Amazing Adventure Race 3 – South
Sydney
(Will be edited as more photos come in!)
The race consisted of 41 locations,
where teams have to complete tasks, and 15 scavenger hunt items. As
it is impossible to complete even half of the location tasks in the
6-hour time period, teams selected which tasks they want to do
to maximise their score/fun/both.
This was our largest Amazing Adventure
Race, with 14 teams taking part (bigger than the actual Amazing Race!)
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| Ready to go! |
The location tasks were spread out into
six areas, all a fair distance apart.
For each area, you will find below the
tasks, how many teams completed them, and some photos of teams taking
part!
Penshurst (Mortdale / Hurstville / Oatley)
|
Location |
Task |
Points |
# of teams visited |
# of top 6 teams who visited |
| P1 |
Hurstville Breadtop |
Try out a local Asian snack at the Bread Top |
20 |
7 |
4 |
| P2 |
McRaes Reserve |
Throw your ball through the basketball hoop (BALL ACTIVITY) |
30 |
8 |
5 |
| P3 |
The Oatley Village Clock |
Find out the symbolism of the protruding bricks in the Oatley Clock Tower. |
30 |
4 |
2 |
| P4 |
Georges River College - Penshurst Girls Campus |
From the Forest Road side, go discover what farm creatures live at the School gardens |
35 |
5 |
3 |
| P5 |
Christ Church Mortdale |
Will the message on the church sign inspire people to go to the church? |
40 |
3 |
2 |
| P6 |
Hurstville Westfield |
Buy a cheap nail polish at the local Westfield and paint all of the nails of one teammate's hands or feet (i.e. 10 nails in total) Nails must be painted before the race ends. |
50 |
8 |
5 |
| P7 |
Stevens Reserve |
Take a photo of a teammate Hanging Ten. |
50 |
4 |
2 |
| P8 |
Moore Reserve |
Take photos of three different kinds of birds/ducks in the ponds. |
65 |
4 |
2 |
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| Craig and I played a lot of basketball in our last years of high school; good to see it came in handy! |
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| For Jay, it was her lifesaving skills that came in handy. |
Kogarah (Rockdale / Botany)
|
Location |
Task |
Points |
# of teams visited |
# of top 6 teams who visited |
| K1 |
Bruce Lee Statue (can see from Belgrave Street) |
Take a photo mimicking the statue. |
15 |
10 |
6 |
| K2 |
Pedestrian Bridge near TAFE Kogarah |
From the top of the pedestrian bridge, take a photo containing a red car. |
25 |
10 |
6 |
| K3 |
Banksia |
Take a photo (not from a bus or train) of a teammate with a Banksia tree. |
30 |
6 |
4 |
| K4 |
President Avenue (east of Civic Ave) |
Which of the for sale cars on the street would you most recommend to buy? |
40 |
7 |
6 |
| K5 |
Bunnings Rockdale |
Find a paint swatch that matches the colour of your ball (BALL ACTIVITY) |
50 |
9 |
6 |
| K6 |
Kogarah Oval (Park Street side) |
Find the player mentioned on the signs outside Kogarah oval exit xx who played for both NSW and QLD. |
50 |
3 |
2 |
| K7 |
Production Avenue |
Of the two adult stores, which one is better? |
60 |
1 |
0 |
| K8 |
The Beach anywhere along the Grand Parade |
On the beach, build a sandcastle at least 50cm tall and take a photo of a plane taking off. Each team must build their own sandcastle, not using the sand of anyone else's sandcastle. |
90 |
8 |
6 |
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| It was probably a bit bigger than needed... |
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| A range of blues to choose from! |
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| Nice posing Jay! |
Marrickville (Sydenham, Tempe)
|
Location |
Task |
Points |
# of teams visited |
# of top 6 teams who visited |
| M1 |
Butterfly Blooms Garden Centre |
Find out what type of farms are sold at Butterfly Blooms. |
10 |
5 |
3 |
| M2 |
Maritime Container Services |
Shipping Containers Connect 4: Take a picture of four shipping containers stacked in a row (vertically, horizontally or diagonally) that are roughly the same colour. Photos must be taken from Canal Rd. |
15 |
6 |
3 |
| M3 |
Ness Park |
Find out who is on Rainbow Road. |
20 |
1 |
0 |
| M4 |
Light Rail |
Ride the light rail between Dulwich Hill and Lewisham West stations (Not OPAL, location included in both Inner West/Marrickville categories, but can only be scored once) |
30 |
0 |
0 |
| M5 |
IKEA Tempe |
Walk through the store and find something worth between $300-400. Then go and take a picture of where you can pick up that specific item from the downstairs warehouse area. |
40 |
8 |
3 |
| M6 |
The Yerros Shop |
Have a Yerros or falafel. |
40 |
3 |
1 |
| M7 |
Gough Whitlam Park - Mangroves |
Find out the three words under the Aboriginal themed mosiac. |
45 |
4 |
1 |
| M8 |
Steel Park |
Ride the flying fox (minimum 1 teammate). |
55 |
3 |
1 |
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| Nicely found Craig! :) |
Green Square (Mascot)
|
Location |
Task |
Points |
# of teams visited |
# of top 6 teams who visited |
| G1 |
Mascot Oval - Lionel Bowen Park |
Take a photo of a teammate holding their ball within 50cm of the top of the climbing frame (BALL ACTIVITY) |
