Newfoundland Adventures part 15: Time to return home

The three-hour drive back from Gander was a let down. We stopped off in Appleton, and paused at the Silent Witness Memorial on our way to Gambo and Dover.

The Silent Witness Memorial is in memory of the 256 members of the 101st peacekeeping mission that crashed just off of the Gander International Airport's runway killing everyone on board.

It is stunning. It depicts an American soldier holding the hands of a boy and a girl holding olive branches.

The rest of the drive was fairly uneventful. We did see two moose rest on the grass on the other side of the road (thank you to the car flashing his headlights in warning), and signs warning us it was a possibility.

Fortunately, this was the only moose we got close to:

We got some Sweet Rock ice cream in St. John's

The next morning we boarded our 7:30 am flight home. We are so used to getting to the airport at least two hours early, so we did. Sunrise is around 5:30 am this time of year. The car rental return counter wouldn't open for another hour. Security took moments so we waited in the line for Tim Hortons with most everyone else in the terminal.

Continental Airlines used to fly non-stop from St. John's to Newark. No one has picked up the route since Continental went out of business. Our flight north was through Montreal. The return was through Halifax. Three provinces in one trip that was less than a weeklong.

While I would recommend going to Newfoundland, I also don't see myself returning, unless I had another opportunity to see "Come from Away" with Newfoundlanders.