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Darren Waters

FTHOI v4.0 — a social ride

A slightly damp Saturday morning and I’m one of about 15 people who have gathered in Tongwynlais, just north of Cardiff, for the 4th…

3 min readMar 9, 2024

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FTHOI v4.0 — a social ride

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Darren Waters

Trail fails, flats and an abandoned ride

Back in October 2022 I rode from Sampford Peverell in Devon to Cardiff. It was 123 miles, and took close to 13 hours with stops.

5 min readFeb 12, 2024

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Trail fails, flats and an abandoned ride

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Darren Waters

Gower excursion — getting a sense of a future bikepacking trip

For Christmas, my wife had given me a copy of Bikepacking Wales and the first trip in the book is a 2-day jaunt around Gower which…

9 min readJan 8, 2024

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Gower excursion — getting a sense of a future bikepacking trip

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Darren Waters

The St Avit shuffle

One of the ‘traditions’ of our visits to St Avit is a looped run around the country roads.

2 min readAug 6, 2023

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The St Avit shuffle

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Darren Waters

France — take five (perhaps six)

So off to France we go (or, to be accurate, have gone as we’re now there, or here, if you follow).

2 min readAug 6, 2023

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France — take five (perhaps six)

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Darren Waters

Reflections on our California and Oregon adventure

After writing a day-by-day account of our three-week family holiday it’s certainly pathetic indulgence to pen a further post with overall…

11 min readDec 11, 2022

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Reflections on our California and Oregon adventure

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Darren Waters

C̵a̵l̵i̵f̵o̵r̵n̵i̵a̵ ̵ Oregon dreamin’ — day nineteen and twenty

A retrospective chronicle of our family holiday to California and Oregon.

2 min readNov 13, 2022

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C̵a̵l̵i̵f̵o̵r̵n̵i̵a̵ ̵ Oregon dreamin’ — day nineteen and twenty

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Darren Waters

C̵a̵l̵i̵f̵o̵r̵n̵i̵a̵ ̵ Oregon dreamin’ — day eighteen

A retrospective chronicle of our family holiday to California and Oregon.

2 min readNov 6, 2022

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C̵a̵l̵i̵f̵o̵r̵n̵i̵a̵ ̵ Oregon dreamin’ — day eighteen

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Darren Waters

C̵a̵l̵i̵f̵o̵r̵n̵i̵a̵ ̵ Oregon dreamin’ — day seventeen

A retrospective chronicle of our family trip to California and Oregon.

4 min readOct 29, 2022

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C̵a̵l̵i̵f̵o̵r̵n̵i̵a̵ ̵ Oregon dreamin’ — day seventeen

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Darren Waters

California dreamin’ — day sixteen

22 August

3 min readOct 27, 2022

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California dreamin’ — day sixteen

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Darren Waters

Darren Waters

Assistant Editor, Digital Growth BBC News (3rd stint). Ex-ONS, BBC News stints one and two, Microsoft, PA. Like cycling and rugby. And time with my family.

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