib's parents are over 200 miles
away in Glasgow, so the weekly
dinner with Mobeen's family
has become a tradition.
Don't forget us.
We won't forget you!
I adore them. I'm going to miss
them loads.
I'm feeling quite sad. Why?
I haven't been away from home
for a long time.
I know. I'm going to miss everybody.
You'll come over it.
I'll get over it!
SHE LAUGHS
That's the best advice.
They think that Mobeen's going
to be absolutely fine, and they
think that I'm going to be the one
that's going to find it really hard
and I'm going to miss home.
That was worth it,
that was worth a dollar.
Feel fresh now. Coming into this
race, my only worry was
would Zainib be able to last
for the whole two months?
Having fun? So much.
She clearly has mood swings,
let's put it that way.
Sometimes she's on it, feels good.
Sometimes she can't be bothered,
wants to go home.
It's not been my favourite day.
No, obviously, but it's not
been awful.
And it's about managing her,
I guess, in that sense, and making
sure that she's comfortable.
How are you feeling about the bus?
I actually feel a little bit
better now that I'm clean.
The man at the inn said it was
quite a luxurious bus. Nice.
We've not had a massive blowout
or a massive argument at all.
That's a win-win for both of us.
To be honest, from this leg,
I want Zainib to have a good leg.
Oh, God. Soon to depart...
I'm still trying not to think
about the fact that I'm going
on a bus overnight.
I feel like I'm going to be
able to fall asleep on it. I won't.
..two very different
overnight buses to Winnipeg...
It's going to be a long ride...
It's going to be a really long ride.
..in this, all the way to Winnipeg,
over nine hours.
He said it was luxury. What a liar.
This looks like a flipping
a bread tin.
..and, unexpectedly,
all four teams aboard.
Oh, my God, Dad!
I've just sat down, I didn't do
anything!
Oh, dear.
Bit annoyed that we waited on
a lift that didn't pull through.
If we were able to get the
ride share, we'd be miles ahead.
It is what it is. At least we're on
our way to Winnipeg.
Ow, Dad! Why are you so
spatially unaware?
Honestly, I'm just intrigued
by what the other bus is like.
I'm going to pretend it's not
happening.
Oh, God!
The teams, still neck and neck,
will arrive into Winnipeg
at seven tomorrow morning.
It's only 739km to Winnipeg.
We'll be there in a flash.
Who looks forward to
doing a night bus?
This guy, apparently.
I think it's more the experience...
..just to see what it's like.
Honestly, this is awful.
I'm sat on top of what is
clearly an old engine.
It's vibrating constantly.
We're going to be shattered,
especially after two overnight
modes of transport.
Oh!
Probably got, I don't know,
an hour, maybe an hour-and-a-bit's
sleep all night.
Yeah. I think Claudia's going to be
pretty shitty today.
I heard that.
At the geographic centre of
Canada, Winnipeg is built
at the confluence of the
Red and Assiniboine Rivers.
When they freeze over, they've been
known to form
the longest skating rink
in the world.
How did you sleep, Dad?
I didn't, it was rubbish.
Don't know if this was worth $80.
After failing to break away
in Thompson...
I am not well-rested,
but we need to work.
Another day, another dollar.
..Monique and Ladi change tack.
Oh, God, the smell!
Oh, it smells good!
Oh! Oh, I just want
to eat everything!
The wrong place for me,
cos I eat cake, I love cake.
Canada's popular dessert,
butter tarts, date back
to the early pioneers...
See all that weight that I've lost?
I really could put it all on today.
..their high calorific content
useful fuel during the long,
cold northern winters.
We have a big market tomorrow,
so we need to make
1,800 individual tarts.
Wow! Wow! Woo!
And we do it all by hand.
Didn't drop one, Dad. One got away.
It smells good. And then you get an
immediate result afterwards,
after putting it in the oven.
You can taste your work.
Got space for me, have you?
She was actually waiting for
the butter mixture to be made.
Oh. We get paid well,
so it's just a win-win.
Hiya! Can I interest you in some
samples?
They sell them there for 2.50.
Hello! Would you like a sample?
Sure.
I'm going all about the imperial.
Oh, go for it.
Me and Mon, we are close,
we do work as a team,
but it's Monique's world,
we just live in it.
