3. State what town/province/state/country you are from and give a brief description of where you live (pictures are fun, but not necessary).

I live about 10 miles from Puyallup, Washington, where our spring and state fair attracts thousands of people. Plus we are surrounded by orchards of apple trees, We're about a hour from Mt Rainer!
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Hello again team. I've sent everyone a friend request and will keep an eye on them in case some get missed.

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As I mentioned before, I am in the United States, in a little town in Georgia. However, I live right on the Ga/Tn line and many of you are probably more familiar with my bordertown where I spend a ton of my time, it is literally in my backyard...Chattanooga TN.



My part of Ga and Chattanoga lies at the transition between the ridge-and-valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau. Therefore, the city is surrounded by various mountains and ridges.
My favorite thing about this part of the world is the beauty and activity we start to see around Fall.



The official nickname for Chattanooga is the Scenic City, being reinforced by the city's growing national reputation as a haven for numerous outdoor activities. And during Fall, there is an absolute abundance of things to do. There are tons of Fall festivals, the chattanooga market is buzzing with fantastic fall flowers, food, and crafts. They even have an Octoberfest there every year. There are tons of hiking and parks to get outdoors as the weather is lovely (usually 70s-low 80s) and perfect for outdoors. There are lots of activities for Halloween and also both railroad and boat tours to see the beautiful colors of fall.



I've lived here my entire life and still love it. I choose to stay over the line in Ga because I like how quiet it is on this side, out more in the country (you'll see tons of farm animals driving down the road) but I love that I can drive 5 minutes and have all the activities of the city available to us.

So, that's where I live. If you ever get a chance, you should definitely visit. We have been voted Best Town from Outsider's magazine and there is always something to do and see. It's a beautiful, laid back tourist destination. If you ever visit, make sure you say Hi!

I've sent friend request to almost everyone but I'm having difficulty finding suzieharmon2016. I'm not getting any results when I type the username into search. Could someone give me a link to her profile page please?

GrandmaJackie wrote: »

Here's a link to the spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sRqt4GvOnfbAztyZcNaolQQoCAX5SRCZHabOfAKUZec/edit#gid=1480039755
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WEEK ONE: RACING TO REYKJAVIK

CHALLENGE #1: “Let’s Say Halló in Iceland!” (10 pts.)
1.Friend each of your teammates. If they don’t accept your request, try again. Make sure you put a heading in your request, such as “Amazing Race - Fall Fun!”, we are team mates! If after two tries over the course of the entire week, they do not reply, inform your Team Captain. YOU will NOT be penalized if you do not get an acceptance!

2. Tag @MissionEnforcer

3. State what town/province/state/country you are from and give a brief description of where you live (pictures are fun, but not necessary).

We have a multi-national group and we’d like to learn about you!
Halló!

CHALLENGE #2: “Drum to a Viking Beat!” (10 points)
To summarize:

[*] Viking Chant/Geyser Dance: Three times through (PLEASE remember the chat)
[*] YouTube Videos: 3 Videos, 2x each
[*] One routine to your own music and your own beat (or just repeat the 3 videos)


AS ALWAYS, YOU MAY COUNT THE MINUTES SPENT ON THE CHALLENGES TOWARD YOUR EXERCISE MILES/MINUTES!

CHALLENGE #3: “Fill Up at the Foss!” (5 points)

To earn your five points for this challenge, you need to drink one-half your bodyweight in ounces per day, for at least 5 out of the 7 days this week.

Points for this challenge can not be given until at least Friday.
You know, 5 out of 7 days.

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I am from Vienna, in Austria - please don't confuse it with Australia We don't have any kangaroos (except in the zoo), and there is a popular t-shirt slogan:



Vienna is a great city, full of history, cultural attractions and much more. It is sometimes called "the capital of classical music" and there are many different opportunities for visiting concerts, operas, musicals, and so on.
What I really like about the city is that there are many parks, not only small ones, but huge ones, where you can walk for hours. And it is easy to get out of the city, where there are some hills with nice walking tours, or the National park of the floodplane forest of the Danube.

So, if you visit Vienna, there are many interesting sights, like the "Ringstrasse" around the city center, with many palaces and museums:



and of course, the Opera:



or Belvedere Palace:



But there is also some modern architecture (the Haas house is directly in front of St. Stephen's Cathedral in the very city center - there was a big controversial debate when it was built in the 80s...)



or the spectacular new university of economics:



And if you are tired of sightseeing, you can take a detour to the "Prater" and take a ride with the giant wheel (or one of the other fun rides there). There was a James Bond Movie with a long scene in one of the cabins:

ABOUT CHALLENGE #1:Make sure all of the requirements have been met. All Teams have 21 players; some probably haven't shown up yet. Trying to "friend" them twice means over the period of the week, not the same day and not before the game started (which is today, Monday). There is no need to send a request to anyone who is already a "friend".

The purpose of this challenge is to start bonding as a team, get to know all of your team members and to get comfortable posting on your team’s thread. Until I can verify that everyone who's going to show up has done so, and enough time has passed to realistically establish those connections, points claimed for this challenge will not be verified. Unverified Points show up as "Red" until accepted. Once accepted they will turn "Black" and the points will appear in the "Totals" column.

Your post should be made on your particular team’s thread and needs to have @MissionEnforcer appear somewhere within that post (tagging). In this case just stick @MissionEnforcer (no spaces) by itself at the top of your post, or use it in a sentence (uh...maybe not). It doesn't show up as an E-Mail, but instead as a notification on my site.

