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00:13We're in the middle of nowhere. I have no idea how we're getting out of this place.
00:19This is seriously the single most challenging thing I think I've ever experienced.
00:25It's almost unbelievable.
00:29I thought this would be so much easier.
00:31Yeah, this is a bit like hell.
00:36Oh my gosh. I don't like this, but we have to keep going somehow.
00:42What's that?
00:44Let's go.
00:47That can't go any faster.
00:50I'm really not made for this.
00:53Keep going. Let's go.
00:56Oh!
01:00God help us.
01:15In the early 14th century, an Italian friar named Oduric, voyaging to China, caught sight of a verdant jewel on
01:25the horizon.
01:27Rising from the ocean, an imposing tropical island, yet to be marked on his map.
01:35Borneo, a land of prehistoric rainforests, bursting with extraordinary life.
01:46Some creatures found here exist nowhere else on Earth.
01:51And ancient cultures thrive in a rich mosaic of landscapes.
02:00And in the north-west corner, the vibrant city, Kuching.
02:11Named after the Malay word for cat, a symbol of luck in this urban outpost, which for four teams of
02:19would-be adventurers, is a gateway to the unknown.
02:24What are you feeling, mate? What's going through your mind?
02:25I'm buzzing, to be fair, but I am a bit anxious.
02:28Approaching from a western suburb, singer-songwriter and Eurovision star Sam Ryder, and his best mate and tour manager, Kaz.
02:36Have you got your passport back there?
02:40Nah.
02:42I'm so used to you, haven't I?
02:44We met in 2013, two kids touring in vans.
02:49We just got on like a house on fire straight away.
02:51I've just been stuck for years.
02:55I reckon we can smash this.
02:56Think about the places we've slept over the years on tour.
02:59So we're going to end up sleeping in places like that?
03:01Well, that looks quite sustainable because there's actual fruit trees growing in the back of it.
03:08Oh my gosh, what are we doing?
03:10Don't know.
03:11Voyaging up the Serawak River, recording artist Junior Andre and his sister, influencer Princess.
03:18We're now with Malaysia.
03:19Malaysia. I'm getting confused between Malaysia and Malicious.
03:23Malicious is not a country.
03:25What?
03:26Malicious! Malicious is a country.
03:29Yeah, that's what I meant.
03:31Our mum is Katie Price and our dad is Peter Andre.
03:36Everything we do, we get compared to our parents.
03:39But like, we actually have our own thing that we do.
03:41So, we've kind of got a lot to prove.
03:44I'm glad I'm here with you.
03:45I'm so excited for this. I cannot wait to do this.
03:48We need to win.
03:49We're going to win.
03:50We're going to win.
03:52Oh my gosh.
03:54I'm already excited to eat.
03:57Wow, this is so scenic.
03:59The third team to join the race.
04:01Brett award-winning singer-songwriter Ella Eyre and childhood friend Nana.
04:06We met at school over 20 years ago.
04:09We never got to do a gap year.
04:11Now it's our time to have that fun.
04:13There really isn't that many people I could spend six weeks solidly with and still be able to laugh my
04:19head off.
04:19I'm going to make a good team.
04:21I fear for our competitors.
04:23Do you?
04:23Yeah, I do.
04:26As long as you do what you're told, it'll be okay.
04:29Completing the line-up, veteran sports broadcaster Geoff Stelling and his son Matt.
04:36I think most people would know me for Soccer Saturday.
04:38Work's been a massive part of my life.
04:40The bad side of it is I'm sort of an absentee dad at times.
04:43Wow. Feel that heat, Matt?
04:45Yeah.
04:46Now, you know, I don't have quite the demands that I used to have, so it's perfect timing, isn't it?
04:51It's all aligned.
04:52In my time in hostels, I have to say I didn't see a single backpacker in their 70s.
04:58My experience, your youth.
05:00Ah, what better combination could you have?
05:05Let's figure out where we are, what we're doing.
05:09I don't know where we're going from here.
05:11No, neither.
05:12We've got our first GPS, pal.
05:16Let's have a look.
05:17Wow.
05:18Oh, my God, it's coming!
05:19Let's see what it says.
05:21Oh, my gosh, this is so exciting.
05:23Welcome to Borneo.
05:24Your final destination is...
05:27No way.
05:28Oh, my God!
05:29Your final destination is Melbourne, Australia!
05:34We're going to Australia.
05:36Let's see our grandma, our granddad.
05:38Look at how we're meant to get to Australia!
05:417,500 kilometres away, on the southern tip of the Earth's only single country continent, Melbourne, Australia.
05:50That's completely threw me off.
05:52OK.
05:53Wait, wait.
05:54How is that possible?
05:56That's going to take, like, a year.
05:57To get there, teams must race through five checkpoints, but must check in at one to learn the location of
06:04the next.
06:06Navigating one of the last wild frontiers on the planet, crossing seas and different zoological realms, and the vast, untamed
06:18beauty of Australia, and a demanding adventure across the southern hemisphere to the finish line.
06:29Have you ever been Melbourne?
06:30Never been to Australia.
06:31Have you?
06:31And we both hate snakes. There's tons of them. They love snakes.
06:33Oh, yes!
06:34I've just got another message.
06:35I'm actually in shock right now.
06:36I've just got another...
06:38What?
06:38Your map, budget, and destination of the first checkpoint await.
06:44Find harmony art.
06:49And collect your race kit from the closest vantage point.
06:59The race starts now.
07:01What?
07:03The race starts now!
07:05No way.
07:06Oh, my gosh!
07:07OK.
07:08Harmony art.
07:09Right, come on, princess.
07:10Let's breathe.
07:11Let's just breathe.
07:12Let's just breathe.
07:13Let's go.
07:14The race has actually started now.
07:15It is.
07:16Really?
07:19Let's run. Let's go.
07:20We need to get a good head start.
07:22Without meeting the rivals, the race has begun.
07:25Come on, up your pace a little bit.
07:27No, I can't go any faster than this.
07:29Yeah, 71.
07:31I don't feel 71.
07:32But there are things I can't do anymore, you know?
07:34And I can't, for instance, sprint with a backpack.
07:38My worry is if we've got that message and so have the others.
07:40Yeah, I know.
07:41I agree.
07:41I agree.