Look, my samples are almost done.
Did you buy some bits? Yeah...
Oh, lovely! ..because people are
trying and they're going in to buy.
Trying and buying? Excellent!
Got loads of people in,
all my samples went.
Marketing, who would have thought?
Yeah, it's been really good.
God, I'm knackered,
I can't even think straight.
I know!
Let's see what
their connections are.
Despite two consecutive nights of
travel, Claudia and Kevin consider
signing up for more.
Hiya, we're looking to go
to Kenora.
The bus time's definitely 12:45.
There's also a job offer in Kenora.
You've got to keep working, which
then allows us to move forward.
How much is it per ticket?
OK, that's per ticket.
OK. Shall we do it? Yeah.
Our finances are what they are,
so it's either try and hitchhike
or just get this bus. Yeah.
Opportunities are there, take them.
Yeah, let's do that. Thanks.
Great, thank you.
Straight back on a bus, they're
making a break from the pack to work
further on down the road...
..200km away in Kenora.
Feeling really good about this leg.
We've made some really strong
decisions.
I do think this is a bit of an
upgrade from last night.
Well, I reckon I'll last five
minutes, then I'll be asleep.
Well, yeah,
that wouldn't surprise me.
I still feel absolutely wasted.
Yeah.
Still in Winnipeg... I think
it's important to acknowledge
when you're tired and you need
to take a little bit of a time out.
I think those two nights on the
train and the bus took a toll. Yeah.
And I'd rather spend a day
in Winnipeg,
so when our energy does come back
and we're feeling a bit more rested,
then I think we'll be ready to push.
12% of Winnipeg's population is
made up of indigenous peoples,
the highest of any city in Canada.
I wanted to introduce you to my
kids.
They're going to join us for lunch.
Zainib and Mobeen have made their
way to the suburb of Selkirk...
This is Joseph, Isaiah, Faith, Hope
and Patience.
Nice to meet you.
..to spend the day with Cree
language teacher Grace
and her family.
If you want, we can start
making them. Yeah, yeah.
Oh, wow.
This is quite the beauty,
eh?
The moose is actually the first
moose I have hunted myself,
something my ancestors have done
forever.
After growing up Catholic, Grace
began exploring her Cree heritage
in her 30s and now spreads
that knowledge to others.
So we're just going to stand it up.
Yeah, yeah.
Because we have oral history,
we don't write it down in books,
I'm trying to keep the
culture alive. Yeah.
So much of the reason why
I want to travel is to get
into the lives and into the houses
of the locals, see how they live,
what their values and
what their beliefs are.
I didn't grow up with hides
all around me. I'm self-taught.
I grew up trying to be white.
That's 35 of my years.
I grew up afraid to speak my
language, ashamed of being brown
I grew up afraid to speak my
language, ashamed of being brown
and being indigenous, being scared.
I felt that cos we were born
in the UK, but, obviously,
I felt that cos we were born
in the UK, but, obviously,
our parents are from Pakistan.
I'm just becoming very acutely aware
of what our parents went through,
where we came from and who we are.
I believe that's one of the hardest
lessons is to love yourself
in your own skin unapologetically.
Yeah, yeah. I'm very proud
to be a Cree woman. Yeah.
Mobeen, would you like to go with
them and gather some firewood?
Yeah, I'll go help the boys. OK.
We have some caribou and some
potatoes and some bannock
I want to make.
Boom!
Mobeen and I go to
his parents' house,
and he's got younger sisters...
Yeah? ..and we all eat as a family.
So I think that's one thing
we've been missing a lot.
So you like having my kids around?
Yeah! Brilliant!
You made it? Yeah.
Oh, the whole stick?
I wanted to share one
song with you guys.
It's a song you can
sing when someone's
going on to their journey
to the spiritual world,
but it's also a song that
I'd like to sing for you guys
because you guys are so far
from home.
At this present moment in time,
the main race and the main
competition that I've got is really
dealing with my own demons.
Being homesick and missing my home
is a massive test to my resilience.
It is hard, but you've done...
You've just made us
feel like family.
Thank you, all of you.
I've never been away
from home for this long.
It's been... just quite special.
I wanted to gift you something. Oh.
It is these.
Are you sure? They're so beautiful.
Yes, they'll know you're connected
to our people.
