Will is HERE!

My brother Will came to visit us this week! We have had a blast and Chase has loved having his fun Uncle around. We've had lots of down time just hanging around the house and playing with sweet Chaser, a trip to the pool, lots of walks around the island, and a little more exploring. On Wednesday we went on a trip that I've been wanting to do for a long time. We started at Titou Gorge. I didn't take this picture below, I got it off google images, and I feel like it just barely captures how amazing this experience was! We left Chase with one of the nice people on the trip while Will and I swam through this gorge. It was breathtaking and there is a big waterfall at the end. We couldn't swim too close to the waterfall because the current was so strong, I'd be swimming as hard as I could and staying in one place. It was such a cool place I am going to take Ben back for sure!

Our next stop was Trafalgar Falls, which was truly amazing! Will hiked in with Chase in the backpack, which Chase loved. The falls are enormous. It was one of those sites that is so beautiful it's hard to believe it's even real!


From this lookout point you can see both falls, but they are so far apart I couldn't get them both in one shot. This is the upper falls. I love Chase's little head poking out behind Will- he did that for the majority of the hike.
We hiked down to the base of the lower falls. Will was a champ climbing over these slippery rocks with a squirmy baby in the pack. Unfortunately, shortly after we got to this point Chase got super fussy and decided he was done! Will hiked out with Chase complaining the whole time.

Our next stop was Screws Spa. I loved this place as well. These are natural hot springs and they have created 5 pools, all with varying temperatures, from really cold to super hot. Since we were with Chase we only enjoyed the more medium and warm temperature pools. Will taught Chase how to really splash at the pool on Monday, and Chase took this opportunity to show off his splashing skills. He'd splash and then laugh, then splash then laugh. Then he'd grab my hands and make me splash. It was so cute and Will and I enjoyed relaxing a little in the pools after our hiking that morning.

I didn't take any pictures at Screws- but here is one I pulled off google that shows what the spas look like.

After all these stops and basically no nap for Chase, he was really tired and fussy. He fell asleep right before we got to Screws, so I had to wake him up to put him in his swim suit, which he did amazingly well with.
After our swim at Screws Chase was really fussy and so tired. As we were waiting for everyone to load up into the van Will bounced Chase and tried to comfort him. I looked over and this is what I saw
Little Chase was out! And he slept most of the ride back to Picard. To say Chase loves Will would be an understatement, he's had a blast with his uncle!