07:42But Steady wins the race, mate.
07:45Oh, no.
07:47I'm roasting.
07:49Do you know Harmony Arch?
07:50Yeah. Thank you.
07:52Legend.
07:52We don't often get to spend this amount of time together away from work.
07:56Doing the race is going to give us that time and reignite the stupidity that we used to have together.
08:01Mate, I didn't expect the race to start like that.
08:03No, absolutely not.
08:05Oh, there's cats everywhere. I love it.
08:07Ella, focus on the prize.
08:10But keep your eyes peeled, okay?
08:12I am keeping my eyes peeled.
08:13Okay, good.
08:13We're both very competitive.
08:15Preserve energy.
08:16No, we're racing, people. What do you mean?
08:18The race starts now.
08:20To win, my heart feels racy now with the thought of that moment.
08:26Do you know where the Harmony Arch is?
08:28First left.
08:29Thank you so much.
08:30Hang on.
08:31See backpacks.
08:32Yeah, yeah, don't see. I want to.
08:33Go down there.
08:34Is that it?
08:36Seriously, you're doing so well, right?
08:39Just get the map and the budget and that.
08:41God, this is spectacular, isn't it?
08:42Yeah.
08:43And it's also steep.
08:44That's got to be the competition over there, Dad, with the backpacks.
08:47Maybe.
08:48Oh, my gosh.
08:49Is that the other team?
08:50Yeah.
08:50No.
08:51Come on.
08:52No.
08:52At least we're not too far behind.
08:54We've got to run.
08:55They're right behind us.
08:57We've never backpacked.
08:59We've never hitchhiked.
09:00I thought this would be so much easier than it actually is.
09:03We have no experience in this whatsoever.
09:06At all.
09:08Harmony Arch?
09:10I don't know.
09:11No?
09:12Do you know it's not really looking good?
09:15I think we can do it.
09:17I'm confident that we can do it as long as we literally lock in.
09:20A place called Harmony Arch?
09:22We've got up the street.
09:23Fantastic.
09:24Thank you so much for help.
09:25Do you reckon that's where we need to go?
09:26The arch.
09:27Maybe that's the arch.
09:28Harmony Arch?
09:30Don't worry.
09:31Don't worry.
09:31Thank you so much.
09:32OK.
09:34Seriously.
09:35It's literally day one.
09:36OK.
09:36Come on.
09:37Let's cross.
09:38Oh, my God.
09:41Here it is.
09:42Kept from the closest vantage point.
09:44A vantage point.
09:44That means usually looking from high down.
09:49Could be that.
09:49That's the closest vantage point.
09:51OK.
09:52OK.
09:53OK.
09:53I think this is it.
09:58Oh, mate.
10:00Oh, my God.
10:01This is sick.
10:02This is wild.
10:06I think we're first.
10:07Oh, my God.
10:08Are we first?
10:09No way.
10:10Otherwise, this will be gone.
10:11Yeah, yeah.
10:12Yes.
10:12I mean, we're starting strong to try and keep that up.
10:16Mate, that is...
10:17No way.
10:18So good.
10:19Already stripped of their phones, wallets, and in possession of a GPS tracker, teams must
10:24make it to Melbourne with just a map, travel guide, and cash budget.
10:29You have currency equivalent to just under £840 each, mate.
10:34And it's expensive in Australia.
10:37Yeah.
10:37Equivalent to the cost of flying the route, they have a daily budget of just £26 per
10:43person.
10:44That's it.
10:45No spicy margaritas for you.
10:46No, none for a minute.
10:47Let's go.
10:49Amazing start.
10:49Absolutely.
10:50It's so cool.
10:52Oh, my God.
10:53It's Samaritan.
10:54We're literally seconds in front of you, man.
10:56No way.
10:57What the hell?
10:59OK.
11:00OK.
11:00Let's go.
11:00Let's go.
11:01You keep the bus warm for you.
11:02OK.
11:04You're sitting like a bad boy.
11:06Look at the view.
11:07Oh, my God.
11:08OK.
11:10Let's go second.
11:10That's amazing.
11:12We did so well.
11:13I know.
11:14What a start.
11:15Let's go, Al.
11:16Got a race to it.
11:18Harmony Arch.
11:20What?
11:20I don't get where the arch is.
11:23Oh!
11:25Thinking about advantage point, we're thinking about height.
11:27This is the tallest building around us.
11:28Let's go and have a look.
11:29Let's have a look.
11:30OK.
11:31You managing?
11:31Just about, yeah.
11:34Oh!
11:35Oh!
11:35Oh, my God.
11:36Whoa!
11:37That's amazing.
11:38So, not last.
11:39That's something.
11:40No.
11:41OK.
11:41Your first checkpoint.
11:43Pankalan Bun.
11:44Ever heard of it?
11:44No.
11:45Obviously not.
11:46OK.
11:46Let's go.
11:47I told you we weren't last.
11:49Obviously, I would rather we be first, but I don't think they can be too much further ahead
11:52than us.
11:52No, they can't be me.
11:56Woo!
11:56I cannot believe we were first.
11:58Game's on.
12:00Can you help me?
12:01I'm trying to find this place.
12:03Pankalan Bun?
12:03Yeah.
12:04Is it in Malaysia?
12:05Pankalan Bun.
12:06You've never heard of it?
12:08Pankalan Bun.
12:09Yeah.
12:10Yeah.
12:11It's in?
12:12Indonesia.
12:13Oh, my goodness.
12:15The island of Borneo, uniquely shared by three sovereign nations, Brunei and Malaysia
12:22to the north, and the vast green swathe of Indonesia dominating the south.
12:281,000 kilometres from Kuching lies the first checkpoint, Pankalan Bun.
12:36Straddling the bustling Arut River, it was once the capital of Sultan Imanuddin's Islamic
12:42Kingdom.
12:44Now home to a different kind of royalty, the legendary wildlife in Tanjung Puteng National
12:51Park.
12:54So you know where we are on the map, didn't you?
12:56Yes, we are in Kuching in Borneo.
12:59Beautiful place.
13:00That's amazing.
13:00All the same.
13:01I'm beat it.
13:02I am ready to go.
13:03We want to head south to Pankalan Bun.
13:06Easy, easy, mate.
13:07Yeah.
