Our last day!  Hard to believe the three week tour has come to an end — and we all survived!

This morning, we spent a couple of hours in the Habous area visiting the olive market and souks for painting (and a bit of last minute shopping).

Then it was off to the Hassan II Mosque — the third largest in the world after the two in Saudi Arabia and the one with the world’s highest minaret.

This is the only Moroccan mosque non-Muslims are allowed to enter so we took advantage of the midday English language tour.  Pam and I had been before but it’s worth a second visit.  Such magnificence and all built in six years!

A group photo afterwards before heading back to Rick’s Café for a delightful lunch, a magic show from our painter/magician, Chris, and then a review with Ev of a representative selection of our artists’ work from the last three weeks: Tangier, Chefchauen, Fès, the Sahara desert, Skoura, Marrakech and Essaouira.

And then it was time for goodbyes.  Most of us are leaving Casablanca tomorrow, Sunday, with a few staying on for a couple of extra nights.

A wonderful opportunity to experience the real Morocco — the medinas, the mountains, the souks, the desert and the ocean.  And of course the people.  It’s a very seductive country.

I’ve enjoyed writing the daily blog and Pam and I are already planning our next visit in 2020.

A big thanks to our tutor and friend, Ev Hales, without whom the tour would not have been possible.  Such an inspiring mentor and motivator and a great painting group for her to work with.

Farewell for now.