Thank you. And I wanted to gift you
something also. OK.
I think you'd look...
Yeah, yeah, go on, then...
You pull it off. You can put it any
way you want. Yeah, yeah, yeah!
I just know I can't
give up right now
and I need to complete this.
Also sticking around in Winnipeg...
Do either of you have any
food service experience?
I used to be in the catering
trade for a while, so, yeah.
..but focused on budget,
Tricia and Cathie.
Start on one end and just kind of
peel them off.
I did lose one. Man down!
Local landmark Sevala's Deli
has been making the traditional
Local landmark Sevala's Deli
has been making the traditional
Eastern European dish pierogi
for 28 years.
This is all my baba's recipes.
So she's made pierogies since her
mom made them, so it's been around.
So she's made pierogies since her
mom made them, so it's been around.
To be working with food, it's quite
difficult when you're hungry.
We have to take the opportunity
where we can to earn some money.
You have the rhythm!
Winnipeg is home to over 45,000
Ukrainian Canadians, and the fruits
of Tricia and Cathie's labours
will go towards a lunch tomorrow,
welcoming newly arrived refugees
from the war in Ukraine.
It's being served at noon
and we were wondering if you guys
would love to come and volunteer
your time, take time out of your day
to come and embrace yourself
your time, take time out of your day
to come and embrace yourself
in the community and
check out the support.
We would absolutely love to,
but the bus we're getting
is at 1:45. Yeah.
Would you be able to come
and help set up in any way?
Yeah. We can come in the morning.
Yeah, absolutely.
We're going to arrive
there for 11. Yeah. OK!
I'm happy that we're able
to help them in the morning,
but we are taking part in a race,
that's what we're here to do.
There's only that one bus,
as far as we're aware,
so that has to be our priority.
You know, we do need to move on.
With three teams staying
put in Winnipeg...
..200km away,
Claudia and Kevin have
opened up a sizeable lead,
and are the first to enter
the province of Ontario.
Its quarter of a million
lakes hold a fifth
of the world's fresh water.
Thank you.
Really appreciate it, thanking you.
I take it that's the front
harbour there, is it?
Yeah, that's the main waterfront.
Yeah, brilliant.
Nice spot, innit?
Situated on the border with the
United States,
the Lake of the Woods is so large
it contains
more than 14,000 islands.
That's a bit special, that is. Wow.
I think that second bus
was worth it, don't you, Dad?
This is what dreams are bloody made
of, innit?
On one of them,
Claudia and her dad have agreed
to help fellow father and daughter
Kelvin and nine-year-old Whisper
with some renovation.
Go with the grain. You know what
go with the grain means? Yeah.
You're just lucky that I had a
painting and decorating business.
It's important for us to
do a proper job for you.
This will help us to hopefully
get to the end of the race.
A bed for the night is sorted.
Just get all the flakes off,
all the old paint off,
and then it's a quick once-over
for the time being.
But if they're going to eat...
Do you know how to cast?
Nope. Bring it backwards
and then when you think you're
far enough out, like this,
let go.
Do you want to try and cast it?
That didn't go very well.
I'm feeling slightly out my depth,
I'm not going to lie.
Hold the rod. OK.
Woo!
She's off!
There you go.
Now you've got the hang of it.
It's really nice that Kelvin's
taught his daughter a lot
of life skills.
Essentially, I don't think my dad
was really around to help me do
that, really.
Look at my surroundings.
Nice to do a bit of painting
out here, innit?
No noise apart from the
wind in the trees.
Got a fish! I've got a fish!
I've got a fish!
Get him on the dock!
Oh, look at that! Argh!
Guess who's bringing home
the dinner?
That's the size we need.
Not bad for the first round, eh?
That is my first fish
that I've ever caught.
Do you think Dad felt proud?
I mean, I've never been fishing
with Claudia, so, obviously,
the fact that she was the first one
to catch the fish tonight
made me a bit envious of her.
Dad, you coming down? Dad?
Absolutely lovely.
Do you want to try some apple cider?
Mm! Mm!
Yeah, we made that ourselves, too.
Lovely. Oh, that IS nice.
In England, cider is alcoholic.
Oh, weird. Makes you all drunk.
Me and Whisper picked that
about two years ago.