13:07Easy.
13:08Walking the park.
13:09The hottest park on the planet.
13:11To get to Pankalan Bun, the teams will need to enter Indonesian Borneo via one of two border
13:17crossings, reachable by evening if they can make a quick getaway.
13:23There seems to be bigger towns down the coast.
13:25There's actually writing on the map there, but inland there's not much.
13:29Yeah.
13:29Then they could travel south via the western coastal fringe, making use of fast roads and
13:36bigger transport hubs, as well as the maze of renowned waterways.
13:41Or choose a more direct route through the interior of the island, home to Borneo's traditional
13:47communities, but where dense jungle terrain means rough roads and sporadic transport.
13:54I like the idea of inland.
13:56Yeah.
13:57We're going to see a lot of sea and a lot of coast on this trip.
14:00We are.
14:00But we're not going to spend a lot of time on this island.
14:05I'd like to see some jungle, and we are two adventurous athletes.
14:09We are.
14:09Athletes is the key word there.
14:12Yeah.
14:13What do you reckon?
14:14Inland?
14:15Meow once for inland.
14:16Class.
14:17Inland it is.
14:18That's it.
14:19Let's head towards Batang Saranga.
14:22The inland route seems like right up myself and Sam Street, so getting out of here as
14:27soon as possible and getting that border crossed is the first thing on our list.
14:30Right.
14:30Let's go to bus station.
14:33We want to be in Indonesia like today.
14:36Yeah.
14:37It looks like you could go like straight down inland.
14:40Yeah.
14:41And so then we can maybe get a little bit of culture.
14:43Yeah.
14:43That's not a bad shout.
14:45The village homestay.
14:46Work with a traditional diet family.
14:48I think that sounds amazing.
14:50So we're going to go from Cushing straight down south.
14:54We want to get to Tayan tonight.
14:56Okie dokie.
14:57While Sam and Kaz are headed to Batang Tarang, Ella and Nana are aiming for nearby Tayan to immerse
15:04themselves in Borneo's indigenous culture.
15:07This is your responsibility.
15:08Ok.
15:10That I can handle.
15:11I don't know.
15:12I'm feeling good.
15:13Ok, we found it.
15:15Yes!
15:16Collect your race kit from the closest vantage point.
15:19Oh my gosh.
15:20Oh my gosh.
15:20Here we go again.
15:21Vantage point.
15:22I have no idea what a vantage point is.
15:25This is a nightmare.
15:26Where's our race kit?
15:31My guess is we've got to try and get out of Malaysia and head into this Indonesian side of Borneo
15:36as quickly as possible.
15:37Yeah.
15:37But this must be so remote.
15:39No, we don't want to get stranded in the middle of nowhere with no hotels, no facilities, nothing.
15:44No, that is true.
15:45But if you look here, look, there's almost a connection all the way through this mainland part of Indonesia.
15:49Yeah.
15:49As far as Pontianak.
15:50Looks by far the biggest town.
15:52Looks by far the biggest town.
15:53We've then potentially got connections via the water.
15:56River travel.
15:57Now that sounds fantastic to me.
15:59Doesn't it?
16:01The strategy is to get into the Indonesian side today, sort of as far along as possible early on.
16:06And I think being on the move, that feeling of we're actually getting somewhere, is going to be essential for
16:11us.
16:12Planning to cross the same border tonight, Geoff and Matt will then head west to the port city of Pontianak,
16:19where they hope they can switch to river transport.
16:22I think if we can get a taxi, we can get moving.
16:24Yeah, I do too.
16:25We would like to go to Kuching Central bus station.
16:28Oh, yeah, yeah.
16:29Yeah?
16:29Yeah, yeah, yeah.
16:30Oh, wow.
16:33Go, go, go.
16:35This must be the vantage point.
16:37Yes!
16:38Woo!
16:39No, wait, what?
16:40Oh, no.
16:41Junior, we're last.
16:42Oh, my God.
16:44Are you serious?
16:45We need to get a move on, because the other teams are probably on a bus on the way there.
16:49Come.
16:50We need to go.
16:51This is not good, man.
16:52This is not good at all.
16:54We can do it.
16:55Don't stress.
16:58Hi.
16:59We're trying to get to Tayan's house.
17:02First, you must go to Sarian.
17:05Sarian.
17:07Sarian?
17:08Sarian.
17:08Wait, wait, wait.
17:10How much?
17:11Seven.
17:11Do we not think we're being a bit hasty?
17:13That guy said.
17:14Sarian, yeah.
17:15I think we still go.
17:17I just don't want to get stuck somewhere.
17:19I think fortune favors the brave.
17:22Okay, this is your call.
17:23Let's go.
17:24We didn't even buy snacks.
17:27No buses today?
17:29Yes.
17:30Tomorrow morning.
17:31Tomorrow morning.
17:32Okay.
17:32Thanks so much.
17:33Thanks so much for your help.
17:34Where's the cabs?
17:35How much would it cost to get a taxi to the border?
17:38One more beer, I get that.
17:40Okay.
17:41It's expensive.
17:42Any cheaper?
17:42Any cheaper?
17:43No.
17:44If we basically went to our homestay tonight, it could be a day ahead.
17:49Timing is tight, man.
17:50That border's going to close soon.
17:51Let's go, let's go, let's go.
17:52Let's go.
17:54The fastest you've ever driven to the border.
17:59There must be an alternative here.
18:00There must be.
18:01We're trying to go to Pontianac.
18:04Are there taxis by the border that you can get?
18:08I don't know, man.
18:09It's a massive risk, man.
18:10I just think we need to be moving.
18:12Who's to say what there is there?
18:13There might not even be a hotel.
18:14We might get left in the middle of nowhere.
18:17I think it's crazy.
18:18I'm going to suggest that we book some tickets to the first bus out, and then we'd trundle
18:24back into Kuching.
18:26Okay, fine.
18:27Let's book it.
18:27Let's book the bus tickets for tomorrow, then.
18:29You're not happy with it, though.
18:31Oh.
18:34It's just frustrating, isn't it?
18:35It's frustrating.
18:37Could we have two seats tomorrow morning to Pontianac?
18:39We are differing on what we're going to do at the moment, but the 8am coach, it takes us all
18:45of the way down to the place that we want to be.
