{"id":1911,"date":"2019-06-22T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2020-01-17T20:48:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T19:48:46","slug":"a-big-grey-giant-and-a-small-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/?p=1911","title":{"rendered":"A big grey giant and a small stone"},"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. My very last horse Safari on this game reserve has just finished with an epic sundowner and an even more spectacular full moon rising above the horizon! Just such a special sighting here in the African bush.<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=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9E95AE34-073B-47A0-994C-2C18C3A9A3D2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1923\" class=\"wp-image-1923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9E95AE34-073B-47A0-994C-2C18C3A9A3D2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9E95AE34-073B-47A0-994C-2C18C3A9A3D2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9E95AE34-073B-47A0-994C-2C18C3A9A3D2-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">My last sundowner at Cawston <\/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=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AB81FA65-C559-420F-9036-D052BFBC9676-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1924\" class=\"wp-image-1924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AB81FA65-C559-420F-9036-D052BFBC9676-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AB81FA65-C559-420F-9036-D052BFBC9676-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/AB81FA65-C559-420F-9036-D052BFBC9676-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The rising of the full moon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>My last day at Cawston<\/b> was lots of fun, I got to shoot a 0.375 rifle. First shot on the shooting range was just for a practice round with a smaller ammo and somehow I missed the target completely. Probably I was just too scared of the noise and the pushback. The next shot was with the big ammo and I was very nervous as I knew this pushback is going to be even stronger &#8211; but I had no idea what really is going to happen. When I pulled the trigger I just had automatically to take a step back due to the forces on my body. Unfortunately, I missed the bullseye but at least I hit the bigger target this time. Lots of fun but still plenty of practice ahead of me to become a professional hunter&#8230;<br><\/p>\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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2AA0635C-CD23-4025-ABF1-1E57210457B1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1933\" class=\"wp-image-1933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2AA0635C-CD23-4025-ABF1-1E57210457B1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2AA0635C-CD23-4025-ABF1-1E57210457B1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2AA0635C-CD23-4025-ABF1-1E57210457B1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2AA0635C-CD23-4025-ABF1-1E57210457B1.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Trying not to shake<\/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\/06\/BB2F3509-B2B1-4892-B301-77D7F191D702-e1561191964978-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1926\" class=\"wp-image-1926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BB2F3509-B2B1-4892-B301-77D7F191D702-e1561191964978-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BB2F3509-B2B1-4892-B301-77D7F191D702-e1561191964978-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A 0.22 versus a 0.375 ammo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>It\u2019s time to say goodbye<\/b> to my lovely home in Cawston Wildlife Estate as my Zimbabwean journey takes me to Matopos National Park for my very last Zimbabwean horse safari. <\/p>\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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/7EE230AF-B00F-4AB3-8256-E348DAE6BE36-e1561191945193-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1925\" class=\"wp-image-1925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/7EE230AF-B00F-4AB3-8256-E348DAE6BE36-e1561191945193-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/7EE230AF-B00F-4AB3-8256-E348DAE6BE36-e1561191945193-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Saying goodbye to the kudus at Cawston <\/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=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/C765F090-F8C2-4EED-9CB7-18E04F8E0234-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1930\" class=\"wp-image-1930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/C765F090-F8C2-4EED-9CB7-18E04F8E0234-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/C765F090-F8C2-4EED-9CB7-18E04F8E0234-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/C765F090-F8C2-4EED-9CB7-18E04F8E0234-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Hello safari fun in Matopos <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Last time I was here<\/b>, I saw a rhino (see <a aria-label=\"this blogpost (\u00f6ffnet in neuem Tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/?p=1449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this blogpost<\/a>) on a game drive from a vehicle. This time I got even more blessed! It\u2019s been about 3 weeks since I last sat on a horse, due to my foot injury from the spiderbite. So, I was very happy when I jumped on my horse, Engine, to go on a bushride in this colorful winter scenery.  <span>Engine showed me that he really deserves his name<\/span>, it was a dancing party for the whole 5 hours while we were bundu bashing. This made it hard for me to look for wildlife as I had to concentrate on my horse. <\/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\/06\/3030B338-B398-4D60-96AF-8DE063D83EE8-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1942\" class=\"wp-image-1942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/3030B338-B398-4D60-96AF-8DE063D83EE8-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/3030B338-B398-4D60-96AF-8DE063D83EE8-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/3030B338-B398-4D60-96AF-8DE063D83EE8-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lovely bush scenery <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>We were tracking and tracking<\/b> and suddenly we stood just right in front of this majestic looking grey, big cow. First I thought she was standing next to a stone until I realized she had a little calf with her that was sleeping on the ground. How gorgeous was that?! Fabulous sighting.<br><\/p>\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\/06\/068B7962-FF9D-4E40-8E45-F3BFD9F2064C-e1561192783567-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1932\" class=\"wp-image-1932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/068B7962-FF9D-4E40-8E45-F3BFD9F2064C-e1561192783567-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/068B7962-FF9D-4E40-8E45-F3BFD9F2064C-e1561192783567-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Engine spotting the big grey cow<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>The afternoon ride<\/b> had some wonderful sceneries for us, we got even a few rain drops creating a beautiful rainbow. Winter has fully arrived and shows off with great colors and fantastic sunsets. We found one spot from where we had an awesome view on the valley in front of us, enjoying the sun setting behind the hills.<br><\/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\/06\/48639BCD-658B-49F0-A494-B905A5B258A4-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1931\" class=\"wp-image-1931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/48639BCD-658B-49F0-A494-B905A5B258A4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/48639BCD-658B-49F0-A494-B905A5B258A4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/48639BCD-658B-49F0-A494-B905A5B258A4-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Rainbow colors<\/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\/06\/F183ACA1-AB94-40F8-9AD6-6FE47E0AE9BF-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1936\" class=\"wp-image-1936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/F183ACA1-AB94-40F8-9AD6-6FE47E0AE9BF-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/F183ACA1-AB94-40F8-9AD6-6FE47E0AE9BF-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/F183ACA1-AB94-40F8-9AD6-6FE47E0AE9BF-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Nugget enjoying the wonderful view<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\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=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/893FDC6C-3AE9-4DB0-AF86-D0CD6687B687-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1935\" class=\"wp-image-1935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/893FDC6C-3AE9-4DB0-AF86-D0CD6687B687-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/893FDC6C-3AE9-4DB0-AF86-D0CD6687B687-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/893FDC6C-3AE9-4DB0-AF86-D0CD6687B687-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Sunset time in Matopos <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>My new lessons learned<\/b>&nbsp;while helping at Cawston Wildlife Estate:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Enjoy the full moon rising just above the horizon &#8211; it\u2019s such a spectacular moment to see the moon crawling up behind the trees.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t forget your earplugs when shooting a 0.375 &#8211; lots of noise but lots of fun!<\/li><li>Always have your jacket with you &#8211; June can show you some very cold winter days.<\/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 for my last fun days in Matopos \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. My very last horse Safari on this game reserve has just finished with an epic sundowner and an even more spectacular full moon rising above the horizon! Just such a special sighting here in the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/?p=1911\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u201eA big grey giant and a small stone\u201c <\/span>weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[53],"tags":[7,20,8,12,5],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911"}],"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=1911"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3241,"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911\/revisions\/3241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wander-world.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}