LAST EDITED ON 09-18-06 AT 04:19 PM (EST)

Welcome to China!

Tyler and James -- so stong and vital! You gobbled fish eyes like they were candy, laid bricks like a member of the Masons and then flew like pidgeons up the Wall. Congratulations on that $20K (and yes, it is OK to tip the Native Greeter)

We're so happy that somebody cleared up the confusion. Some taxi drivers would have driven you to the Great Wall of Cleveland.

We must say, that it was most regrettable to have to say so-long to the Karma Kids. But then, you two must have been really bad in your previous lives to get such bad luck -- going to the wrong resturant so many times, getting rotten taxi drivers, ect. ect. ect. Maybe sometime in another future life you will be granted riches. But not this time 'round.

We're so sad that we didn't get to greet Bilal and Sa'eed. But be glad that the 'surprise' that was first talked about in pre-production meetings (the secret is out -- Native Greeters are part of EPBvMs crew) was to have the last team to the Forbidden City beheaded with one of those nasty lances the guards were wielding. But we had sponsorship issues, so decided to make it the non-pitstop elimination.

In case you didn't notice, we did have our twin sister next to me. She is often ignored and is used to it, so shed no tears.

edited to fix ugly stuff

Not only ubiquitious, but superfluous, too!