Oh, wow! We harvested it.
I think me and Dad had a great day.
Really starting to appreciate
the simple things in life.
But at times, I do think
we are on two separate trips,
two separate experiences.
Whisper's dream is to go to see
the Eiffel Tower when she turns 18.
Paris, eh? Mm! But I'm sure
she'll go and come straight back.
They always do.
You still need your dad at the end
of the day. That's exactly it.
Your kids are always going
to need you.
It's slow progress, but we are
getting to know each other,
what makes each other tick
and how we can support each other,
and I think that is a monumental
moment, really, that we've survived
together, 24 hours a day,
for nearly five weeks.
So I think we deserve an award
just for that,
to be honest, not tearing
each other apart.
It's just lovely to be here.
I've just got the most
spectacular view.
Anyone could wander round in the
morning with a cup of coffee.
I'm thinking now maybe when we go
home, Claudia will be asking me
if we can go fishing.
Slowly but surely, we are starting
to put things into a bit
of perspective, I think.
Where we are now within the race,
it feels really seamless this week.
I'll take you guys back
into civilisation.
Brilliant stuff. It's still a few
more buses and a few more things to
get through, to keep linking it
all up, but so far, so good.
Ready? Yeah, yeah, let's go.
We're on the move. Feel more rested.
Two rejuvenated teams look
to depart Winnipeg...
I'm good to go today. I feel ready
to get on that bus now.
..24 hours after the current
leaders, Claudia and Kevin,
skipped town.
Oh, hello, gorgeous!
Come... Oh, my gosh!
She's cold, she's shivering.
Every time she sees an animal,
she wants to nurture it,
look after it.
You're a wee baby.
Shouldn't be out in the cold.
Hi. Hi, would you like some
coleslaw?
Oh, please. Cabbage roll?
Despite having tickets for the 1:45
bus out of town, Tricia and Cathie
Despite having tickets for the 1:45
bus out of town, Tricia and Cathie
have their hands full.
So, do you want either of these?
Yeah. Meatballs?
Just to let you know, though,
unfortunately, we're going
to have to go at about half past 12.
Oh, OK.
We can't give money to these guys,
but we can give our time.
Wow.
Just thinking of home,
thinking of Matt,
thinking about the last time
I was in church was with him
and how lucky we are.
I think Matt's going
to be really proud.
He doesn't want me home.
I'm here to enjoy every moment,
the whole experience, being able
to see things and do things
that I wouldn't normally do.
Is it this way?
Stairs are here, love.
Ten minutes till the
1:45 departs Winnipeg.
Hey.
Hello, everybody. Oh, hey, Monique.
Turn right onto Logan Avenue.
I thought Tricia and Cathie
would be joining us. Maybe not.
Thank you so much, Sam.
Thank you, Sam.
How are you doing?
Hello, hello. Fancy seeing you
all here.
It's going to be a party bus.
It's slightly worrying,
but not too much.
I think me and Dad are just
glad to run our own race.
It's a better bus. Wonderfully
better than the last one.
Thank you. We are neck and neck.
It would be nice if we could break
out and get in front.
And if it's a foot race at the end,
argh... That's the problem,
you see, we know we're not going to
be able to beat them, speed-wise.
Another way to look at it,
we've lost the opportunity
to get ahead of them.
At least we're not massively behind.
No.
Three teams head east along the
Trans-Canada Highway towards
Ontario, looking to reel
in the current leaders.
Coming down this way,
there's really only one route,
so it's difficult to know
how we're going to get our lead
back.
In Winnipeg, we needed to stop,
but we do need to claw back
In Winnipeg, we needed to stop,
but we do need to claw back
some of what we're
spending on transport.
This leg, we still need
to earn some more money.
We've got no choice in the matter.
But the fifth leg is taking
a financial toll.
So we've spent 500...
Since Churchill, sizeable
amounts have been wiped
from the teams' remaining budgets.
We sort of don't want to fall
behind, but...
This bus goes to Thunder Bay
and we're hoping to squeeze a job
in in the morning and then onward
travel to Manitoulin Island.
Two teams decide they will alight
at Thunder Bay to top up their
funds.
Kenora, so we need to get there,
right? That's on our way.
I'm a strong believer in pet
therapy.
