When I left home at 6am this morning in dark with mist and fog at times, I was undecided as to whether I was going to take Regent Street with overhead street lights or Southview that is unlit and I decided to avoid the possibility of a dark encounter with a bear so I took Regent. Well, it worked perfectly: the bear that ran across the road 15m/yd in front of me did so at 7am in bright rising sunlight.

It was a great ride, I felt good, despite having been off the bike for over 2 weeks while on holiday (and no options for taking or using a bike).