Category Archives: Fun Walks

All for a good cause: Wiggling and waggling through the leafy streets of Tokai

Posted on Monday, 21 November 2011 by

On Sunday, 20 November 2011, we joined a record number of 2517 people and 1736 dogs who participated in the SPCA Royal Canin Wiggle Waggle Walkathon in Tokai, Cape Town (Record numbers Wiggle Waggle for SPCA). The impressive sum of … Continue reading →

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Wiggle Waggle Walkathon 2010

Posted on Monday, 29 November 2010 by

On Sunday morning, hundreds (thousands?) of humans were taken ‘walkies’ by their four-legged best friends, who tugged excitedly at leashes, tails whipping side to side and noses straining to inhale all manner of strange and wonderful scents. The air was … Continue reading →

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Doing the 10km Big Walk from the Grand Parade to Mowbray

Posted on Wednesday, 17 November 2010 by

This year was the first time that we participated in the annual Cape Town event known as The Big Walk. The first Big Walk was staged in 1903 (history); currently, its main sponsors are the Cape Times and Discovery Health. … Continue reading →

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Glad we got up: A fun walk around Claremont

Posted on Sunday, 22 August 2010 by

After a week of superlative and decidedly non-wintry winter weather in Cape Town, the temperatures dropped and the rain clouds moved across the mountains just in time for the weekend. We had agreed to meet our friend Colette on Sunday … Continue reading →

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Walking in the Rain: A Very Wet Women’s Day Fun Walk

Posted on Monday, 9 August 2010 by

After participating in our very first Fun Walk around our own neighbourhood last weekend, it didn’t need much effort from Colette and her Mom to persuade us to join them for the Women’s Day 5km/10km Fun Run/Walk in Bellville, which … Continue reading →

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Our first fun walk around Pinelands

Posted on Tuesday, 3 August 2010 by

“Can you hear that sound outside?” Doef-doef-doef-doef-doef…. Trap-trap-trap-trap-trap…. Excited voices. Breathless voices. An occasional cheer – clap-clap-clappity-clap-clap. “Are those people running down our street? What is going on out there? It’s Sunday morning, and the sun isn’t even up yet!” … Continue reading →

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An exciting Woefie Wandel through the streets of De Tijger

Posted on Saturday, 13 February 2010 by

This morning we went for a fun walk with a couple of hundred extremely excited dogs and their owners. It was the first ever Woefie Wandel to be held in the northern suburb of Parow, and as far as we … Continue reading →

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Wiggle Waggle Walkathon

Posted on Sunday, 2 November 2008 by

This morning we joined a couple of thousand people and their dogs for the annual Wiggle Waggle Walkathon, sponsored by Cape Talk and Pet Alive. The walk raises funds for the local Cape of Good Hope SPCA whose HQ is … Continue reading →

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