Zainib and Mobeen opt to jump off
earlier at Kenora so Zainib
can get her wish to work
with animals.
Let's get off, get the shift done,
get paid and get on our way.
Let's get off, get the shift done,
get paid and get on our way.
OK, this is the
Kenora bus terminal.
Oh, Kevin and Claudia.
Oh, look who's here!
Hurrah! Ooh, rock and roll!
Rock and roll!
Guess who's getting on the bus?
Kevin and Claudia.
They've been here since
yesterday, haven't they?
Yes, they're on their way now.
They're on their way.
Are they? What, all of them?
Everyone. Everyone's on it.
It's a full house.
Zainib and Mobeen are getting off,
Kevin and Claudia are getting on.
Cathie and Tricia, I
think they're staying on.
This is, erm... interesting.
I wonder where Zainib and Mobeen
are going.
We're not the only ones
having to budget or make money.
You know, everyone's in the same
position.
Swift stop. Final stretch.
Last big, long-haul stretch.
It's going to be an all-nighter,
but we're going to be comfortable,
we're going to be warm.
We already smell anyway.
Well, we haven't showered in days,
so what's another couple of days
going to hurt? And off we go.
It's a little bit disheartening
that we are so far behind,
but I'm pretty confident
we will be able to make
that up at some point. Yeah.
The rumours are that Kevin
and Claudia have spent a lot
of their money. They might not even
get to the last leg.
You need the finances and the money
to be in it for the long game,
and that's what we're focusing on.
Absolutely.
Left behind by the other three
teams,
Zainib and Mobeen have agreed to
help Dave and Laura get their newly
opened campsite up and running.
For us at this stage,
it's more about work to prepare for
the final legs.
For Zainib, the main attraction...
I've never seen a miniature
horse in real life.
That's our ram, Ramsey.
He's the dad of whatever babies
that black one's carrying.
Ramsey!
..a working farm, offering
campers one-on-ones
with its permanent residents.
So what we need to do is make sure
that they are fed for the night.
Oh, my gosh!
Look at the babies! Oh, wow! Aw!
Animals are a very high
priority for me.
So do you know what you have?
It's a chicken. You have a turkey.
Oh!
It's really nice to see Zainib
just throw herself in.
She's the animal whisperer.
The best of her personality comes
out when she's around animals.
You're not very good at forking.
I think it's just that I feel
more comfortable around animals.
And to be fair, this is,
like, my dream.
This is what I want
my retirement to be.
But the good life may not
tick all of Zainib's boxes.
The new cabins, the windows
and doors aren't in yet.
Just a cabin shell.
Once these ones are completed,
they'll be at least a couple
of hundred a night.
But you can crash in there for free.
Nice. Save your money for your
travel.
I'll be up for that. It's the
cold that I'm worried about.
You've got a sleeping bag,
you're fine! OK.
Yeah, thank you so much.
We really appreciate it.
Oh, you're welcome. Thank you.
Are you going to be all right,
Zainib?
I don't have a choice now,
do I?
You just said yes and didn't
actually discuss it with me.
It's all good when it's free.
Is it? Yeah.
Why is it not? Would you not rather
be in a hotel and get a good night's
rest before we've got a gruelling
journey ahead tomorrow?
Yeah, but we get to the
checkpoint, then we can rest up.
At least we'll sleep.
I'll take it for free. Next time,
can you just discuss it with me?
Yeah.
Back on the bus...
All we've got to hope for now is
the fact that they're getting
off in Thunder Bay. Right.
That's what we've got to hope for.
..with Thunder Bay
approaching, decision time.
It's difficult to second-guess
what everybody's doing.
Can't afford to not do this job.
Yeah, the reason why we're stopping
in Thunder Bay is to make up some
of the money that we're spending
all the time, isn't it?
So who knows?
If other people aren't doing
that, then down the stretch,
that could be the difference
between winning and not.
Welcome to Thunder Bay,
the last stop for this bus.
For those of you carrying on
eastbound,
there'll be another bus here.
We'll transfer your luggage
over to the other bus.
See you soon, guys. See you later.
See you at the checkpoint.
As two teams stop at Thunder Bay...
Kevin and Claudia are still there.
Looks like we're the only ones...
Moving on. ..moving on.
Maybe they've managed to find work.