18:47There's a lot of certainty in that.
18:50Wait, what?
18:51We've got to go the whole other side of Australia.
18:54We need to spend as least as possible right now.
18:56Let's see.
18:57Ooh, coconut harvest job.
18:58Camping under the stars.
19:00We'll do a morning shift.
19:01That's fine.
19:01And then we can just make a big, fast leap through the border all the way down to our
19:06checkpoint.
19:07Let's go, sis.
19:08Let's go get a move on.
19:11Opting to stay in Malaysia for a quick job, Princess and Junior are aiming northwest to
19:16the coastal town of Semetan.
19:19We need to get to Semetan.
19:21Is there a bus?
19:22No bus for Semetan.
19:23No bus?
19:24No bus.
19:24How do we get to Semetan?
19:26We take a taxi.
19:27Taxi?
19:29Is there nowhere else to Semetan from here?
19:31Use bau bus.
19:33Gucing to bau, you can go to Semetan.
19:35Are you always close to Semetan?
19:36Ah.
19:37Thank you, my friend.
19:37Thank you so much.
19:38Are you all right there?
19:39Waiting for time to pass by?
19:40I just don't know what else we're meant to do.
19:42Well, we need to get a move on.
19:45It's annoying because Junior's better at talking to people.
19:48He'll just go up to everyone and anyone to get help.
19:52And then when he's in the flow of it, I don't really want to interfere, so I'll kind
19:55of take a step back, but he probably feels like I'm not helping him.
19:58You just, you give up a bit easily.
20:00Bow?
20:01Bow?
20:03Is it trebakase or trebakase?
20:05Eh?
20:06To say thank you?
20:07Trebakase.
20:07Trebakase.
20:08It's like, you're not really independent.
20:11I've just turned 18.
20:12This is completely out of my comfort zone.
20:15If we compare one another, I was just more, way more independent from a young age.
20:20But you haven't necessarily experienced the full real world.
20:25That's what I'm trying to improve on, to have to be independent and have to have confidence
20:30in what I choose to do.
20:31But this will be a shock to my system, I think.
20:35So she just pressed the stop button when she needed to start.
20:38So is that what we need to do?
20:40You've never been on a bus?
20:41I have been on a bus once.
20:50Wow.
20:51Teberdoo, two and a half kilometres.
20:53To the south, Ella and Nana are the first team to reach the border crossing separating
20:58Malaysia and Indonesia.
21:03Hello, Teberdoo.
21:05You like me?
21:06Not bad.
21:07I just don't need to see Sam again.
21:10Here we are.
21:11No way.
21:12It's Ella.
21:13Huh?
21:14It's Ella.
21:14Oh my goodness.
21:17No way!
21:19They got a taxi though.
21:20They got a taxi.
21:22I'm livid.
21:23There you go, my friend.
21:24Thank you very much.
21:25Thank you very much.
21:26Take care.
21:26Drive safe, OK?
21:27Thanks, mate.
21:28How did they do that?
21:30That is so annoying.
21:31But we definitely spent less than them and we got to the same point at the same time.
21:35So, yeah.
21:36I'm not going to listen to any of Sam Ryder's music ever.
21:41Furious.
21:44Indonesia.
21:46You've made it.
21:47Day one.
21:48Good start.
21:49Now where?
21:50Because what even is this?
21:54Indonesian Borneo.
21:56Known as Kalimantan.
21:57A sparsely settled region covered in expansive wilderness and marshy coastal plains.
22:05With less transport infrastructure than Malaysia to the north and with little English spoken
22:11outside the big cities, for inexperienced travellers it can be a challenge.
22:17Is there a bus?
22:18No bus.
22:19No bus.
22:19It's looking like a taxi situation.
22:21It's feeling significantly different to Malaysia.
22:24Looks absolutely deserted.
22:27Hello.
22:28We look for taxi.
22:30To Batang Tarang.
22:32How much?
22:33$80.
22:34More than we were planning on paying, but I think we need to get moving.
22:36Yeah, let's go.
22:40I can't believe we're back here.
22:44Hunkering down at the starting line in Kuching.
22:47Here we are about to have some nice Malaysian food and we've got a beer.
22:51We could easily have been standing by the side of a motorway with our thumbs out in sweltering heat.
22:57In Indonesia.
22:59We've spent 75 ringgis on taxis to go nowhere.
23:03It's the first day.
23:05Let's play safe.
23:06There's playing safe.
23:06There's ending up in the same place that you started in.
23:08And I feel like we weren't brave today.
23:10Be positive, Max.
23:12Be positive.
23:24The smell.
23:25That is some serious mould.
23:28260 kilometres to the south, Ella and Nana.
23:31This is not the honeymoon suite.
23:33This is it.
23:33This is our gap year experience.
23:35This is what we came here for.
23:36This is what you missed out on all those years ago.
23:40It doesn't feel jungly.
23:42Just north, Sam and Kaz.
23:45We're going to have to now try and find somewhere to stay.
23:49It should be easy round here.
23:50It doesn't need to be a hotel.
23:52I'd literally sleep on their floor and I know they'll be honest.
23:54That bench looks quite good.
23:55You let her sleep on your floor?
23:57Lay down.
23:58On the floor.
23:59Is it OK?
24:00Really?
24:01Wow, that was easy.
24:06Oh, that's perfect.
24:07Class.
24:07Yes.
24:08It's here.
24:13It's so hot in this garage, but I've definitely slept in wash.
24:17Yeah.
24:21OK.
24:23I take you to the camp.
24:24Any stars?
24:25Oh, yes.
24:25A few up there.
24:26Beyond Semetan and Mount Kauai, Princess and Junior have reached their job.
24:31Ah, you're OK Miss here.
24:33It's got actual tents.
24:34It's got actual tents.
24:35I saw you at the shower.
24:36At Mr. Leanne's Coconut Farm.
24:38Oh, hey.
24:40Is the shower warm?
24:41No.
24:42We don't have the heater.
24:43It's cold.
24:43This is from the mountain stream.
24:46Yeah.
24:47Oh, that's refreshing.
24:49Mountain water.
24:49Mountain water stream.
24:51With bird sounds.
24:53That's right.
24:53Silent sounds of nature.
24:55That's healing.
24:57OK.
24:59Oh, wow.
