Not gonna lie – I loved Belle Mont Farm but was breathing a sigh of relief as we headed to Nevis knowing the climate control and wildlife situation at the Four Seasons would be more our speed. Little did we know the bugs in Nevis had a taste for our blood and we’d come home looking like we had small pox! It was worth it 😉
Our Thanksgiving Day boat ride to Nevis was swift – we booked a private transfer through Wincent at Islander Watersports and the crew was lovely. The kids tossed back a Ting and the adults had a Carib as we sped towards the Four Seasons dock. Pulling up to the resort, the view was beautiful. We’d spend the next three nights on that same dock watching the sunset.
See you later, St. Kitts 
Well hello, Nevis 
Paradise found
We snagged some lunch and then Tim watched the Bears game (really – why?) while the kids and I hit the beach. It’s a very kid-friendly resort and we had a blast jumping on the water trampoline. The first of many happy hour sunsets was followed by Thanksgiving room service dinner in our robes – I’m telling you, these kids live the life.
The next day we enjoyed some water sports, beach and pool time. I snuck in a workout while Tim played tennis with the kids. The brunch at the resort was first class – ever the sophisticated palette, Caroline ate her way through the buffet ending with a plate filled with cheese, olives, pickles and a lemon #SweetCarolineIsReallySavoryCaroline. We had amazing sushi for lunch at a place called Mango, and then dinner at EsQuilina (both on-site). No muss, no fuss.
Our final full day in Nevis I blissed out over a Nevisian massage. HIGHLY recommend doing if you are there. We had some fun on the beach and then popped over to The Rocks for lunch at the Golden Rock Inn. Great drinks and food – but more than that, it was a chance to get off the resort to see a little bit of Nevis. Our driver told us some stories of Alexander Hamilton, who was born and sent to primary school on the island. We wrapped the day by the pool before catching yet another sunset-filled happy hour. Saturday nights are burger night at Kastawey Beach Bar – I had a crab burger and Tim had a lamb burger and, aside from being eaten alive by bugs, it was pretty damn good. We retired early knowing we had a 3:30AM wake up call for our ferry back to St. Kitts.
Beautiful views stretching for days 
Arriving at The Rocks 
Watermelon Sling (pictured) and Mt. St. Helena were fab! 
Looking like a teenager #stoptime 
Journaling at sunset – raising some writers 🙂
On Sunday, it was time to head home and face reality again — as we walked to our ferry in the dark of night there was a gentle lulling song playing over the speakers by the pool. It further cemented my desire to lay down on a beach chair in protest and stay one more day (ask Tim, I’m famous for convincing him on the last day to let us stay one more day!!).
But alas, we rode back to St. Kitts in dark silence and waved goodbye to the islands through the plane windows just as dawn started to peak through. We made it back to Miami safely and, given we are standby travelers, popped into an Uber and darted to Ft. Lauderdale to catch a flight back to Chicago. Sadly, we didn’t end up getting seats and spent 8+ hours in the Ft. Lauderdale airport (NOT an airport you want to be stuck in! #insulttoinjury). Caroline was so bored she actually voluntarily starting creating her own study guide for her 3rd grade Bible test! And pretty sure we let Will play Minecraft for 6 hours straight. #parentsoftheyear
Arriving home in Chicago the Sunday after Thanksgiving – as a snow storm was hitting – was not ideal. We deplaned at the furthest gate in Terminal 3, withstood a 45 minute wait for a Lyft home, and eventually stumbled into Glenview around 10:30PM. #stillworthit #stillgrateful Despite the long day of travel, I smiled like a fool walking through the American terminal at O’Hare seeing the Christmas decorations on point, as always.
Overall – I’d definitely recommend St. Kitts and Nevis though I wouldn’t go back there again without exploring some other islands first – for what that’s worth. I need more of a base of comparison to say whether the trek and expense while there is worth it relative to other islands. I mean, I’m happy to continue doing research on this front – ha!
Go Big And Come Home 