Thailand-bound trio stop for video chat with their old school

* The lads enjoy a Serbian family barbecue.

A couple of the Llangollen area lads cycling to Thailand stopped to give an online update to children at their old school as they headed across Serbia last week.

As part of a travelling theme a Ysgol Y Gwerant the pupils took part in a video call with the pair who updated them on their progress and answered some questions about what their mammoth trek has been like so far.

Known collectively as The Westheads, Dyfan Hughes, 17, James Thomas, 18, and Louis Dennis, 18, had never ridden a bike further than the shop near their homes when they set out on their 18-month quest to reach Asia.

Once there they aim to meet up with their friend Harrison who moved to Thailand six months ago after his dad died from a heart attack and to raise money for heart research. 

Day 51 off the journey saw the lads enjoying a barbecue with a local Serbian family before they were back in the saddles and heading for the capital city of Belgrade in the intense heat.

Once in the city there was a shopping trip which saw them purchase a surprise gift for James. It was a smart new pair of trainers to replace the flip-flops he had been wearing since his previous pair gave up the ghost along the way.

Day 56 saw the intrepid trio leaving Belgrade behind, only to run into more bike trouble for a couple of them, which they stopped to have fixed before pushing on.

* To follow the journey on their social media and make a donation if you wish go to: https://linktr.ee/westheads