24:59Toilets are very open.
25:00You have tissue?
25:02No, no.
25:03No.
25:04So that's to wipe?
25:05Yes.
25:05Ah.
25:06OK.
25:07OK, yeah.
25:07Interesting, yeah.
25:09Feeling very squeamish.
25:12See it?
25:12Yeah.
25:12I don't really like spiders.
25:14No.
25:15I can't do spiders.
25:16I can't do spiders or mosquitoes.
25:18And I feel like we're in a spider mosquito infested place.
25:21No, don't say spider, please.
25:26OK.
25:26Take a breather.
25:29And relax.
25:31What's that?
25:32How am I going to sleep in this?
25:43Here we are again.
25:44Might get some noodles or something, to be honest.
25:46I'll have a white coffee, pal.
25:48You're not going to get any food?
25:49Whoa.
25:49Is that chicken?
25:50Chicken.
25:51Daybreak and finally making moves.
25:54It's gorgeous.
25:55Jeff and Matt are setting off from Kuching for the border.
25:58Sight set on the port city of Pontianac.
26:01Feeling better?
26:02Yeah.
26:03I am very pleased to see the back of Kuching.
26:06We need Pontianac to be the transport hub we hope.
26:09We be.
26:09Yeah.
26:11Hello, Miss Leanne.
26:12Good morning.
26:13Are you ready for the day?
26:14I'm ready.
26:15Oh, we're ready.
26:15All right.
26:15Great.
26:16We have to work hard.
26:17We'll work hard.
26:19135 kilometres north, Princess and Junior are starting their shift at Mr. Leanne's coconut
26:25farm, paying back last night's bed and board.
26:29You will carry this.
26:30Oh, wow.
26:31For you to bring down the coconuts, eh?
26:32Okay.
26:33Careful.
26:34That is sharp.
26:35Let's go.
26:36Wow.
26:37I've got dangerous weapons on me.
26:38Can you put it down?
26:39It's a bit scary.
26:40Yeah.
26:42Sandwaged between the green slopes of Mount Kauai and the South China Sea, Mr. Leanne's
26:48lush palms flourish in the tropical climate and high humidity.
26:53Now, that sounds very old.
26:58This is good for consumption.
27:01Oh.
27:01There you are.
27:02Oh.
27:03Prized for their sweet, nutty flavour, Panda and dwarf coconuts fetch a premium, but only
27:09if picked at the perfect ripeness.
27:11Yes.
27:12Fantastic.
27:13Oh, yeah.
27:13Come on.
27:15Junior.
27:16Yes.
27:16I put it on you.
27:17Yay.
27:18There you are.
27:19Be very careful, eh?
27:20Be very careful.
27:21How many coconuts do you want, Mr. Leanne?
27:23Another 30 coconuts, yeah?
27:25Okay.
27:25And your job is to bring this to the roadside, eh?
27:28Okay.
27:28Okay, I'm leaving you two now.
27:30At least in about an hour.
27:32Don't waste my coconut, though.
27:33I won't.
27:35Let's just try to get as many as we can for him.
27:37Yeah.
27:37Try to get more than 30.
27:40Is it hard?
27:41Do you know what?
27:41I don't mind it.
27:42And actually, as jobs go, it's definitely one of the better ones.
27:45Yeah.
27:45You feel good at this?
27:47I'm absolutely loving this.
27:50Growing up in a public eye, I'm used to people prejudging me and stereotyping how I'm going
27:56to be.
27:56Oh, my God.
27:57They're so heavy.
27:58People assume that I'm just living off Mummy and Daddy's money, but I'm not going
28:04to take money from my parents.
28:05That's just not me.
28:06There's one there, one there.
28:08Gonna get these down.
28:11I released my first single at 17.
28:15And I got a big chunk of money come in for my music.
28:18And I blew it all.
28:20Are you sure these are right?
28:21I think so.
28:22Yeah.
28:23So, I had to go get a job.
28:25I worked at the London Underground on the Piccadilly line, 10pm to 6am.
28:30Oh!
28:31And that was intense.
28:32I was doing wiring.
28:33I was carrying heavy materials, basically doing just loads of manual labour stuff.
28:38Junior, I just checked that bunch of coconut and I opened it and it's too young.
28:43I cannot use this one, eh?
28:44I'm sorry.
28:45It's okay.
28:45You go for another three, maybe?
28:47Yes.
28:48I thought I knew what I was doing, but clearly still a novice.
28:51I need to bring this whole bunch down now.
28:53Go on, you got it.
28:54I may not have known as many things as everyone else did on the Underground, but I worked hard.
28:59I like to think that I did the best that I could.
29:01Let me just get this last two.
29:03Woo!
29:03And it taught me a lot about money, you know?
29:06It taught me having a budget that you know you need for your weekly shop.
29:11Good!
29:12We've got so many coconuts.
29:14How about 60, AC?
29:15So, we doubled what you asked for.
29:17Hey!
29:18Yes.
29:18That's good.
29:19Great.
29:22Come, come.
29:24All right.
29:25Oh!
29:26Oh, wow.
29:26South China Sea.
29:27Oh, that's beautiful.
29:30This is definitely what we wanted.
29:31Experience in Malaysia is views like this.
29:36We need to get going.
29:37We need to get into Indonesia.
29:38Mr. Lian.
29:39Yes?
29:39We really, really need to get to the border.
29:42Are you on a lift?
29:43Yes.
29:43Oh, my gosh!
29:44Yeah.
29:45OK.
29:46It's been a hard day's work.
29:50Come on, come on.
29:52Come here.
29:54We're going to start earning our keep.
29:56This is where our rice comes from.
29:58Yes, yes, yes.
29:59Wow.
30:01360 kilometres south, Ella and Nana.
30:06Which basis?
30:07Green?
30:08No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
30:09Orange.
30:09Orange?
30:10Orange.
30:11Harvesting rice in exchange for a night's lodging with villager Marcella.
30:15We filled the whole thing?
30:17Yes.
30:17Oh.
30:18Ah!
30:21Nekbindang, home to one of Borneo's indigenous communities.
30:26Collectively known as the Dayak people.
30:29Their ancestry dates back over 3,000 years.
30:34Marcella, do you plant the rice?
30:36Yes.
30:36You do.
