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A challenging route taking in China and Mongolia now lies ahead of the three lads from the local area cycling to Thailand to raise money for charity.
As they rested up in Uzbekistan after a gruelling trip through the desert this week they reflected on what still lies ahead of them on their mammoth journey and how much they've raised for the British Heart Foundation.
Dyfan Hughes, 18, from Llangollen, Louis Dennis, 19, from Garth, and James Thomas,19, from Wrexham aim to pedal the 10,000 miles to the Far East in memory of Tony Edge, the father of a friend who died following a heart attack in 2024.
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Over the past week or the intrepid trio, calling themselves the Westheads, have put in some hard pedalling in the deserts of Kakakhstan and Uzbekistan, managing to notch up an average 110 kms a day despite the intense heat but brightened by a passing car stopping to hand them free bread and an ice-cream seller donating iced treats to then all.
Taking a well-earned break in the city of Nukus, they reflected on raising £27,000 of their £50,000 charity since they left Llangollen eight months ago and outlined the next steps along the long, long trail.
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A they've planned it, ahead of them lie the legendary cities of Samarkand and Tashkent before they cross the border into China.
They then face the extreme test of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia before reaching that country's capital of Ulaanbaatar and heading back into China where they aim to take a good look at one of the Seven Wonders of the World - the Great Wall and also Beijing.
The hill country of neighbouring Vietnam next awaits them before they eventually reach their final destination of Thailand.
* llanblogger will be 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
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