Day 8 (July 26, 2020): The end of a truly amazing vacation
Vacations are multi-staged affairs - the planning... the anticipation... the actual experience... the wind-down.... the reflection. Waking up to the pounding rain on the roof of the Inn in Cape St. George, it was clear that we were in the wind-down phase. We knew we had a few hours to catch a last cluster of sights, as well as make it back to Deer Lake Airport for our afternoon flight home. After a week of what was perfect weather, we didn't begrudge a little rain on our last day. We knew there was one last hot breakfast to enjoy, followed by a drive along the south coast of the Port-au-Port Peninsula, and then on to Deer Lake, with a drive around Stephenville enroute. (It was neat to see the way the American Base had shaped the town and still leaves its lasting imprint.) Upon arrival in Deer Lake, with two hours left to spare before flight time, we decided to make a dash for Sir Richards Squires Memorial Provincial Park (named after one of Newfoundland's pre-Confedera