30:37You do.
30:37On the whole mountainside.
30:39This is the hour.
30:40This is your one?
30:41Yeah.
30:41Oh, wow.
30:43Sharing dwellings called longhouses, up to 200 metres long, multiple generations live
30:49alongside each other.
30:52Surviving on small-scale subsistence farming, every able member of the community takes a share
30:58of the work.
30:59I just love seeing all the hats popping up through the hill.
31:03So pretty.
31:03So pretty.
31:04Wow.
31:05My name's Ella.
31:07What's your name?
31:08Ah, Nin.
31:09Nin.
31:10Nin.
31:11This is grandfather.
31:13Grandfather.
31:13Grandfather.
31:14Yes.
31:14Wow.
31:15Wow.
31:15He's so fast.
31:16Yeah, he is.
31:18I don't want him to go to anyone else's basket.
31:21This is my friend.
31:23Girlfriend.
31:23Yes.
31:24Girlfriend.
31:25Your girlfriend.
31:26Woo!
31:28Hi.
31:29Hello.
31:30You all grow up together?
31:33Yes.
31:33Oh, wow.
31:35It's so cool that all these women around her, she grew up with.
31:39Do they live in the community?
31:41Yes, yes.
31:42Okay.
31:43It was just me and my mum growing up.
31:46I've always wanted siblings.
31:47I don't know if every only child feels that way.
31:50But then when I went to school, I met Nana and we naturally gravitated towards each other.
31:55I think we're getting the hang of this.
31:57In the summer holidays, we get in bus to each other's houses and we go to the same chicken
32:01shop and get up to all sorts of mischief around London.
32:05And she spent a lot of time in my house and vice versa, Nana's family is very much my family
32:10as well.
32:11I love it.
32:12Yeah.
32:12This is my dream to be in the sun all day with my mates.
32:16Surrounded by women.
32:17Chewing the fat.
32:18Definitely.
32:19Are we each other's community?
32:21Not physically, because obviously we live in different countries, but...
32:24Emotional community, I would say.
32:26There's a lot of joy that I get from being around you since you moved to Ghana.
32:31Obviously, I really miss you.
32:32I moved to Ghana over two years ago and even if we're in constant communication,
32:36there's nothing that replaces actually being sat next to that person.
32:40So, the race gives us a really amazing opportunity to do that.
32:45High five!
32:46Yeah!
32:47High five!
32:48Yes!
33:06High five!
33:09High five!
33:10Just 40 kilometres away, in the foothills of Tiongkandang, lives another Dayak community.
33:18With a strong spiritual tie to the land, they act as custodians of the forest.
33:25All who wish to enter, must first receive a protective ritual penankal.
33:31Performed by Shaman, Asuani.
33:36Cheers. Lovely.
33:38No, we feel the polybag. Durian.
33:42Durian. Ah, vomit fruit.
33:45Not, not, not.
33:48Paying off their accommodation for tonight,
33:51Sam and Kaz are helping the custodians, Ibu Yul and friends,
33:55repot durian fruits.
33:57That smells lovely.
33:58A gift from the forest to the people,
34:01a delicacy, as well as a remedy for fevers.
34:04Let's go.
34:05Go. Go.
34:07This is going to be roasting, isn't it?
34:09We've travelled around the world, but you pull up in a van,
34:12you play the show, and then you get back on the bus and go.
34:15Unless you've got a day off, you're not really seeing much.
34:18So having this time, not having to worry about work
34:20or the next show or anything like that,
34:23just experience whatever's getting thrown at us is amazing.
34:28I see. Okay, okay.
34:30Sorry, boss.
34:32I love meeting someone that you didn't count on.
34:35That morning, you know?
34:37But those things happen less and less,
34:39and you can find your heart actually closing along with that.
34:43So I hope the race will reignite that magic.
34:47How old are you?
34:48Thirty-six.
34:49Thirty-six.
34:50You?
34:50Thirty-eight.
34:52Oh, 36.
34:5336, 38.
34:57I'm definitely old.
34:58Oh, yeah.
34:58Anguot puna, lah.
34:59Tengla ku, lah.
35:02What's you do, married?
35:03Married?
35:04No.
35:04Single?
35:05No, no, no.
35:06Girlfriend?
35:07Oh.
35:07Oh.
35:09Oh.
35:10How many you brother cat I have two brothers yes no brother two sister
35:18Do you sing any songs when you work yes I like so long yeah
35:37it's a nice melody I like song
35:54lawless jungles taking a toll when I feel darkness claiming my soul I turn to the
36:01holly I scream from the rooftops I'm reaping the holly I'm rid of the garden
36:08coming down very cool you're the best
36:24where are we I can't really remember princess I'm stressing the only team
36:31still in Malaysia princess and junior trying to reach the border before it
36:36shots at 5 o'clock I feel like there's a couple teams in Indonesia you think yeah
36:42because they would have gone inland which means that they might have got there
36:46today okay it's one minute to five so I'm
36:57I'm so nervous please listen please listen to leave tomorrow really all cloth now so
37:06where to find lodging here
37:09can I have a hug yes thank you my friend thank you so much thank you thank you so much
37:20we will
37:20never forget you mr. Leanne again thank you my friend nicest guy ever hello excuse me hello we we
37:33want to stay here thank you so much I'm not looking forward to this night in there I'll
37:38tell you that I mean this is got a bed this is one of the noisiest roads I've ever been
37:47on
37:47across the border to the south Jeff and Matt have reached the coastal hub of Pontianac
37:55lying directly on the equator it's home to a busy bus terminal and five principal ports
38:03Matt how far do we think this port is still further yeah it's still a fair bit further after their
38:10delayed start they're hoping the waterways will rocket them farther towards the checkpoint painful
38:17isn't it let's have a look up here but first they need to locate the port I think this is
38:23the
38:23last protocol tonight if we can't find it we need to get into a hotel Matt it's getting late this
38:29is
38:29taking us to the waterfront and then we can walk right it does come a point where you gotta stop
38:33hold on dad right in front of us Sukadana all right contact the Sukadana do you know how we get
38:39a
38:39ticket to Sukadana okay here oh it's the 7 a.m. morning 7 a.m. 7 a.m. thank you
38:48so much thank you
38:49so much honestly sorry to interrupt thank you I'm really proud that I was able to stick to my guns
38:58so look we are going to the ferry port we are not going to go and faff around looking for
39:01a hotel
39:02I'm having two beers tonight I don't care gosh
39:10this is my father mama nice to be nice to meet you these are your children yes oh so many
39:18generations so many generations as night falls in the east our favorite settling into the community
39:28longhouse after a day in the fields very beautiful Ella and Nana I do feel grateful that we made this
39:41decision to come the really rural route their way of life is simple and really beautiful mama you look
39:48so pretty shanty shanty shanty shanty it makes me want to build my community and have them closer
39:54that's gonna be us when we're older working living sleeping and I don't come in and I build a village
40:02good night babe all right at the worst sleep literally been eaten alive I've literally been
40:13bitten there all my legs I might as well turn into a mosquito at the westerly border crossing
40:19princess and junior we made it hello Indonesia wow okay this really is in the middle of nowhere 300
40:28kilometres south deep within Indonesia what's up chickens Sam and Kaz are limbering up for their
40:36push to the checkpoint I'm immediately too hot onwards we're moving also hoping to speed south Ella and
40:44Anna taking the rural route was more brave than we ever anticipated returning to the remote jungle town of
40:52Tayaan in search of transport to Pankalan Boone the bus there that's not to go to Pontianna to get a
41:01bus
41:02okay I think our best bet is going to be going to Pontianak for more options at the very least
41:07on the map it's quite a
41:08big detour I don't want to see it as a bus that goes direct from Tayaan to Pankalan Boone I
41:16think at this
41:17point we do need a bit more convenience our options are super limited out here
41:24what's up bro we need to get to Pankalan Boone is there like a bus yes I am to Pankalan
41:31Boone 7 p.m.
