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Huge thanks to everybody who donated a squid or two to the cause.\u00a0 We’ve now raised nearly \u00a34,500; three quarters of the cost of an Odyssey holiday, and we’ll be drawing the two Dragon’s Back DVD winners out of a hat next Saturday 20th July (so there’s still time to donate at http:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/teams\/dragonsbelly<\/a>).<\/p>\n Nicky, Tim, Chris and Willy completed the full route in somewhere between 63 and about 68 hours; and Dave the slightly abbreviated route in a few hours quicker.\u00a0 You can read Nicky’s report here<\/a> and view Willy’s pictures here<\/a>.\u00a0 Lots more pics on the Facebook page<\/a> too.\u00a0 A truly magnificent five days running and an excellent challenge to take up, whichever way you approach it.<\/p>\n Sat pm, and perhaps the last message (from FB): <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday am: message on Twitter is brief but to the point – D4 All’s well. Lots of horrid tracks today. Yesterday was tough. <\/b> Tracker seemed a bit confused this morning so pleased to see that. Thursday 11:40: copied from Facebook –<\/p>\n Thursday am: Willy has posted lots of photos to Facebook, looking forward to a very hard day… <\/p>\n Wed evening: tracker shows Nicky at camp 19.18, Willy & Claire 2045 ish.<\/p>\n Wed\u00a0 pm: looking like a long day, at 1700-ish Nicky heading to Diffwys, Willy & Claire south of Rhinog Fawr, still a fair way to go.<\/p>\n Wed am : posted some picures to Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Don’t forget you can follow them at @dragonsbelly13, and see live tracking at maps.opentracking.co.uk\/belly13.cfm<\/p>\nWell
\n what a fabulous week it has been. I am sitting at the side of the
\nA4069 where I am expecting Nicky’s peloton to cross in less than an
\nhours time having opted for the full Day 5 course from 1992. Steve and
\nDave are already en route for the castle having taken the shorter route
\nalong the Beacons Way. The trackers have been an amazing resource
\nalthough we seemed to be in a bit of a black hole in the Elan Valley
\nyesterday and Nicky’s tracker may not be turned on today as she appears
\nto be at the Day 4 camp still!! We have raised a significant amount of
\nmoney for Odyssey (there is still time to donate to recognise the
\ntremendous achievements of every one of the team). Hugo Iffla from
\nOdyssey wilol join us in Llandovery tonight and he met all the runners
\non the summit of Cadair Idris on Wednesday in foul conditions where he
\ncooked them all bacon sandwiches washed down with steaming tea. The
\ncamp crew have been amazing too and have had to contend with swarms of
\nmidges when dismantling the camps so special thanks to Max, Lynda,
\nGerald and Tammy.<\/span><\/h5>\n
More info leaking out now at 10.00 –\u00a0 new pictures on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 and a message on Twitter “Just to reassure the folks back home – the vegetarians are being very well catered for (including me)”<\/p>\nJust
\n spent two hours in the communication blackspot that is Abergynolwyn to
\nsurprise the team with an unexpected support point. Thought I must have
\n missed them so drove round towards Machynllech where I now have a
\nsignal and I can see them exactly where I was fifteen minutes ago –
\nBUGGER!!<\/span><\/h5>\n
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