first night ride (with lights) of the new season

After the summer (what summer?) and the long clear nights, last night was the first with lights for Baz and me. The helmet lights had been re-affixed the night before and the batteries all recharged so off we went to try them out! By the back of 8 o'clock the lights were needed in the tracks in the more wooded parts and just as we were coming to the end of the ride we met up with two fellow bikers who thought they were seeing aliens approaching as we rode up to them, me with four lights on the handlebars and one on my head and Baz with his ultra bright p7 on the handlebars and his helmet light as well! Mind you, they had a dog with a red light on his collar which threw us a bit as well as it darted about through the trees!