41:33I can promise skip it you can't promise it okay like what if we wait and then it doesn't exist
41:41because
41:41we could be on our way to Pontianak before then yeah to reach the checkpoint as quickly as possible
41:47a dilemma a 100 kilometer detour west to Pontianak in the hope of plentiful buses or risk waiting in
41:56Tayaan for the Seoul bus at 7 p.m. which heads direct to Pankalan Boone if it turns up
42:04without any means to actually find out this information in a language that we speak it's
42:09just really difficult let's do it wait tomorrow morning we'll be in Pankalan Boone let's just hope
42:14this bus exists and it stops oh my god I feel sick so we are looking to get to Pankalan
42:26Boone do you
42:28think going to Pontianak yes there is a lot of bus there yes so it's reliable we could do with
42:33a bit
42:33of reliable back in nearby Batang Tarang okay shall we get on the road yeah let's do it unaware of
42:39the
42:39potential direct bus to the checkpoint Sam and Kaz have decided to make the detour to Pontianak it's
42:46about a three-hour trip yes taxi let's go we are on the road to Pontianak piece of cake easy
42:51now how do
42:54we get across this road already they're focusing on their exit plan I got first five minutes till that
43:00boat leaves Jeff and Matt this is already a lot harder than I thought it was gonna be mate yeah
43:06speed
43:08boat here so super Donna 600 600 okay there's no hurry okay now that we've got the tickets it's the
43:17first time in these three days yeah that I've actually relaxed now I feel optimistic I feel calm yeah it's
43:23good but to be honest you probably weren't expecting how tough it's been heat hills steps backpack dodgy knees
43:34worst combination ever but I've got to get back to England hold my head up and not feel ashamed but
43:41there's no shame in asking for the help no no no I get that thank you for offering physically use
43:47me
43:48and mentally I'll use you because you are mentally incredibly strong I'll get worked up I'll get emotional
43:53just see a vision of us approaching the first checkpoint with me on your fireman's left
44:03the older you get maybe the more you should question your ability to do things oh this is just crazy
44:11the
44:11part of my mind that says come on but you can do it is is the one that still holds
44:16sway
44:23the father and son are using the waterways to take them 160 kilometers further south to Sukadana
44:30I'm really tough but we found this well it's you you found it running through dense jungle the Kapuas River
44:38Delta weaves through fishing villages and wide open estuaries guided by local captains it's the
44:45fastest way to travel really bad and it's exciting about being in the moment we're racing properly now
44:53we're racing properly hello sir is there bus to point your neck further north but making headway
45:02since crossing into Indonesia princess and junior have made it to sambas yes what time is the bus
45:09the plan to stick to the coast taking advantage of the highway south to Pontianac and then onwards to the
45:16checkpoint Samba City to Pontianac 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. can we book 4 p.m. to Pontianac
45:23which means I'm
45:25gonna need to try and find someone to stay in Pontianac it's okay thank you very much ah you put
45:30princess
45:32princess and princess but I'm junior okay thank you whoa one sec one sec one sec I was just thinking
45:42if we
45:42can try and get a 10 o'clock one instead we don't have to pay for accommodation we travel overnight
45:46yeah
45:47we've got 15 minutes we try to go well let's go should we run there yeah hello my friend can
45:57we please
45:57change to 10 p.m. it's impossible so we can't change it to 10 that's it oh that's so annoying
46:07man oh so
46:09annoying why didn't we just think before we got it what we do yeah but we have to pay for
46:15accommodation now
46:18okay you're annoyed but there's nothing we could have done about it this could literally just ruin
46:22our race because it's just so dumb like we're talking about saving our budget what we've spent
46:26on a coach that could have covered accommodation as well we don't know what's happening to the other
46:31teams okay I'm over it we literally could have done this tonight oh it's gonna be a long journey
46:50bus to pankalang boon morning so tomorrow morning bus to pankalang boon having diverted west to the
46:59transport hub of Pontianac for a bus heading south is there any other city where we can get a bus
47:06today
47:06yeah yeah to pankalang boon no no no great that's annoying Sam and Kaz must wait until morning where is
47:14possible to sleep for nothing we have a homestay here okay but one day 100 thousands okay one people
47:28oh mate I'm grateful that we've got a place annoyed that we've ended up having to pay for somewhere I
47:34really wanted to do the whole trip with no accommodation I know it is giving penitentiary
47:40do you reckon the C stands for sell all of the information that we received was that the only
47:47way that you can get to pankalang boon it's sitting on a bus for 19 hours that bus doesn't stop
47:53anywhere
47:53else it goes straight to pankalang boon it is the route I'd be really gutted if there was another way
47:59and we didn't find it let's go and get a Nutella sandwich hopefully in the next half an hour or
48:08so our
48:09bus is actually turning up having pursued their risky strategy of staying in Tayan is it definitely
48:15gonna stop it will right Ella and Nana are still waiting for their bus very nervous there's no
48:21actual stop so you just tell them in advance where you want them to stop we can't miss this bus
48:28is that a bus I think this might be it really maybe it might be a lorry
48:39yeah it's a lorry I'm still optimistic
48:56shall we get going yeah after following the waterways yesterday Jeff and Matt have found
49:04themselves stranded in Sukkodana hello we're trying to get down to pankalang boon I can call
49:11my friend who has the taxi that would be fantastic with no public transport they settle on an extreme