I don't know if there's another
route that they might be taking.
We think we're doing the right
thing, but we won't know
that until we obviously
get to the checkpoint.
..Claudia and Kevin embark on
their third overnight journey
in the past four days.
It's a lot of money, innit?
But nothing's cheap here, is it?
We banked the money early,
so I think we're running smart
and I'm feeling good about it.
Could be our smoothest one yet.
We get to christen the cabin.
All right, chill out.
Pop the cabin's cherry.
And we get to the
checkpoint tomorrow.
Sleep well? I did, you know,
got into it.
I thought it was quite cosy.
I'd say a romantic night.
I'm feeling good.
We've got a long journey ahead.
Once we've got that done and dusted,
we should be not too far away
from the checkpoint, so last push.
To haul themselves back in the race,
Zainib and Mobeen face
16 hours on the road.
The highs and the lows of a race.
Are you still gunning
for second place? Why not?
1,400km away, after crossing
from west to east Canada
1,400km away, after crossing
from west to east Canada
at the Nipigon River Bridge,
Claudia and Kevin have opened up
a clear lead over their rivals
to reach the town of Espanola.
So Highway 6, any ideas
where Highway 6 goes?
Just follow this highway.
That's Highway 6? Keep on going.
And it goes to Manitoulin Island?
Yes, yes. Fantastic stuff.
They're now just 88km
from the checkpoint
on Manitoulin Island.
To find out its exact location,
they need to reach the swing bridge
connecting the island
to the mainland at the town
of Little Current.
But to get there, there's
little public transport.
It's back the same old shit
of trying to car share
and it is just the worst form
of transport I can ever imagine.
Shit! Oh, Dad, are you OK? Yeah.
Need a hand? Oh.
He's not in good mood today, is he?
Let's be honest.
Especially after that tumble.
And maybe while we're hitching,
maybe we can find out some
information and see how much a
taxi's actually going to cost us
to get there.
Hiya, I don't suppose you're
heading towards Little Current
today, are you? I am not.
You're not. No worries.
Have a good day. You too.
I've just spoken to a taxi driver.
Just to let you know,
the taxi's 60 bucks.
I think we should give it
an hour or two.
It's just 60 bucks.
You know, that's just ridiculous.
I don't think either us particularly
like the thought of hitchhiking,
but at the end of the day,
the budget is where it is
and we can't just keep
throwing money away.
Just trying to get Little Current
if you're heading that way.
No. Oh, OK.
If we're going to stick it out this
race, I think Dad needs to start
making some sacrifices.
I don't suppose you're going to
Little Current today, are you?
How many seats do you need?
Erm, two if possible.
Yay! How exciting!
I can tell my dad that he was wrong
all along.
I'll just go grab my bag if
that's OK and get my dad over.
That's absolutely fine.
Yeah? Thank you.
He can stuff his taxi up his arse.
Well done, you! Happy?
Yeah, that's another
few bucks saved, innit?
Indeed. The checkpoint
is getting closer.
940km in their wake...
..on the shores of Lake Superior,
two teams have stopped to work.
It looks like a native
chief lying down
with his arms crossed. Oh, it does!
Over there is his head... Yeah.
..and that's his legs right down.
In local Ojibwe legend, the giant
Nanabijou was turned to stone
In local Ojibwe legend, the giant
Nanabijou was turned to stone
for disclosing the secret
location of a silver mine.
It's a special thing.
I'm really proud of you for just
having that courage, really,
to carry on. Yeah.
Aww, I'm so happy.
How is there wee on top of the
urinal? Competitions, probably. Why?
Tricia and Cathie's job -
cleaning up after local
ice hockey heroes,
the Fighting Walleyes.
Toenail, anybody?
Eurgh. It absolutely reeks!
It's a little bit disgusting.
Boys sticking chewing gum everywhere
and leaving soap everywhere.
Boys sticking chewing gum everywhere
and leaving soap everywhere.
At least I really hope that's soap.
The obsession of Canadians
with their national sport,
ice hockey, is played out
daily on almost 8,000 rinks
across the country.
There's a couple of toenails
and one fingernail.
Yeah, that was a little bit gross.
There's chewing gum in the bottom
of that urinal. Eurgh. Yuck.
My house will be dirtier than this,
probably, when I get home.
