LAST EDITED ON 02-18-13 AT 02:23 PM (EST)LAST EDITED ON 02-18-13 AT 02:23 PM (EST)
Clap:: Although teams have flown from Los Angeles too many times, having the starting point at Griffith Observatory was a definite plus for me since I have some interest in astronomy. Besides, it made more sense to fly west from LA than to fly east!
Clap:: Going to Bora Bora! I would've died to go somewhere tropical!
Wait and See: The Double Express Pass. It's too early to tell whether it's a bad idea or not.
Slap: The Sandcastle Roadblock. Or to be more specific, the conditions under which the people out on the sand labored. Had their teammates been able to run out and provide some shade, three teams wouldn't have been as strongly tempted to quit.