Caroline Aghajanian: On this episode of "Travel Dares,"
I'm taking Aj to the beaches of Mont Saint-Michel
to learn how to escape quicksand.
Aj Caldwell: And I'm taking Caroline to La Mère Poulard
to learn how to make the world's fluffiest omelet.
Caroline: Come join us on our adventures
on this episode of "Travel Dares."
Welcome to "Travel Dares."
Last season, I traveled all around the US
with my friend Joe.
This season, I'm taking two new friends
all across Europe to explore more exciting activities.
On today's episode, we're here in northern France
with my friend Aj.
Bonjour, Aj!
Aj: Bonjour.
Caroline: How excited are you?
Aj: I'm so excited, Caroline.
Caroline: All right, here is your clue.
Aj: All right.
Oh, my gosh, I don't know if I'm ready
for this one, Caroline.
Caroline: Aj, you're gonna have great time. Let's go.
Aj loves unique activities that are filled with adrenaline,
and this is one of the only places in the world
where you can learn how to escape quicksand.
Before we get to your dare, you have to take off your shoes.
Aj: Now I think that sink is, like, a literal
I'm going to sink.
Caroline: Slow steps, don't worry, don't worry.
Aj: What is this, what am I standing on? All right.
Caroline: Aj, take off your blindfold.
Aj: OK.
Caroline: We're at Mont Saint-Michel,
and we're gonna learn how to escape quicksand.
Aj: Oh, my gosh. What?
Caroline: Yes, yes.
Aj: Oh, my gosh, look at that.
Stephane Gueno: So, I am your guide for today,
and I will show the quicksand and the way to get out.
Aj: All right, let's do it.
Caroline: Perfect. Let's go. Stephane: Yeah.
Caroline: I think we're getting really close.
Aj: Oh, I think we're here.
Stephane: OK, so we stop here, and we jump,
and I will show you how to get out.
Aj: OK.
Stephan: OK, and then you can try.
Aj: All right, I'm ready.
Stephan: All right, close together,
jump like this, left or right.
(thudding)
More, more.
Caroline: Oh, my God, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh.
Aj, you looked scared.
Aj: This is really cool.
Stephan: Be on the side now.
Caroline: OK, bye.
Aj: Bye.
Stephan: I'm going down.
Caroline: Oh, no. Be careful.
Stephan: It's, all the water is going out.
And then you have only the sand around your legs.
And then it's like a concrete.
I try to take off, I can't.
Caroline: You're stuck.
Aj: Very stuck.
Stephan: OK. So, how.
You have to move your legs like this.
Aj: OK.
Stephan: Twist, twist.
Caroline: Twist in a circular motion.
Stephan: Almost.
Caroline: You're free! Aj: He's out!
And he's out! And he's free!
Stephan: It's your turn.
Aj: Oh, I'm gonna crush Caroline in this sand,
quicksand competition. I am so ready for this.
I'm really excited, actually. I cannot wait.
Caroline: We'll see about that.
Aj: Oh, yes. Oh yes we will.
Caroline: It's my turn. I'm going down.
Stephan: OK, so let's go to jump.
All right. Together.
Aj: Oh, it's almost ready for you! That's it!
Caroline: Ooh.
Stephan: We can help her to go down like this.
Aj: Like this?
Stephan: Yeah. Aj: All right.
Caroline: Oh, it's, my legs are stuck,
oh, my gosh, I'm freaking out.
I'm stuck.
OK, start the timer.
Stephane: And then on your knee.
Yes, the opposite way. (laughing)
We lost her.
Caroline: You lost me?
Uh-oh, I'm going down.
(laughing)
Please tell me what to do.
Stephane: OK, give me your hand.
And twist your legs behind, twist, twist.
(laughing)
Aj: Yes!
You're free!
Caroline: My legs, my legs, my legs!
What's the time?
Timekeeper: One minute, four seconds.
Caroline: OK. One minute, four seconds.
Stephane: Let's go to jump.
Caroline: I'm gonna hop on this!
Stephan: It's stronger, this one.
Aj: Oh, this is stronger?
Stephane: Yeah.
Aj: Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad.
Start the timer.
All right, all right.
Caroline: You got this, Aj.
Aj: This leg's almost out.
Caroline: Please!
Aj: Ha ha, ha ha!
Caroline: Your leg is out!
Stephan: Yeah, not bad.
Caroline: You can do it, you can do it.
Yay, that was awesome!
Aj: What was my time?
Timekeeper: 40 seconds.
Caroline and Aj: 40 seconds.
Caroline: Oh, my God. Aj: I knew it.
Caroline: Aj, how did you feel when you were in there?
Aj: It was a very surreal feeling,
like I couldn't move anything.
But then when you start twisting,
it really, like, starts loosening up.
Stephan: Are you ready to go back?
Caroline: Yeah. Aj: We're ready.
Stephan: OK, let's go.
Caroline: All right, Aj, what did you think of that?
Aj: Caroline, I think that's gonna go down
as one of the best experiences I've ever had.