Aww! Well, I'm sure that when
Matt starts to feel better,
he'll be more on top of things.
Do you want us to do the
cockpit as well? Everything.
At the water's edge,
also cleaning up...
Once again, loads of cleaning.
But if you own a boat, then
that's all you're doing,
unless you're rich enough to
have somebody to do it for you.
All right, guys, I brought you some
coffees to help you warm up.
Thank you. And also,
more importantly,
wages for the hard work today.
Oh! Amazing!
Well, you're the money woman.
I am the money woman.
Mon, we're halfway through this.
And you know what's really
impressed me? What?
You, your growth.
Handing over that money belt
to you and you being really
meticulous with the budget,
it reassures me that,
you know what, you'll be all right.
Cos, believe you me,
as a parent, I worry.
Thanks, Dad. I feel like
I learnt from you, though.
And I think just being on this trip
with you makes me realise how lucky
I am to have a dad like you.
You put me first, you push me.
That's what dads do.
Well, not all dads do that, though.
Really? Of course not, no.
Not all dads are like this. Hmm...
Like... It's nice,
you know?
I think my work ethic
and my outlook on life
is all a testament to
how I've been raised.
I really, really appreciate it...
..cos not all, like,
young girls have that.
And, honestly, I feel like
I can take on the world.
I can't hug you over the table, Dad!
It was really nice to see
how my daughter sees me
and also to see my daughter show
what she is actually made of.
She's a brilliant woman.
I think you've done an all right
job, Dad. What can I say?
Aw, thank you very much. What can
I say? So let's make sure we win!
Exactly.
I'm just trying to get my balance.
Ah! Ooh!
I think I'm more comfortable
cleaning the locker rooms
than being on the ice at the minute.
Well done, Trish! Ooh!
Our original plan was not to call
into Thunder Bay.
Actually, it's turned out
to be a good decision.
Yeah, a positive decision. Yeah.
All right, come on, Cathie,
see if you can get it past me.
OK.
Oh, good save!
But I'm worried that Kevin and
Claudia have now got a day's lead
on the rest of us, so I think
the race to the checkpoint's
going to be really tough.
Right in front of us, that's the
swing bridge, that's where
I'll be letting you off. Fantastic.
Thank you so much!
"Cross Manitoulin swing bridge
on foot and follow the trail
"around the lake to the petrol sign
at Wally's Dock Service."
Perfect. Right, Dad, you don't
need to run.
No, it's a little jog
just to get on it.
Once onto Manitoulin Island,
the fifth checkpoint
is a further 40km away
in the town of Mindemoya.
Excuse me, do you have any transport
that would be able to take us
to Twin Peaks?
How far is that? Mindemoya,
a good 30 minutes by driving.
Oh, really? Yes.
Any...? Is there any
bus or anything? No?
Boat? It's inland.
Boat isn't going to do it!
THEY LAUGH
OK.
We're about to switch onto our next
bus.
I've just seen Zainib and Mobeen.
Oh, wow.
Everyone's here except Kevin
and Claudia.
It's kind of uncomfortable cos
I don't want to see you guys
on this bus. You know, I want to be
on this bus and you guys
not be on the bus.
The three chasing teams now face
a 12-hour overnight journey
to Espanola before the final push
onto Manitoulin Island.
We may be cordial and nice
and pleasant with each other when
we see each other, but the bottom
line is everybody wants to win,
so let's get our head in the game
and play the game.
Thank you so much, Rodney.
Thank you, Rodney.
Ooh!
"Cross Manitoulin bridge on foot."
"Follow the trail around the lake
"to the petrol sign at
Wally's Dock Services."
OK. Just focusing on getting
where we need to go to.
We've got to follow the trail.
Watch the stones.
Yeah, I've got the stick.
Ah, my back's still shite.
At least the weather's nice, Dad!
Beautiful weather for a hike.
I wore my thermals today.
I am roasting!
Oh, I can see it. OK, I've seen it.
"Using any available transport,
proceed to Idyll Glen camp ground."
All right. OK.
It's in Mindemoya,
about half an hour drive.
Oh. You're here,
Mindemoya's here on Lake Mindemoya.
Oh, my God.
We're stuck here until we can
find a lift.
