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First of the Season - Sprung 2012
![First of the Season - Sprung 2012](https://biz-file.com/c/1209/112980.jpg?3)
![First of the Season - Sprung 2012](https://biz-file.com/c/1209/112983.jpg?2)
We hit the open road on Saturday morning, stocked up on supplies, pepped up on Monster energy drink and Stanford-bound. Mother Nature blessed us with perfect, sunny weather. The venue we arrived at was a welcome sight. Picture this for a minute; green hilly farmlands flanking a looming, almost protective mountain range, an enchanting riverbed surrounded by a grove of shade-bearing trees and a lot of excited people setting up tents in & around the venue for what was to be their home for the weekend.
![First of the Season - Sprung 2012](https://biz-file.com/c/1209/112981.jpg?1)
Seeing as that the music only started at 5pm, we spent the day catching up with friends, exploring the venue and strolling through the stalls. As the afternoon progressed, more & more happy campers arrived, eager to kick off the outdoor party season. One factor about trance parties that I really like is the element of P.L.U.R (Peace, Love, Unity and Respect) - a mutual understanding between partygoers, a non-violent, community-like vibe that doesn't discriminate in any way. Although there are always exceptions to the rule, the majority of the people at Sprung were in full-on P.L.U.R. mode.
Great memories were already made in the afternoon before the music started. Chilling with friends outside the tent and joking around, taking a walk up to the top of the hill and sitting there with my girlfriend while overlooking the entire venue and the surrounding farmlands, meeting new, like-minded people, braving the portaloo's (which were fine in this case, but if you have been to an outdoor before you will know what I mean :)
The music started at 5, with deep, jungle-like dubstep vibes. The dancefloor started filling up for international psy artist, Ritmo, who's set was to begin at 6:30. It began, and it was awesome. See the video below of how Ritmo's set went down:
As the sun faded behind the hilly farmlands, the music got a deeper and faster. Lumo colours danced in the dust, kicked up by hundreds of barefoot stompers. The dancefloor was a hive of positive energy under the psychedelic decor. We partied for a good few hours before we realized that we might have drank a little too much, too soon. Having the comfort of knowing that our tent was within stumbling distance of the dancefloor , we decided to take it easy and call it a night.
Our first party of the 2012 outdoor season might have gotten the better of us, but we sure will be happily reflecting on the memories made over the weekend for a long time to come.
Big big thanks to Mystic Mingler for the awesome photos!
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About Justin Williams
Justin Williams is a Project Co-ordinator at Bizcommunity, founder of CityLifer Cape Town (www.citylifer.co.za) and is also a part-time BizLounge contributor. He is talking in third person.![](/res/img/s.gif)