It takes a while to get used to driving everywhere after dark with headlights on, and no street lighting. After a lifetime in London, lit everywhere inside the M25, you feel like the proverbial rabbit at first. But you learn to love the darkness. The night sky is little short of a miracle, a myriad of stars never seen in London, with all the light pollution. Sleep is a joy in total pitch black too. Turn off your lights World, and embrace the darkness!
beetleypete 
It felt quite weird at first for me as well. I didn’t drive at night that much, but still, there was something to it. Thanks, Pete!
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I still relish the dark nights, Olga. But I only drive after dark when it is essential.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Driving in full darkness is really a challenge to me. In this situation i would prefer an offroad car with the known big headlights. Cruising like Tom Cruise. Lol xx Michael
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Yes, it is difficult when there are many oncoming cars with bright headlights, but okay on very quiet country roads.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thats true. Here the are all driving SUV’s, so sometimes i wish a would have a truck. Lol xx Michael
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That’s what nights are like in the woods. Glorious!
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It was a revelation to me at the time, Liz.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We have tourists from UK & Asia come to visit NZ and they are astounded to see a completely starry night for the first time in their lives. They lie down on our rural highways to take Foto and to be awed. Our local drivers tragically carry on their normal lives!
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I can imagine myself doing that, Gavin. 🙂
Cheers, Pete.
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Hi Pete, I feel like this when we go to remote places, the darkness is so complete.
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Yes, Beetley is not that remote, but compared to London it is. With no street lighting here, the darkness is wonderful.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pete, I like to take visitors to Columbia Pass (4491 feet / 1369 m) on Sandy Valley Road just west of Goodsprings, Nevada in order to see the full splendor of the Milky Way at night. It’s less than an hour’s drive from Las Vegas. As a side note, the Pioneer Saloon in Goodsprings has appeared in a number of films and TV shows. To see why Clark Gable once spent some time there, go to: https://travelnevada.com/bars/the-pioneer-saloon/
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I can imagine the night sky over the desert must look amazing., and I would definitely like to have a beer in the Pioneer Saloon.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I like the dark.
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I have never slept better than since moving here from London, Molly.
Best wishes, Pete.
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So true, Pete. I love the night sky.
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In London, you so rarely see stars in such abundance. It is really magical.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Reblogged this on beetleypete and commented:
One of my first ever (very short) posts. Enjoying the dark nights of Beetley, back in 2012.
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First PJ. Now Bill P. Blimey! Who else is going to pop up as I read on?
The countryside darkness is great but I don’t know how anyone sleeps without the constant hum of the city.
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You will enjoy those nights, and the evenings when the owls hoot you to sleep and the birds wake you at six… would not swap it for anything. I am blessed with no street lights….
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