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Those Nottingham caves look awesome (and any place with such a long history is cool!) :bowdown:

If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here!

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5 hours ago, dezbee2008 said:

Sherwood Forest... it's a very interesting place. I have to admit, it was tiring getting here from New York.

 

We might go over to Nottingham to meet up with Russia (unless they decide to come to us first), and no, no-no-no-no, Trump will not be discussed because we ain't here for that.

I honestly believed that coming from New York, you would be placed in York :d

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POWYS (WAL)

The county of Powys is located in Wales on the border with England. This ancient county used to be the Kingdom of Powys and extended across the border into England.

For the next 3 weeks this ancient county will be home to :MEX Mexico @mrv86 and :MDA Moldova @Ionoutz24 who will enjoy a unique experience together of the dramatic landscape in Powys.

 

:MEX Mexico & :MDA Moldova - Glyndwr's Way

 

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Having both travelled long distances the delegations were expecting a relaxing stay in the Powys countryside, but little did they expect to be going on a 217km hike across Powys for the next 3 weeks! Glyndwr's Way is a popular route that forms an extended loop through Powys, starting in Welshpool, heading to Machynlleth and ending in Knighton. Hikers have completed the route in 10 days, but our delegations will enjoy a more relaxing hike, taking just under 3 weeks and allowing them to stop over in some spectacular locations along the way. Here's a map for the teams, lets hope their orienteering skills will get them to the end in time for the Grand Final!

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One of the first stops on the route is Lake Vyrnwy, which I have visited and is truely breathtaking! The Lake was the first stone-built dam in the world and still provides most of Liverpool's water today and lying beneath the water is the small village of Llanwddyn that was flooded when the dam was built.

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The hike includes a variety of natural landmarks from Lakes and resevoirs to waterfalls and valleys. The walk is described as 'challenging' with regular and steep hill climbs and descents, and pack a raincoat, the Welsh valleys are lush and green for one reason alone, rain!

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Reaching Machynlleth marks the halfway point, a town that claims to be the ancient capital of Wales, but has had it's request for city status declined on multiple occasions, (the Queen has to grant a town 'city status', there's no criteria, just if she says yes!). Why not visit the Centre for Alternative Technology whilst your in town, which demonstartes the potential of renewable energy and sustainable agriculture.

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As you reach the end of the journey you'll reach the Valley of Nant Clywedog, home to many small villages with very Welsh names. Within the Valley lies Abbeycwnhir, a village with an Abbey that if fully built would have been the largest in the UK, but sadly the Abbeyr never reached its full size and has since remained unknown to most. The journeys end in Knighton will be sad for our hikers, but nevertheless relief that they will have made it in one piece, overcoming some of Wales most dramatic countryside and experiencing the natural, and underappreciated, beauty that Powys has to offer.

 

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I love all those weird Welsh names :d 

If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here!

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