These guys should know something about tea by now… (Photo: Mel, team Malabar Mad Hatters )
Day 3 of the Travel Scientists’ incredible rickshaw race saw teams travel to the Venice of the east, watery wonderland Alleppey.
Things are hotting up in the sub-continents’ premier rickshaw race. Teams donned their costumes, with Butt, Sweat, and Tears living up to their team-name thanks to the humid conditions and their inflatable sumo suits! Racers began in Trivandrum, and were set to travel to the Venice of the East, Alleppey, but had to complete some entertaining challenges first.
SCORES after DAY 3
Butt, Sweat and Tears 1000 pt
Kiwi Express 800 pt
Chilli Chilli Bang Bang 1350 pt
The Road to Goa 800 pt
The Blues Brothers 1350 pt
Team Viking 1225 pt
Team Rising Sun 800 pt
Happy Daze 1200 pt
Badmaash One 850 pt
Badmaash Two 850 pt
Stairway 1350 pt
Malabar Mad Hatters 1200 pt
Beauty and the Beast 1200 pt
The Mustache Ride 1300 pt
Goan Places 600 pt
Team Sausage 550 pt
Flying Birds 1250 pt
The Autowale 800 pt
West Coast Rickshaws 600 pt
The first challenge for the contestants was to make chai in a local tea store. Not as simple as you might guess, as they were still dressed in their costumes! It only got harder, as the second chance was to take a photo of a cow. If you’ve never tried that, cows don’t enjoy being photographed… they tend to worry about how they look so they try their best to run out of shot!
Travel to the Venice of the East turned rickshaw race into beach holiday!
It wasn’t all hard work on Day 3, as racers made a relaxing stop at Varkala Beach. This isolated spot was the perfect place to relax in the sun and forget about the rickshaw race altogether! With freshly made coconut shakes available, it’s surprising that all the teams ever left!
Sumo suits in a tropical climate – Buttsweat and Tears (Photo: Chris, team BST)