NOTE: THIS POST IS NOT INTENDED TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD ANYONE PERSONALLY, AND IS BEING PLACED ON ALL TEAM THREADS. No puppies were harmed by the writing of this post!

I live in Irvine, a coastal town in western Scotland although I originally hail from Glasgow. Irvine has a population of about 35,000. We recently moved into a new amenity bungalow in the town and had previously lived on the outskirts. We've about 40 minutes away from Glasgow.

Being in Scotland you can experience all four season in one day. It can be beautiful in the morning, sun splitting the sky, and by lunch time pouring with rain (one thing we don't lack for in Scotland). Right now the temperature has dropped and I think we've skipped autumn and went straight to winter

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Hello team! It looks like many of you have caught on and are working on completing the challenges and entering your exercise minutes. I wanted to clarify a couple of things.
1. Exercise minutes are anything beyond your normal routine. Make sure your minutes are being counted wisely (you can count vigorous house cleaning if you'd like but don't count the walking it takes to go from your car to the store. ) Remember this is about doing more than we normally do. If we all split the minutes evenly, you'd need to do 45 min 6 days a week for this leg of the race. If you are doing less than that, please add something to your day like a lunch break walk. There is a 1,000 minute per week max per person (our challenge leaders want everyone to contribute and not enjoy a free ride from someone who has more time to exercise) Also, please message me if you are having troubles logging into the spreadsheet to add your minutes and challenges.
2. You can't finish challenge number 1 until you have friended everyone on our team. That does not mean just made a request. If you have tried twice over the course of the week and don't have a reply at the end of the week, then you can count your points. Sending two requests the first day would be a bit pushy so please give all of our teammates a chance to figure things out.
3. Thank you for sharing with us about your homes! If anyone is uncomfortable sharing their exact location, you have permission to give us an idea of the general area. This is social media and you still need to be careful

Thank you all for the fun ride! I'm loving the location and can't wait to arrive with our full team in Iceland.

I wanted to apologise in advance because I'm not going to be able to do much in the way of exercise today. I've been with my nana all day who got taken into hospital last night. Went in with urine infection (which caused delerium) and ended up falling in the ward bathroom and breaking 2 bones in her wrist/arm . I've been getting up and walking around the hospital as much as I can when she's away for tests but my numbers for today are going to be limited - sorry!

scarletspy wrote: »

I wanted to apologise in advance because I'm not going to be able to do much in the way of exercise today. I've been with my nana all day who got taken into hospital last night. Went in with urine infection (which caused delerium) and ended up falling in the ward bathroom and breaking 2 bones in her wrist/arm . I've been getting up and walking around the hospital as much as I can when she's away for tests but my numbers for today are going to be limited - sorry!

Oh noooooo! I hope your nana feels better soon!!!! Hey no worries, it's more important to be with her!!!!!!!!

Hi, Team 6!

I'm Leslie and I'm late. I signed up for the Race last week before being sidelined with the flu. I'm still finishing my tamiflu, so I'm not cleared to go to the gym or do anything strenuous until I see my doctor on Thursday. I have been walking to and from work, though, so I'm going to count that as exercise since I could very easily drive. My minutes will increase precipitously next week!

Little about me - I'm 28, I live with my boyfriend, and I work at UC Riverside in Riverside, California, where I live. ( @MissionEnforcer ) I really enjoy being outside. I like walking, rowing, olympic lifting, and I'm trying to like yoga. My goal weight right now is 199, then 169, then possibly getting down into the low 150s/high 140s.

I've received 11 friend requests, I'll go through and make sure I get everyone else this evening when I get home from work. Looking forward to the Race!

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I'm trying to do a little extra but might not be able to do too much. Besides taking care of 10 grandkids with my daughter while my other daughter and her husband are in Switzerland and Iceland today and the next 4 days, I have a killer backache. I'm hoping to get out today for a little walk. I have loved everyone's posts and pictures. GO TEAM GO!

Oh my you have your handful. How fun being able to spend time with your grand babies, enjoy!!!!!!!!!!
@Leslie, hope you feel better and I would definitely count your walks!!!! Yoga is something I enjoy SOMETIMES!!!!

Btw, I only waiting for one more person to except my FR,

Alisa, when I saw those numbers my thought was wow, love that workout! But since we've been in the Games of Thrones Challenge since the beginning, NOT once did I think, YOUR minutes wasn't accurate.

In fact, once I found out we were going to be on the same team, I was thrilled.

That's absolutely amazing. I didn't realize there was a stir over anyone's minutes. I just figured some people did several classes at the gym or what not. I'm not in anyone's life so idk but you are killin it! What a beautiful hike. Props to you!

bloveless wrote: »

Hi I'm excited to participate in another Amazing Race. My daughter Shauna got me involved in the last race and I REALLY had a great time competing in the challenges, trying new foods, trying new ways to exercise and getting to know our team members. I've been married for 42 years, have 5 beautiful children and 24 lovely grandkids. I live about 35 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah in a small town called Grantsville. I've worked at our local police department for 26 years and I'm really looking forward to retiring in a year and a half then I can spend more time with my family! I'm happy to be a member of team 6 and thrilled to have Shauna as our team captain, she's a GREAT leader (I can say that because she's my daughter) but you'll all soon find out as we support and cheer each other on!! Go team go!

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