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Successful ninth annual Donkey Walk
The ninth annual Donkey Walk of the Donkey Sanctuary was a great success. The number of participants had doubled and hundreds of people walked the 6.6 km route last Saturday afternoon. One participant caught the eye: Randy Gomez ran the entire length of the `caminata’ behind the stroller with his 6-month old son Atiba in it. Atiba clearly loved the action, the atmosphere and the beauty of the surroundings – he was all smiles. The other participants enjoyed themselves as well: the weather was perfect and the setting sun made the countryside extra gorgeous.
Donkey Thistle was supposed to walk along, but unfortunately he had to cancel at the last moment due to a number of roaming dogs. He enjoyed himself anyway and he doubled as the welcoming committee at the finish, where watermelon and oranges from Super Food supermarket revived everyone.
As the current Donkey Sanctuary at St. Lucia is becoming too cramped for the many inhabitants, a new sanctuary has been found and construction has begun. However, a lot of money is needed, so the proceeds of the caminata were very welcome: the donkeys are AWG. 2.000,-- closer to their new home.
Back to Ayo, the starting place and finish of the walk, where the following overheard comment made the organizers smile: ``What a pity that we have to wait another year for the next Donkey Walk!’’ Next year will be the Donkey Walk’s tenth anniversary, so everybody, get in shape and come and walk along in 2015!
- A Jubileum: The Annual Donkey Walk
Ayo. Again this year the Aruban Donkey Sanctuary is organizing its traditional Walkathon, a walk of 6.5 kilometers. Once again this is a tenth year and therefore a jubileum. Young and old are invited to walk together through our Aruban nature. Accompanied...
- Aruban Donkey Foundation Organizes Its Annual Walkathon
The annual Walkathon, a brisk walk through Aruba’s wonderful countryside, has become a tradition in the month of January. On Saturday, January 18, the event will take place for the ninth consecutive year. Registration starts at 4 pm at the Ayo Rock...
- Thistle Is Looking For Friends And Family Members
We would like to introduce Thistle to you, one of the donkeys that is living at the Aruban Donkey Sanctuary. Thistle came to us by accident. One of the cactus fences, that keep the donkeys inside the Sanctuary, had fallen down and donkey Esmeralda had...
- 7-up Is On The Look-out For Friends And Family Members
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- Record Number Of Participants At The Donkey Walk 2012
The seventh edition of the Donkey Walk was record-breaking: more than 300 participants walked the 6.5 kilometer-long distance. The starting point was the Ayo rock formation and at 5 pm the impressive parade went underway, accompanied by two lovely donkeys...
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Running behind the stroller..
The ninth annual Donkey Walk of the Donkey Sanctuary was a great success. The number of participants had doubled and hundreds of people walked the 6.6 km route last Saturday afternoon. One participant caught the eye: Randy Gomez ran the entire length of the `caminata’ behind the stroller with his 6-month old son Atiba in it. Atiba clearly loved the action, the atmosphere and the beauty of the surroundings – he was all smiles. The other participants enjoyed themselves as well: the weather was perfect and the setting sun made the countryside extra gorgeous.
Donkey Thistle was supposed to walk along, but unfortunately he had to cancel at the last moment due to a number of roaming dogs. He enjoyed himself anyway and he doubled as the welcoming committee at the finish, where watermelon and oranges from Super Food supermarket revived everyone.
As the current Donkey Sanctuary at St. Lucia is becoming too cramped for the many inhabitants, a new sanctuary has been found and construction has begun. However, a lot of money is needed, so the proceeds of the caminata were very welcome: the donkeys are AWG. 2.000,-- closer to their new home.
Back to Ayo, the starting place and finish of the walk, where the following overheard comment made the organizers smile: ``What a pity that we have to wait another year for the next Donkey Walk!’’ Next year will be the Donkey Walk’s tenth anniversary, so everybody, get in shape and come and walk along in 2015!
- A Jubileum: The Annual Donkey Walk
Ayo. Again this year the Aruban Donkey Sanctuary is organizing its traditional Walkathon, a walk of 6.5 kilometers. Once again this is a tenth year and therefore a jubileum. Young and old are invited to walk together through our Aruban nature. Accompanied...
- Aruban Donkey Foundation Organizes Its Annual Walkathon
The annual Walkathon, a brisk walk through Aruba’s wonderful countryside, has become a tradition in the month of January. On Saturday, January 18, the event will take place for the ninth consecutive year. Registration starts at 4 pm at the Ayo Rock...
- Thistle Is Looking For Friends And Family Members
We would like to introduce Thistle to you, one of the donkeys that is living at the Aruban Donkey Sanctuary. Thistle came to us by accident. One of the cactus fences, that keep the donkeys inside the Sanctuary, had fallen down and donkey Esmeralda had...
- 7-up Is On The Look-out For Friends And Family Members
We would like to introduce 7-Up to you, one of the donkeys living at the Aruban Donkey Sanctuary. She came to the sanctuary in 2010 when the volunteers received a phone call that there was a roaming donkey in the vicinity of the Palomarga Racetrack. Catching...
- Record Number Of Participants At The Donkey Walk 2012
The seventh edition of the Donkey Walk was record-breaking: more than 300 participants walked the 6.5 kilometer-long distance. The starting point was the Ayo rock formation and at 5 pm the impressive parade went underway, accompanied by two lovely donkeys...