Acts of kindness in the desert hearten Thailand-bound trio

More acts of kindness from people they've met along the way have heartened the three lads from the local area cycling to Thailand to raise money for charity.

As they headed across the desert of Uzbekistan this week Dyfan Hughes, 18, from Llangollen, Louis Dennis, 19, from Garth, and James Thomas,19, from Wrexham were offered free overnight accommodation plus meals by families they encountered miles from anywhere in the Karakalpakistan region of the Asian country.

In one of these stop-overs they were extremely surprised and delighted to see a visitors' book signed by a person from Wrexham who had stayed there previously with the big-hearted Kushanov family. 

And a couple of times on the road when they had problems with their bikes good Samaritans passing by pulled over their cars to help sort them out.

* Protective headgear is necessary as they head across the desert.

Their daily video log shows that as they pedalled eastwards across the wide-open spaces the weather changed from high winds and clouds to bright sunshine and blue skies - plus high temperatures of an intensity they hadn't had to deal with so far.

There were also swarms of midges to cope with, requiring them wear nets over the cycle helmets.    

The lads are making their mammoth 1,000 journey in aid of the British Heart Foundation in memory of Tony Edge, the father of a friend who died following a heart attack in 2024.

They've raised a massive £27,000-plus of their £50,000 charity target since they left Llangollen eight months ago.

* llanblogger is recording their adventures along the way. To follow the journey on their social media and make a donation if you wish, go to: https://linktr.ee/westheads