{"id":266310,"date":"2026-10-01T21:48:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/01\/the-amazing-races-zach-and-nate-johnson-reveal-water-taxi-dropped-them-off-in-wrong-location\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T21:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:48:28","slug":"the-amazing-races-zach-and-nate-johnson-reveal-water-taxi-dropped-them-off-in-wrong-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/01\/the-amazing-races-zach-and-nate-johnson-reveal-water-taxi-dropped-them-off-in-wrong-location\/","title":{"rendered":"The Amazing Race\u2019s Zach and Nate Johnson Reveal Water Taxi Dropped Them Off in Wrong Location"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Brothers Zach<\/strong> and Nate Johnson<\/strong> experienced a series of unfortunate events while competing on The Amazing Race<\/em><\/a> \u2014 but one fans didn\u2019t get to see was a water taxi dropping them off at the wrong location.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we did get on our water taxi, our water taxi driver didn\u2019t take us to the right spot, so we got dropped off about another mile and a half away from the clue box,\u201d Nate, 27, exclusively told Us<\/em> on Thursday, October 1 following his and Zach\u2019s elimination from the competition series. \u201cSo during that time, Zach and I \u2026 it just shows like we were hustling to get to where we were.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the Wednesday, September 30, premiere, which kicked off the race in Vancouver, viewers saw Zach, 30, and Nate barely missing an Aquabus that had sisters\/best friends Dafina<\/strong> and Saran Dunmore<\/strong> and couple Daisha Wilks<\/strong> and Dalton Hamby<\/strong> onboard. Zach and Nate were able to grab the next available boat. However, it wasn\u2019t until after their detour that it became crystal clear they were at the wrong spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t see where people got dropped off after the water taxi,\u201d Zach explained to Us<\/em>. \u201cWe also never saw the flag detour because we just decided to do canoes and all the stuff that happened in between us running from where we got dropped off to them we didn\u2019t see obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the mistake didn\u2019t help Zach and Nate\u2019s position in the race, they now realize that their perseverance helped them keep their eyes on the prize.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it put in perspective in my mind that we really weren\u2019t far behind,\u201d Zach said. \u201cLike I knew we weren\u2019t once we started doing the canoes and stuff, but like it really was close because there was still a bunch of other stuff happening with these other teams that we couldn\u2019t see.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nate added that it was \u201cpretty cool\u201d to \u201covercome\u201d that \u201ctype of adversity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like whether or not it would have helped us either way. We just conquered that again. We ran, got proper directions, and followed where we needed to go,\u201d he said. \u201cYou know, it wasn\u2019t like \u2018Oh no, we\u2019re lost. How do we get there?\u2019 It was like no, we did it.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Zach and Nate arrived at the canoeing challenge, there were multiple teams still finishing the task. Daisha, 28, and Dalton, 27, were initially at the flag puzzle in an attempt to work with Dafina, 51, and Saran, 52. However, the sisters strategically used their express pass to bypass the challenge and finish the race in 9th place. Daisha and Dalton ultimately switched to the canoes in hopes to beat out Zach and Nate.<\/p>\n

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