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De-Floofing Jaxx – a grooming tale

#Ride4Huskies Wrap-up

Jaxx, the Siberian Husky, has ended his #Ride4Huskies travelogue after riding 1,722 km over six [...]

Family Pooches

After leaving The Waffle House yesterday, The Fossil (aka Desmond) drove the Jaguar iPace (with [...]

Waffles and Pooches

As mentioned in yesterday’s post, we had to cancel last night’s stay at the pet-friendly Gracelands [...]

A Garden On The Beach

We arrived in uMdloti at around 21h30 last night. “The traffic congestion along the N3 [...]

The Jaguar and Buffalo

This morning I woke up at Nyati Valley Berg House (Nyati means Buffalo in Zulu. [...]

Riding the Jaguar

The Siberian Husky is riding the all-electric Jaguar iPace on an all-new seat cover with [...]

Fetching the Jaguar

The Fossil arrived home with a Jaguar today. No, not the big cat – the [...]

Pawing It Forward

Today is a special day. Special because I’ve been spoilt by the super pet-friendly, pet [...]

Ride4Huskies

Welcome to my very first blog post ahead of the #Ride4Huskies travelogue! If you’re new [...]

Walk4SOSHuskies – Wrap Up

The Fossil (aka Des) says that I can wrap up this edition of my Walk [...]

Day 31: Hout Bay to Cape Town

Today’s the last day of my Plettenberg Bay to Cape Town journey. I’ve gotta tell [...]

Day 30: Mush It Up Huskies Muizenberg

Yippee! Did I have fun today? You betcha! Today’s MushItUp was the best day of my [...]

Day 29: Noordhoek to Hout Bay

Todays leg of my Walk 4 SOS Huskies journey starts from the Noordhoek side of [...]

Day 28: Kommetjie to Noordhoek

We left Sartorial House Self Catering Studios in Simons Town this morning to drive to [...]

Day 27: Simons Town to Kommetjie

It’s a long walk from Craftart and Gallery Emporium at 128 Saint Georges Street in [...]

Day 26: Strand to Simons Town

The Cape weather is weird! Yesterday was sunny with clear skies, and today’s overcast and [...]

Day 25: Gordon’s Bay to Strand

Wow, what a beautiful day for walking! Sunny, clear sky, no wind, and that unique [...]

Day 24: Kleinmond Hiking Trails

The Fossil took over my blog yesterday (again), so today it’s my turn. Just ’cause [...]

Day 23: Rooi Els to Gordon’s Bay

Hi Husky lovers! This is Des (aka The Fossil). Today, I’m taking over Jaxx’s blog [...]

Day 22: Pringle Bay to Rooi Els

I had a grooming session today! The nice ladies at The Dog Ladies (that’s Nusca [...]

Day 21: Betty’s Bay to Pringle Bay

Today we walked another section of my Walk 4 SOS Huskies fundraising journey starting from [...]

Day 20: Kleinmond to Palmiet Lagoon

So, the Fossil took over yesterdays post, but I’m not sulking anymore. ‘Cause today we [...]

Day 19: Blown Away In Kleinmond

Special Report: Jaxx’s Fundraising Story Hey Husky Lovers! This is Des (aka The Fossil) writing [...]

Day 18: Hermanus to Kleinmond

Wow – what a day! See those people holding my leash? Well, those are the [...]

Day 17: Hermanus Cliff Path

What a beautiful sunny Sunday morning for a walkies along the famous Hermanus Cliff Path! [...]

Day 16: Spoilt in Hermanus

This morning (Saturday) we woke up early at our overnight spot in the Mahindra PIKUP [...]

Day 15: Gansbaai to Hermanus

Today, my Walk 4 SOS Huskies journey came to a dead stop! That’s ’cause the [...]

Day 14: Cape Agulhas to Gansbaai

This morning we sadly left the Cape Agulhas Backpackers – sadly ’cause it was really [...]

Day 13: Struisbaai, L’Agulhas and Suiderstrand

Today is “walkies” day! We started day 13 of our Walk 4 SOS Huskies journey [...]

Day 12: Swellendam to Struisbaai

The Fossil’s sprained knee swelling is better now. So, we we can continue our Walk [...]

Day 11: Swell in Swellendam

Like I said yesterday, the Fossil (aka Desmond) sprained his knee in the early hours [...]

Day 10: Still Bay to Swellendam

We got robbed last night! The story should hit the local news headlined “Still Bay [...]

Day 9: Mossel Bay to Still Bay

Ho Hum. Another day spent on the backseat of the Mahindra PIKUP. And so our [...]

Day 8: George to Mossel Bay

Today our Walk 4 SOS Huskies journey was mostly spent driving the Mahindra PIKUP along [...]

Day 7: Wilderness to George

Lucky us! We found a way to walk from Wilderness to George and stay away [...]

Day 6: Nada In Wilderness

Like I told y’all, and all (sorry – wrong province, that’s Durban) the Fossil wanted [...]

Day 5: Sedgefield to Wilderness

Like I wrote yesterday, I can’t see our Sedgefield to Wilderness beach walk happening – [...]

Day 4: Buffels Bay to Sedgefield

The Fossil and I were supposed to start Day 4 of our Walk 4 SOS [...]

Day 3: Chilling At Lakeside Knysna

Today is Sunday and we’re taking a day off my Walk 4 SOS Huskies journey. [...]

Day 2: Around Knysna Lagoon

Today has been an easy, and happy, day in our Walk 4 SOS Huskies journey [...]

Day 1: Plett To Knysna

Day 1 of our Walk 4 Huskies journey is done & dusted! Well, I’m OK [...]

Day T-1: The Plettenberg

So, I woke up in Plettenberg Bay today. And not just anywhere in Plett – [...]

Day T-2: Getting There

Just two more sleeps before we begin our Walk 4 Huskies journey. I missed my [...]

Day T-3: A Star Is Born

Three more sleeps to go! Today, the fossil decided that I needed grooming before our Walk [...]

Day T-4: The Preparation

Today is just four more sleeps before we begin our Walk 4 Huskies journey. So, [...]