Race Across The World duo shocks viewers as they blow $500 on a cab

Race Across The World is back – and so are the questionable decisions.

But the ferry they needed (if they wanted a stress-free, low-cost trip north) only left once a week… and Claudia and Kevin managed to miss it.

Their hopes of catching a bus were also quickly dashed as they learned there were no nearby connections.

Members of staff told them a taxi would cost $500-510, leaving both Claudia and Kevin speechless.

The pair then tried car sharing, but because hitchhiking from the road was illegal in Canada, they had to approach people away from highways, which was unsuccessful.

So it had to be $500.

“I think we’re running out of time,” Kevin told his daughter after failing to get a ride from a generous stranger.

After initially saying that the idea of ​​going to a taxi “froze” him, the father simply had to pull out his wallet.

“Look at the clouds coming down the mountainside, unbelievable,” Kevin said as he leaned back in the cab.

“Worth the $500, Dad?” Claudia joked. “Is that a $500 view?”

The pair got into some grafting by cleaning up a boat to fund a trip to Claudia’s must-see attraction, The Great Bear Rainforest.

But their taxi splurge also resurfaced and sparked a fight.

As they stopped for a pint of beer (which they certainly factored into their budget!), the duo pondered their actions.

“We went over budget, we did what we shouldn’t have done. I panicked a little when I tried to get here,” Kevin said.

Claudia responded by saying she didn’t want to change their strategy as they were eager to gain experience along the way.

“The strategy just went out the window for me after yesterday,” Kevin confessed, referring to the expenses.

“We should have done our research while we were at the garage.”

“I was running around that gas station and you just stood there!” Claudia objected.

“I was asking people for information!” Kevin defended, telling his daughter to get off her “high horse.”

“We work as a team, not as individuals,” he scolded, leaving Claudia emotional when she realized they needed to work on their communication skills.

Fortunately, they managed to put aside their differences when they boarded the ferry from Vancouver Island to the checkpoint.

Viewers at home were stunned by the pair’s decision making, however, when Twitter users asked if they had “gone crazy.”

“Not sure the tactic of getting $500 cabs everywhere will work too well,” one viewer wrote.