It was so much fun.
Caroline: Yes! I knew you'd like it.
Aj: Are you ready for you clue?
Caroline: I'm so ready. I'm so ready. OK.
OK, I wonder what that means. I have no idea.
Aj: I do have a surprise. It's right through there.
Caroline: Through here, seriously?
OK, no, yeah, totally, let's go.
Aj: Now, I'm a bit of a food expert,
and La Mère Poulard is known
for making the world's fluffiest omelet.
Making the perfect omelet is extremely difficult,
and I'm excited to see if Caroline is up to the task.
All right, perfect, hold out your hand.
Just hold it out. There you go.
Turn it around, be very careful.
Caroline: What is it?
Aj: Be very careful.
Caroline: I'm careful. I'm careful, I'm careful.
It feels so weird. Aj: OK.
Take off your blindfold.
We're learning how to make the world's fluffiest omelet.
Caroline: Oh, my god.
Wait, this is not what I was expecting at all.
Aj: You're gonna love this.
Caroline: It smells so good, it smells so good.
This is an egg.
Aj: So, first, Franc is gonna show us how it's made,
and then me and you are gonna have a little competition
and see who can make the better omelet.
Caroline: OK, I'm gonna win this one.
I think I'm a pretty good chef.
Aj: I don't know about that.
Caroline: Oh, I've never seen anyone whisk eggs like that.
Aj: I know.
Caroline: There's a technique to this.
Aj: Yeah.
Caroline: It's not how we whisk eggs.
Aj: Yeah, I do a circle.
It's, like, back and forth. Caroline: I do circles.
Aj: Look how bubbly it is.
Like, it gets fluffy inside the bowl.
Caroline: Yeah, I think that's the key.
It's like, the harder you whip, the bubbly it is.
Aj: Kind of push off, OK.
Caroline: It's so fluffy.
Aj: Half, look at it go.
Oh, look at that!
Look at that!
Caroline: That's really fluffy.
Aj: Oh, my gosh.
Caroline: That's so fluffy.
Aj: It's super fluffy.
Caroline: Can I try?
Wait, I'm not left-handed, that's why.
That's so bad, wait.
Yes, but I'm whisking it, no?
Aj: You gotta give it a push.
Caroline: OK. All right. Aj: All right.
And then scoop, like, half of it out.
Caroline: Uh-oh, that's not it.
Aj: There it...almost!
Caroline: I ruined it!
Aj: On this part, there you go.
Caroline: I'm so sorry.
(laughing)
I'm so sorry, pardon my ugly omelet.
Aj: It has personality.
Caroline: I'm sorry, it's like me.
You know what, that's my omelet.
That's mine, let's see what you can do, Aj.
Let's see your omelet. Aj: All right, I am ready.
Oh, oh!
Caroline: Oh, oh, oh!
Aj: Don't wanna spill it!
Push, push.
Caroline: He's really good.
Aj: Push.
Caroline: I think you've got this, Aj.
Aj: OK, so I'm gonna come here and take this thing.
About half.
Caroline: Do a little flip.
Aj: Oh, look at that.
Caroline: I'm impressed, I'm impressed.
Aj: I did it!
Look at this!
Caroline: This is my sad, you're a pro.
You've definitely done this before.
You mastered the presentation.
Mine just looks like a giant peanut.
Aj: Yeah, I think I did all right on the flip.
Caroline: Yeah, no, but you know what,
it's all about the taste.
Aj: It is.
Caroline: So, bon appétit.
Aj: Bon appétit.
Caroline: Oh, my God, it's like chewing on a cloud.
Aj: It really is.
Caroline: Oh, wow.
That's probably the yummiest dare we're ever gonna do.
OK, ready to go back to Paris?
Aj: Oui oui.
Caroline: We had such an amazing time
in Mont Saint-Michel, and now we're back in Paris,
and it's literally so gorgeous here.
Aj: I know. Everywhere you look,
there's just this beautiful French architecture.
But somehow this hotel captures the essence of New York.
Caroline: Hmm. I think you're right.
Time for the rating.
OK. I'm just gonna go right into it.
So, when you first took off the blindfold,
I really thought this was gonna be the dare
that you were gonna be super nervous about.
But it was the total opposite,
you were so excited, and you also had the fastest time,
which I was not expecting.
I don't know, I just have to give you a five.
I can't give you anything else.
Aj: Crushing the dares, I love it.
Caroline: Crushing the dares, yep.
Aj: All right. So, for your rating, Caroline,
I actually knew you were gonna be
really excited for your dare,
you jumped right in the kitchen, you were excited to learn,
you were dancing along to the beat.
You were having a great time.
But, at the end of the day,
your flip was kind of a flop.
So, unfortunately, I gotta give you
a three out of five stars.
Caroline: Oh, Aj.
It's OK, I'll take it.
The omelets were still really good.
And I had a great time.
It's probably one of my favorite things I've ever done.
Aj: Yeah, and you'll get 'em next time.
Caroline: All right, let's take a bite of this
and go on to our next adventure.