Leg 1 (Thailand)<br />edit<br /><br />Teams ended the first leg in Chiang Mai Province at the Ho Kham Royal Pavilion, in the center of Royal Ratchaphruek Garden.<br />Airdate: September 11, 2008<br /><br />Bangkok, Thailand (King Rama I Monument) (Starting Line)<br />Bangkok (Khaosan Road)<br />Bus: Pathum Thani (Amphoe Khlong Luang – Caltex Service Station) to Suphan Buri (Wat Phai Rong Wua [th])<br />Bus: Suphan Buri (Wat Phai Rong Wua) to Chiang Mai (Chiang Mai Arcade Bus Station)<br />Detour: Rice or Race Chiang Mai (Chiang Mai X-Centre or Rice Field)<br />Chiang Mai (Ratchaphruek Garden – Ho Kham Royal Pavilion) Pit Stop: Leg 1<br />This season's first Detour was a choice between Race or Rice. In Race, teams had to proceed to the Chiang Mai X-Centre and drive an off-road buggy over an eight-kilometre (5.0 mi) track to receive their next clue. In Rice, teams had to work together to pound rice into paste and make two rice balls before receiving their next clue.<br /><br />Additional tasks<br />At Khaosan Road, each team had to consume one large bowl of Thai street food, consisting of assorted fried bugs, frogs and scorpions, to receive their next clue.<br />At the Caltex Service Station, each team had to completely clean a 22-seat passenger bus to the Caltex supervisor's satisfaction. Once they finished, teams had to signup for one of three newly washed buses to Suphan Buri, the first and second would carry three teams while the last bus would carry four teams.<br />At Wat Phai Rong Wua, teams had to search the temple grounds for their next clue hidden amongst hundreds of Buddha statues. The first two buses, however, would depart 20 minutes after they arrived at the temple. After finding a clue, teams had to board the next available bus to go to Chiang Mai Arcade Bus Station, where they would find their next clue.<br /><br />Leg 1 – US$2,500 for each team member, courtesy of Standard Chartered Bank.
