Today was an AWESOME day for
moms, dads, kids, teens and everyone up for a bit of fun!
It was the annual

SUMMER MUSIC COLOUR RUN

in Hermanus...
Run it, Walk it, Dance it....
is their slogan, which is pretty much what
"goes down" lol

Essentially it is a 5km walk/run/dance
filled with a lot of colour...
and awesomeness in general!

Once registered, you are given your
"race pack" which consists of your T-shirt, race number
and a few packets of the colour powder...

and OBVIOUSLY, getting the kids to contain it until the race starts
is well... IMPOSSIBLE!!! hahaha!
Within seconds, the packets are ripped open
and there is a LOT of powder...
EVERYWHERE!!!

Before the race starts,
there is a rather humorous "warm up" session
which always brings on quite a few giggles
because most of the participants of this run
are not massive sports fanatics...
they are just "everyday people"

So there is this
"semi-enthusiastic" approach to it,
which is probably regretted by most of us the next day! hahaha
(I know Hive account@amarbir will have an evil laugh at this! haha)

Over and above the warm up amusement,
there are the most INTERESTING peeps to see!
Dressed up in the most visually entertaining attire...

Even people's pets were a part of the party!

It is really is WONDERFULLY COLOURFUL!

The Race heads off in "wave" sections
because there are too many people to let everyone go at once...
This year, we were in wave two...

With the countdown done....
Off we went!!!

One of the the things that I enjoy most about this event
is the fact that as you move along the route,
there are music stations situated all the way

and we all KNOW how much I love my music lol!
and not only that,
it really keeps peoples spirit and enthusiasm up!

In addition to the pleasure of the tunes,
there are colour pop stations
situated all along the route,
where you literally get

BOMBED WITH COLOUR!!!

Protecting my phone whilst simultaneously
trying to take some decent photos
was rather challenging to say the least... lol

The views also really help along the way!
Hermanus is TRULY a spectacular little town!!!
We were also pleasantly surprised with a
drum band!

Approaching the end...
Here is some proof that I was in fact relatively doused
in... well, mostly ORANGE! hahaha!!

ooooh Look at that!!!!
It's the

FINISH LINE!!!!!

YAY!!! WE ARE STILL ALIVE!!!!

hehehehehe!!!!

Even though I don't normally drink any soft drinks,
I have to say that the Coca Cola
offered at the finish line was VERY welcomed! lol!

But more than that, I was interested in getting to the crowds
where Dave was pumping the music on centre stage
as they do multiple colour bursts
and dance off competitions etc.

It is REALLY an awesome thing to witness!!!

It REALLY was a FANTASTIC afternoon,
very well spent!

I was actually quite surprised too,
that my shoes were still relatively white afterward!
hahahaha!!!

When we got home,
the first thing we all did
was jump into the pool,
which I followed shortly after with a shower!!!!
YAY!!!!

Then we celebrated with some "after" shots...
much cleaner ones.... hahahaha!!!
and were spoilt to some delicious comfort food
compliments of Aunty Astrid...
SPAGHETTI BOLOGNAISE!!!
YUM!!!!!!