{"id":1645,"date":"2019-05-28T12:16:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T10:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/?p=1645"},"modified":"2020-01-17T20:46:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T19:46:07","slug":"31-giants-and-the-deep-peace-of-the-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/?p=1645","title":{"rendered":"31 giants and the deep peace of the wild"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><b>Hello, Bonjour and Salibonani from Cawston Wildlife Estate<\/b>, Northern Matabeleland where I help for about 2,5 months with the horses. During the last few days I did some splendid outrides to new places on the reserve that I haven\u2019t been to yet. I saw so much wildlife from a horse\u2018s back: a herd of sables with 2 calves, 4 elands, 31 giraffes that were very close and curious, a herd of wildebeests and impalas. Every single bushride has just it\u2019s own magical encounters and I am so very happy to be able to enjoy this journey in the heart of Zimbabwe.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/0D5CAF9C-8E84-4081-B1F6-9E251B57A76E-e1559036013400-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1672\" class=\"wp-image-1672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/0D5CAF9C-8E84-4081-B1F6-9E251B57A76E-e1559036013400-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/0D5CAF9C-8E84-4081-B1F6-9E251B57A76E-e1559036013400-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A herd of sables in front of us<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D68E00DC-B108-4605-BD8C-4A2EC5536011-e1559036062539-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1675\" class=\"wp-image-1675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D68E00DC-B108-4605-BD8C-4A2EC5536011-e1559036062539-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/D68E00DC-B108-4605-BD8C-4A2EC5536011-e1559036062539-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Looking at the wildebeests just behind the trees<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2CDA6CE8-8587-4C04-966A-7E0429E504B3-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1677\" class=\"wp-image-1677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2CDA6CE8-8587-4C04-966A-7E0429E504B3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2CDA6CE8-8587-4C04-966A-7E0429E504B3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2CDA6CE8-8587-4C04-966A-7E0429E504B3-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Surrounded by 31 curious giraffes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/C222327A-8705-47D3-953E-1906B2358960-e1559035992235-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1671\" class=\"wp-image-1671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/C222327A-8705-47D3-953E-1906B2358960-e1559035992235-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/C222327A-8705-47D3-953E-1906B2358960-e1559035992235-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">We found the baobab tree!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>I prefer the saddle to the streetcar and star-sprinkled sky to a roof, the obscure and difficult trail, leading into the unknown, to any paved highway, and the deep peace of the wild to the discontent bread by cities. . . it is enough that I am surrounded by beauty.<\/p><cite>Everett Ruess<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EF79BE3D-BB1A-41AF-8BB9-84AE764A072F-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1674\" class=\"wp-image-1674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EF79BE3D-BB1A-41AF-8BB9-84AE764A072F-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EF79BE3D-BB1A-41AF-8BB9-84AE764A072F-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EF79BE3D-BB1A-41AF-8BB9-84AE764A072F-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Into the peaceful wilderness <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/7ABA2D17-0489-4CDB-9B53-DBEFD4971D50-e1559036034316-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1673\" class=\"wp-image-1673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/7ABA2D17-0489-4CDB-9B53-DBEFD4971D50-e1559036034316-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/7ABA2D17-0489-4CDB-9B53-DBEFD4971D50-e1559036034316-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Just such a lovely scenery <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>As some of the horses are not fully fit or rideable<\/b>, I lunge them. Zhovhe for example is a gelding that is apparently not yet fully broken in, so I lunge him with a saddle on and I try to put some weight on him. We will see how it goes for the next few times.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>We are still repairing the paddock<\/b>, remember when I said I am happy if this will be done before end of May (see <a aria-label=\" (\u00f6ffnet in neuem Tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/?p=1353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this blog post<\/a>) ?.. well.. take your time here. Things are just moving on a bit slower and I definitely get used to it!&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>During lunchtime, I enjoy myself<\/b> at my happy place, watching kudus, impalas, bushbucks, warthogs, monkeys and even a waterbuck drinking and playing around the waterhole. I had the amazing chance to spot 19 eland antelopes  during sunset hours at my happy place together with some zebras. I haven\u2019t seen zebras at that spot since I came. They usually like to hang out at other places on the reserve. Such a wonderful experience! I really start to love this fabulous reserve with all its great opportunities and epic sunsets.