15 |
9 |
5 |
| G2 |
The Christmas Warehouse |
Buy yourself a cheap Christmas trinket |
20 |
4 |
1 |
| G3 |
Peckish Café |
Feel peckish? Buy yourself a drink at the Peckish Café |
25 |
2 |
1 |
| G4 |
George St (between Allen & Bourke) |
Find out what wizards are not allowed to do |
25 |
3 |
1 |
| G5 |
The Green |
Find out what danger lurks within the Green |
30 |
4 |
1 |
| G6 |
Corner of Bourke St & Gardeners Rd |
Check with the car rental location sign to learn a new way to say 'vehicle return area' |
35 |
7 |
4 |
| G7 |
Mascot Memorial Park |
At the front of the men's toilets start three hedge rows that run for about 50m each to near a huge tree. Blindfold one teammate then, using only your voice, guide them through one of the two channels all the way to the end of the hedges. If they touch the hedge or the flowerbed, you have to restart the task. |
75 |
9 |
5 |
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| Em at the top of the climbing frame |
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| Blindfolded Molly being guided through the hedges |
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| The cryptic answer to G4 - what are wizards not allowed to do |
Inner West
|
Location |
Task |
Points |
# of teams visited |
# of top 6 teams who visited |
| IW1 |
King Street, Newtown |
Take a picture which contains all of the above: a bar, a frozen yoghurt store, a Thai restaurant. |
15 |
8 |
2 |
| IW2 |
Gould's Book Shop |
Take a picture of a book published in your birth year. |
25 |
5 |
2 |
| IW3 |
Light Rail |
Ride the light rail between Dulwich Hill and Lewisham West stations (Not OPAL, location included in both Inner West/Marrickville categories, but can only be scored once) |
30 |
0 |
0 |
| IW4 |
Playground in front of Fanny Durack pool |
Teammates need to successfully pass the ball four times in a row, while they are both riding the see-saw (BALL ACTIVITY) |
40 |
2 |
0 |
| IW5 |
Cow & The Moon |
Eat an ice-cream from the world champion gelato place. Note: This place usually has a long queue. You may not cut in line, even if others in the line are willing for you to go ahead of them. (Waiting in the queue is built into the points) |
50 |
2 |
0 |
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| Brita is prepared for some see-saw passing! |
City
|
Location |
Task |
Points |
# of teams visited |
# of top 6 teams who visited |
| C1 |
Strand Arcade |
Go see what colours are in the stained glass panels on the ground floor of the Strand Arcade. |
20 |
4 |
0 |
| C2 |
Central Station |
Take a picture of the Central Station clock tower with the hour and minute hands having a gap between them of between 120 and 240 degrees. |
20 |
1 |
0 |
| C3 |
Corner Essex and Harrington Street |
Find out the heinous crime that the first person was hanged for in Australia. |
30 |
6 |
2 |
| C4 |
Sydney Opera House Steps |
Roll your ball down one flight of steps at the famed Sydney Opera House. (BALL ACTIVITY) |
40 |
5 |
1 |
| C5 |
Wolloomolloo Wharf / Finger Wharf |
Find out, according to the Wharf History display, what controversial decision the State Government made in 1987. |
45 |
1 |
0 |
| C6 |
Hyde Park (South side) |
Without using any electronic device, count how many trees and bushes (over 2 meters in height) there are in the south part (South of Park St) of Hyde Park |
55 |
3 |
0 |
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How many? Two teams said 282 or 283, one said even more!
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| Willem resorts to record-keeping in his tree-counting quest. |
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| Dee rolling the ball down the Opera House Steps |
Scavenger Hunt items
Throughout the course of the race, teams could also collect points by finding a scavenger item. They received 12 points for the first time they found each of the following:
- 2 cats outdoors (in the same photo)
- 4 dogs outdoors (in the same photo)
- L&P (a NZ soft drink)
- Cement truck
- Ride-on lawn mower
- A living human being wearing a St George Rugby League jersey
- 25kph speed limit sign (enforced or suggested speed)
- Two organised teams playing baseball/softball/tee-ball
- Bus route that is a prime number (if uncertain if number is prime, see Anton)
- A Lonely Planet guide to a single country that no person in the entire Race has been to.
- A size 14 bowling ball
- Lantana
- A wedding cake
- A sausage sizzle
- A sign with a grammatical error
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| Food and scavenger hunt item combined! |
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| Finding two cats (and cute ones) outside on a hot day was an impressive effort! |
Finding the scavenger hunt items proved tough on a reasonably hot day, with teams finding between two and eight of them!
The worthy winners were Jay & Jon, who covered a tremendous distance, and fully deserve the best $9 trophy that money can buy!
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| Well done to Jon and Jay! |