49:19option to cover the 400 kilometers to the checkpoint how much is it gonna cost that's a lot there's crazy
49:27amount of money I know that's two and a half days budget but I don't care which is as long
49:33as we've
49:33got enough to get there we're desperate now we are truly out in the middle of mistakes hopefully this
49:40works got power aircon recline what can you own about is it comfy no already on the move Sam and
49:50Kaz I
49:51think it was the right decision to go to Pontianat yesterday because all the information we had was
49:58saying that Pontianat was the place to get the bus to pankalang boon all of these genius moves we're making
50:03yeah thank lamb boon straight up ahead nice I'm so glad that bus came this is a win a win
50:18ah
50:18I'm giddy lying along southern Borneo's Arut River the colorful city of pankalan boon bustling waterways
50:33edged with stilted homes and busy streets packed with markets a patchwork of cultures and the first
50:41checkpoint on the road to Melbourne okay on foot head 700 meters southwest and find Gigi Walnut 10 and
50:56follow the path to the riverfront okay compass well I think it's this one okay 700 meters okay
51:03last walk yeah oh fine Gigi Walnut 10 look out for a pathway as well oh my gosh oh no
51:14Gigi Walnut 10 yes
51:15that's it yeah yeah yeah I'm saying Walnut the whole time wow this looks like a precarious bridge I'm
51:22gonna walk in the middle but I feel like I'm gonna gain Lara Croft game oh there's the river there
51:29wow this is so pretty so nice oh okay okay okay take a water taxi to find Sarah Jewel Murtadden
51:42Moss taxi
51:45oh my god okay okay okay we're Tayan so stupid 25 kilometers from where they set off yesterday morning we
52:01didn't need to go to Pontianak there was a bus from Tayan to the checkpoint I messed it up you
52:08would have
52:08got a bus yesterday we're a day behind yep we may have to start taking more risks if we want
52:15it and start
52:16getting there faster than I guess
52:26I'm excited oh I hear more I'm filling up there well what a master is how beautiful okay to reach
52:42the
52:42check point take any vehicle to bank account tank and find the closest hotel to sign in okay
52:49taxi Akuta oh my god I don't want to see the bus I can taste it smell it
52:59oh which side are you looking at I'm looking at this side love about this side this side I see
53:05I'm
53:05counting that yeah we could go where's the hotel let's go yeah okay okay oh my gosh oh my gosh
53:23hello some of the family sign in here okay congratulations you have successfully reached your
53:32first checkpoint please sign in I believe oh my god I'm gonna cry that's crazy what oh my god what
53:46just
53:46happened we just came first I'm so happy the rural area was well worth the risk you set the standard
53:56watching favors the brave and in this case that was very true yeah cannot wait for a shower
54:20arriving into the city get your shoes on yeah they're not running shoes they're walking quickly
54:25shoes two more teams I feel like to be honest that would actually last
54:32thank you long boom here we go awesome let's go
54:42on foot head 700 meters southwest and find gg wall 10 southwest yeah go this way let's go thank you
54:51so
54:51much going well at 10 yes ah thank you that's you happy just doing it what please for me a
54:59brisk wall
55:00yeah that's fine let's hope it's going in the right direction I reckon this is a wrong make so just
55:05go
55:05back to the way we can yeah this could cost us this is something we'll just ask them you see
55:11on
55:11there gg wallet 10 it's this one yeah hello gg wallet 10 that's me yeah this is the first time
55:20we're
55:20actually heading in the right direction oh and this is a river take a water taxi to find sirajal
55:30mutadin mosque hello mate can we get on your boat i can't see anything i assume it's that with
55:36the light on is that the mosque that might be a giveaway blue light massive blue dome right in front
55:43of us
55:44this is that this is it oh i've got another message to reach checkpoint take any vehicle to bank
55:51kauteng and find the closest hotel to sign in do you know any tactic
55:56what do you think the best way of doing this is well i've got no idea about any vehicle bank
56:04kauteng
56:05whatever the closest hotel is to them what's that please slow equals steady equals quick
56:11i think you're butchering it slightly that's the bank let's go it's got to be this place i'm assuming
56:17it's the hotel is this the hotel this is the hotel oh oh this is perfect service this is nice
56:25this is wellness hello mate there's the book there's the book there's the book that's the book moment of
56:29truth congratulations you have successfully reached your first checkpoint please sign in overly
56:34i'm saying last yeah it's got to be last no way how no way i'm ecstatic yeah i'm buzzing
56:45amazing yeah stoked absolutely surprised it's massively surprised yeah thank you so much my friend
56:51yes thank you man good night good night thank you man it's a pleasure love you absolutely love you
56:58thank you do it i can't look let's see how last we are then shall we oh wow oh we're
57:04not last
57:05we're not 23 we're not far behind we're just behind them overwhelmingly relieved truth is i thought
57:11actually we're not even going to finish this first leg we've way overspent but hopefully i'm going to
57:17claw it back thank you thank you get the feeder get some liquid in yeah shower will be fantastic
57:28he's been sick that's the second person my dear he is throwing up everywhere oh wow that does smell
57:43it's really bad what steaks i can't and we can literally smell it oh my gosh it's the sick
57:53boss no man the other teams are on the move they're probably already at the checkpoint where's
58:03cats i've just left my friend behind this is absolutely horrific from one world to another this is mental
58:12man that is definitely a crop if it was just me i would go home now no way this mentality
58:21is not what we
58:22need i'm so over it
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