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4E993AC3-D2DE-4EFE-8D2F-65BADEF69717-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1689\" class=\"wp-image-1689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4E993AC3-D2DE-4EFE-8D2F-65BADEF69717-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4E993AC3-D2DE-4EFE-8D2F-65BADEF69717-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4E993AC3-D2DE-4EFE-8D2F-65BADEF69717-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Eland, impalas and warthogs sharing the waterhole <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/E9B5EBCF-CDDF-4945-B399-7A6EAB2A8DE7-e1559036519250-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1678\" class=\"wp-image-1678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/E9B5EBCF-CDDF-4945-B399-7A6EAB2A8DE7-e1559036519250-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/E9B5EBCF-CDDF-4945-B399-7A6EAB2A8DE7-e1559036519250-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Happy place during sunset hours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>The last weekend<\/b>, we hosted a group of bird hunters to shoot some guniea fowls. One morning I could join in and watch them shooting the birds and finding them with the help of plenty of dogs. This was quite an interesting process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-17 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/91E852CE-320A-493A-B5C0-10614AE0CE74-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1683\" class=\"wp-image-1683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/91E852CE-320A-493A-B5C0-10614AE0CE74-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/91E852CE-320A-493A-B5C0-10614AE0CE74-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/91E852CE-320A-493A-B5C0-10614AE0CE74-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Morning hunt to shoot some guinea fowls <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-19 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4362070F-5473-49EF-9CF1-ADF1497FFC84-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1684\" class=\"wp-image-1684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4362070F-5473-49EF-9CF1-ADF1497FFC84-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4362070F-5473-49EF-9CF1-ADF1497FFC84-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4362070F-5473-49EF-9CF1-ADF1497FFC84-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Trying to find the birds<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>One of the evenings<\/b>, we prepared a sundowner in the bush for the clients and I drove on my own to the place to bring some food. I wasn\u2019t really sure where exactly the place was and I couldn\u2019t even remember that I ever had been there. So it was definitely a fun drive, where I tried to figure out my way on my own to a place I wasn\u2018t sure where it is supposed to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-21 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BE153189-2680-4CD5-9D7B-D0C28E06B890-e1559037055176-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1680\" class=\"wp-image-1680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BE153189-2680-4CD5-9D7B-D0C28E06B890-e1559037055176-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BE153189-2680-4CD5-9D7B-D0C28E06B890-e1559037055176-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">On my way to find the sundowner place<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>A couple of times<\/b> I thought I was lost, but I actually wasn\u2019t because I found the fireplace with all the chairs already prepared after a 25min drive. This night the sunset was just magical with all the pink, orange and red colors the sun could possibly draw into the endless sky. Perfect evening for a sundowner and enjoying the peace of the bush that I had completely to myself as the clients were still too busy shooting some birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-23 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9DD6B654-3FA9-4489-B01E-FB639D7E8EDF-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1681\" class=\"wp-image-1681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9DD6B654-3FA9-4489-B01E-FB639D7E8EDF-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9DD6B654-3FA9-4489-B01E-FB639D7E8EDF-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9DD6B654-3FA9-4489-B01E-FB639D7E8EDF-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Finally the place came into sight<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-25 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3B7C89BA-67AC-4D6F-A28B-6786310B4DAE-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1682\" class=\"wp-image-1682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3B7C89BA-67AC-4D6F-A28B-6786310B4DAE-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3B7C89BA-67AC-4D6F-A28B-6786310B4DAE-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3B7C89BA-67AC-4D6F-A28B-6786310B4DAE-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Gorgeous sunset <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My new lessons learned<\/strong>&nbsp;while helping in Cawston Wildlife Estate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Giraffes are so very quiet &#8211; especially if you get very close to them, they seem more and more graceful and silent, you can barely hear them.<\/li><li>To get things done in Africa doesn\u2019t take days &#8211; always count on weeks or even months!<\/li><li>6 hunters required more than a dozen of helpers &#8211; the ratio of staff to clients still amazes me.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cheers to wandering the world<\/strong>&nbsp;and the wonders of our lives, hope to see you soon \u2013 bye bye, salut and lisale kuhle \u221e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, Bonjour and Salibonani from Cawston Wildlife Estate, Northern Matabeleland where I help for about 2,5 months with the horses. During the last few days I did some splendid outrides to new places on the reserve that I haven\u2019t been to yet. I saw so much wildlife from a horse\u2018s back: a herd of sables &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/?p=1645\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u201e31 giants and the deep peace of the wild\u201c <\/span>weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[53],"tags":[7,8,12,17,5],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1645"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3236,"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645\/revisions\/3236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}