Excuse me, is there anybody who
could give us a lift to
Idyll camp ground, please?
I'm not, I'm sorry.Oh, OK.
Oh, I can see Cath and Trish.
There's Ladi.
And Zainib and Mobeen will be
here very shortly, probably.
And Zainib and Mobeen will be
here very shortly, probably.
Left behind, 50km away...
Everyone's got a taxi.
Even Tricia and Cath? Yeah.
For the sake of me being really
tired and in need of a shower
and just wanting to get there,
I'm happy to spend the money.
Let's try and get a lift. Do you
want to spend a few hours asking
or should we just get a taxi?
I told you I wanted to get a taxi
from the get-go. So do you want to
get a taxi now? Yeah, why would that
have changed if in the beginning
I was saying I want to get a taxi?
Obviously I want to get a taxi now.
Then order it, then.
You can order it as well, you know.
I need the toilet.
Is there any chance you'd be
able to give us a lift, please?
Yeah, you know what,
I'm going to have to ask my husband.
OK. I'm actually going to Mindemoya.
I can make room.
Oh, hallelujah!
Oh, that's wonderful!
As long as you cover the gas
cos the gas is too pricey.
Oh, she's got us a lift.
She's a star!
All right, then, let's go! Good boy.
I am buzzing that we are on our way.
Can I just ask you how much
you would like for fuel?
About 25.Yeah? I think
25 will do it, yeah.
OK, no problem.
I'll get that ready now for you.
We're so close.
Destination is on your right.
Idyll Glen.
As soon as we get out, Dad,
we need to dart to the checkpoint
to sign that book ASAP. Yeah.
It's here, Trish! Huh?
We've come out right by it.
Dad? What? See?
That's beautiful. It is, isn't it?
Oh, my God. No, don't, that's a dead
squirrel.
I thought it was a piece of poo
at first.
Hold on. So we've got traffic
coming from both sides now.
Come on, Dad! Hop in the step.
Damn, that's one
piece of grass to cut.
Ready, Dad?
Second! Fantastic! Wow.
I wouldn't be surprised if Kevin
and Claudia are on a boat,
out fishing.
Claudia and Kevin arrived at the
checkpoint over 22 hours ago.
Claudia and Kevin arrived at the
checkpoint over 22 hours ago.
Could get used to this.
It beats being on the road.
We've had a great week, haven't we?
Really enjoyable.
We've had success hitchhiking.
Yeah, I've got to take me hat off
to you. Tip me hat there, see?
Wah! To be honest, the budget,
I still don't think it looks pretty.
We've got to work to pay our way.
Without the jobs,
we haven't got the money.
Without the money, we haven't
got the race in the bag.
But I think we've found a nice,
smart way of doing it.
We've come second, so I think it's
success for the moment, but there's
We've come second, so I think it's
success for the moment, but there's
more to do and there's more to come.
We will finish very strongly.
My Dad's always had the ability
to make me feel that
I can take on the world.
I want to make my dad proud
and I want to win.
We want to win. I'm buzzing!
Third! Oh!
My husband, Matt, he's always in
my mind.
But then, Cathie's been a massive
support to me.
I couldn't have done this leg
without her.
Look at the colour on you!
Look at you! You been sunbathing?
The important thing is we're here...
23 hours behind Kevin and Claudia.
But, you know, we've been
ahead by over 25 hours
when we were in Dawson... Yep. ..and
then the other teams caught us up,
so there's nothing to say
that we can't catch up.
We will catch up.
Three teams signed in...
"Cross Manitoulin swing bridge
"on foot and follow the
trail around the lake."
..one yet to set foot on the island.
Wow, the water's so clear.
Are we friends now?
Aww! There we go.
It's all right to have a bit
of a wobble.
We're not that far behind, you know.
Next time... Let's go, amigos!
..as the teams hit the big cities...
A bit intense, stepping into the
city. Bloody bedlam, innit?
..budgets creak... Sorry I didn't
bring you to the Niagara Falls.
Will this do?
SHE LAUGHS
It's imperative that we claw
some of that money back.
Oh, what happened there?
We'll sleep when we're dead.
Go and flag that one down.
..and the race heats up.
Get in there! We're just going to
have to wing it.
Oh, you're kidding me!
Come on, run!
Seen enough or do you want
a bit more?