Ep 9. If Your Friend Jumped Off a Bridge...

The rulers receive another clue: a Barbie-sized life raft and a GPS (global positioning system) computer. Ready to ride a raging river? Using the miraculous GPS, the kids motor on over to the coordinates of their destination: it's an iron bridge erected over a wide river. A spunky Spanish-speaking man introduces himself as Rosano and explains that the cast will be building rafts and racing down the river - racing against each other, that is. The winner of the race will receive a gourmet meal served by your choice of lovely lady or buff boy. Sounds tasty.... The kiddies race down to the river's edge where they find inner tubes, bamboo logs, rope, and paint. They are allowed exactly 15 minutes to build their rafts. Ready, go! Times up! You have never seen such a pathetic collection of hodge-podged, thrown together, good-luck-pal rafts. These vehicles don't even look seaworthy! In fact, Kalle's could pass for a submarine. Get it? Sink? It's time for the race to begin. But first, a surprise. Rosano unveils a row of helmets and harnesses. See that bridge up there? To kick off the race, you will pendulum jump off that bridge. What?! Put on the helmet, hook on the bungie rope, and dive off the bridge. Added bonus: you get to see what suicide is like, without the mess. Hopefully... Don't try this at home. The kids crawl up to the bridge and scoot out along the edge. Erika's heart is beating out of her chest. Rosano sounds the horn. Kalle squeezes her eyes closed and... bye-byeeeee. They look like God's yo-yos.? All snap out of their harnesses and dash to their rafts. Now it's over the rapids and through the woods. Kalle can't make her raft work, in fact it's floating up stream - that's the wrong way! Jake soon leaves the others in his wake; must by those long legs. All the better to kick you with. Jake shoots and scores; game, set, match. Back at the beach-side bungalow, a handsome waiter helps Jake slip into a tux jacket for his fabulous feast. Jake tosses the tux pants to Oscar. Munch with me! Jake hates to eat alone and what a nice way to thank Oscar for his family's Puerto Rican hospitality. Now it's a quick flight to the island of Martinique. The kids check into their new hotel where Jake and Kalle will share a private room in a private building while Erika, Vince, and Oscar bunk together. Cozy, huh? The kids immediately hit the streets for some shopping. Well, make that haggling. Kalle gets to practice her French as she gently argues over the price of a sweet potato. Will the fun never end? Later that night, Erika is alone in the hotel room, sitting on the floor while applying her makeup. She's leaning against the bed for support. Suddenly, a hand reaches out and grabs her. She screams and Vince starts laughing hysterically. Erika crawls right under the bed, grabs Vince in a headlock and starts to apply mascara to our little Florida orange. Vince escapes, but Erika tackles him and they wrestle on the floor, limbs intertwined. Would you call this flirting? I think so... Erika explains that she likes to spend time with Vince because he is the only one on the trip who can talk about current events or politics; everyone else just wants to talk about themselves. Hear that, Jake? In bed together that night, Vince suddenly pours his glass of water on Erika's face. She chases him out of bed and locks him out of the room - he's stuck on the porch. As Oscar watches, Erika stuffs all of Vince's underwear into the toilet. Vince begs her not to flush! She finally allows him back into the room and he fishes his skivvies out of the toilet with a coat hangar. The next morning the dudes and chicks get a clue to "meet Christian on the beach and set sail." Hmmm... The kids track the guy down and turns out he's a thick-accented young man from Norway. He explains that they will be spending the next two weeks on his $1,000,000.00 boat, learning how to sail. Christian offers a quick tour of the gorgeous, teak-trimmed vessel and before you know it, they've hit the high seas. Erika, terrified, mans the wheel as the others help Christian put up the sail. No one seems to know what they're doing and no one can understand Christian's instructions because no one can understand his English through that accent! Finally, Vince pulls Chris aside and explains that they will need a little more information if they will be expected to actually help sail the boat. Ai, ai, Captain... Everyone votes Jake captain of the boat. The S.S. Winne flag is raised. Later in the dining cabin, Vince finds a clue that explains the next mission: plan a wedding. Yikes. Can you say annulment? Now it's sailing through the dark of night as stormy seas and pulses rise. Jake forgets to secure a sheet line and the main sail flies loose and starts to pull the boat off course. Christian climbs the mast like a monkey and tries to cut the sail down, but the sail and cuts him, blood flying everywhere. Christian yells for the kids to catch the sail when it crashes down. Kalle screams, in our hands? No, in your mouth, Kalle. The boom flies across the hull, nearly decapitating everyone. Kalle screams as the boat disappears into blackness. Who needs the Bermuda Triangle?