{"id":31242,"date":"2025-02-19T12:37:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T10:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/?page_id=31242"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:03:06","slug":"highlights-2020-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/highlights-2020-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights 2020-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was living in New Zealand between 2020 and 2022, which coincided well with the Corona Virus Pandemic. I lived for some time in Nelson and also in Christchurch. I had a number of adventures around the South Island and at the beginning of 2022 I returned to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-31238 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry has-media\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/highlights-2020-2024\/highlights-2024\/\" target=\"_self\" >Highlights 2024<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/highlights-2020-2024\/highlights-2024\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1574\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nggallery_import\/View-of-the-beach-at-Cala-Fuili-Holidays-in-Sardinia-April-2024-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Highlights 2024\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nggallery_import\/View-of-the-beach-at-Cala-Fuili-Holidays-in-Sardinia-April-2024-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nggallery_import\/View-of-the-beach-at-Cala-Fuili-Holidays-in-Sardinia-April-2024-800x492.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nggallery_import\/View-of-the-beach-at-Cala-Fuili-Holidays-in-Sardinia-April-2024-2048x1259.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nggallery_import\/View-of-the-beach-at-Cala-Fuili-Holidays-in-Sardinia-April-2024-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nggallery_import\/View-of-the-beach-at-Cala-Fuili-Holidays-in-Sardinia-April-2024-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nggallery_import\/View-of-the-beach-at-Cala-Fuili-Holidays-in-Sardinia-April-2024-1536x945.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Not a bad year. I did fewer races than normal and almost no ski touring. Still I fitted in another Giro Sardinia and we had another nice sea kayaking trip in Sweden in autumn. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-31T12:23:30+02:00\">December 31, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-30456 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry has-media\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/highlights-2020-2024\/highlights-2023\/\" target=\"_self\" >Highlights 2023<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/highlights-2020-2024\/highlights-2023\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ari-climbing-Signorina-Fantasia-Holidays-in-Sardinia-May-2023-640x427.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Highlights 2023\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ari-climbing-Signorina-Fantasia-Holidays-in-Sardinia-May-2023-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ari-climbing-Signorina-Fantasia-Holidays-in-Sardinia-May-2023-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ari-climbing-Signorina-Fantasia-Holidays-in-Sardinia-May-2023-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ari-climbing-Signorina-Fantasia-Holidays-in-Sardinia-May-2023-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ari-climbing-Signorina-Fantasia-Holidays-in-Sardinia-May-2023-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ari-climbing-Signorina-Fantasia-Holidays-in-Sardinia-May-2023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ari-climbing-Signorina-Fantasia-Holidays-in-Sardinia-May-2023-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ari-climbing-Signorina-Fantasia-Holidays-in-Sardinia-May-2023-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ari-climbing-Signorina-Fantasia-Holidays-in-Sardinia-May-2023-1010x673.jpg 1010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I packed a lot into 2023, particularly in the first half of the year. I was in Barcelona over winter 2022\/2023 and spent the first month there. We flew to Iceland for a short trip in January and then not long afterwards I headed back to Germany. I didn&#8217;t stay for long though and in&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-12-31T16:37:00+02:00\">December 31, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-30466 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry has-media\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/highlights-2020-2024\/highlights-2022\/\" target=\"_self\" >Highlights 2022<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/highlights-2020-2024\/highlights-2022\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Cris-walking-Cadi-Challenge-2022-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Highlights 2022\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Cris-walking-Cadi-Challenge-2022-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Cris-walking-Cadi-Challenge-2022-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Cris-walking-Cadi-Challenge-2022-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Cris-walking-Cadi-Challenge-2022-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Cris-walking-Cadi-Challenge-2022-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Cris-walking-Cadi-Challenge-2022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It was time for my triumphant return to Europe&#8230; or something. After a great climbing trip with Craig and Rachel at Kawakawa bay in January, I left New Zealand in March and headed back to Europe for a full on year of trips and fun. First off was ski touring in Norway with Johannes and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-12-31T16:55:00+02:00\">December 31, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-30526 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry has-media\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/highlights-2020-2024\/highlights-2021\/\" target=\"_self\" >Highlights 2021<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/highlights-2020-2024\/highlights-2021\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1513\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/View-from-the-hut-across-the-lake-Tramping-Angelus-Hut-May-2021-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Highlights 2021\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/View-from-the-hut-across-the-lake-Tramping-Angelus-Hut-May-2021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/View-from-the-hut-across-the-lake-Tramping-Angelus-Hut-May-2021-800x473.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/View-from-the-hut-across-the-lake-Tramping-Angelus-Hut-May-2021-2048x1210.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/View-from-the-hut-across-the-lake-Tramping-Angelus-Hut-May-2021-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/View-from-the-hut-across-the-lake-Tramping-Angelus-Hut-May-2021-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/View-from-the-hut-across-the-lake-Tramping-Angelus-Hut-May-2021-1536x908.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-12-31T23:58:00+02:00\">December 31, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-23454 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry entry has-media\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/highlights-2020-2024\/trips-summary-2020\/\" target=\"_self\" >Highlights 2020<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/highlights-2020-2024\/trips-summary-2020\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nice-view-Bealy-Spur-640x427.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Highlights 2020\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nice-view-Bealy-Spur-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nice-view-Bealy-Spur-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nice-view-Bealy-Spur-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nice-view-Bealy-Spur-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nice-view-Bealy-Spur-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nice-view-Bealy-Spur-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nice-view-Bealy-Spur-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nice-view-Bealy-Spur-1010x674.jpg 1010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-06-10T09:16:05+02:00\">June 10, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was living in New Zealand between 2020 and 2022, which coincided well with the Corona Virus Pandemic. I lived for some time in Nelson and also in Christchurch. I had a number of adventures around the South Island and at the beginning of 2022 I returned to Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30591,"parent":30433,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31242","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31242"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31763,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31242\/revisions\/31763"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}