In a few buttocks clenching minutes he makes his way over the bridge, but before he can get off, Clarkson blocks the exit with his car and says he’ll only move if Hammond can answer a question on prog rock correctly. May goes next, and because he’s afraid of heights, shoots across as fast as he dared. Clarkson goes first.įor once, he admits speed isn’t the answer, and eventually makes it across. They realise that Hammond’s truck will only just fit because of its great width. Clarkson ad Hammond go to take a closer look. Signs say no people, no cars, no motorbikes, and no horses.
They drive into the jungle but stop at a bridge. “I think I may have had a wee,” he replies. “Were you not concentrating, Hammond” Clarkson asks. While explaining this to the camera, Hammond nearly crashes into the back of the car in front. The long journey had taken its toll on Hammond’s truck, with the dash showing a number of warning lights. It turns out despite it’s massive V8 engine, the Panda can out-drag it. On the way, Clarkson asks Hammond to pull alongside James’ Panda and have a race. They decide to drive to the region of Santander to find a Jaguar (animal, not car) so begin their long drive South. They decide that they should wait for an anteater to cross the road, but when this fails, they break out the map. On the road, they spot a sign of an anteater. They talk to some of the public who say it’s perfectly normal to do this. But while doing this, they spot a man having ‘relations’ with a donkey. On the way, Clarkson decides his Jeep hasn’t got a good ride, so to relieve his back, they stop to take a photo of a donkey. They leave the city on a mission to capture the best animal photos Amazon could possibly want. Although after getting a text from Andy Wilman with a list of animals for them to photograph (it turns out Amazon don’t want pictures of horses and dogs believe it or not), they start again. They set about taking photos around the city taking photos of dogs and horses. He then pulls out what he’s got – a small digital camera. As he’s saying this, he pulls out a huge lens, dwarfing anything Hammond had bought. The other two think he’s stupid for buying so much, with Clarkson telling him all he needs is a telephoto lens.
They sit down to plan their strategy, and Hammond goes through all the equipment hie’s bought. While Hammond is having trouble with his large truck, Clarkson sits in his Jeep eating an ice cream questioning as to why Hammond and May think the Jeep is a gay icon… Remember the gay ice cream controversy? They get to the city and Hammond just fits through the narrow streets and, because of this, blocking an ambulance. They head to Cartagena to buy some cameras, and on the way, explain the cars they bought, and why they bought them. They blame Hammond, before Hammond leaves the large truck with the help of a ladder. They winch the Chevy out of the sea, but destroy a shelter in the process. They then attempt something new, which eventually water damages the camera equipment in James’ car so they end up just calling a taxi instead to the local town to get a tow truck. He unwraps what turns out to be a Chevrolet Silverado… which won’t start. They attempt to pull Hammond’s car ashore but eventually tell him to drive it out himself. It turns out Hammond is stuck in the sea with his car, although the car is packed in a waterproof polythene so not damaged. He’s been thrown overboard by a ‘shipping company’. May jokes that the Wrangler is a popular car in the gay community before seeing a distress beacon. Clarkson pulls up in a Jeep Wrangler, and May pulls up in a Fiat Panda 4×4. They begin at 4am, in the city of Cartagena on its tropical beach. Specifically, they’ve been asked to take photographs to be used as Amazon screen savers. They explain how Amazon has asked them to become wildlife photographers. The episode starts like any other, in the tent. It comes in two parts, with this being the guide to part one. The second episode of The Grand Tour is the Colombia Special.