Day 48 – Meknes (Last day)

Quite start to the day after a very pleasant night as it wasn’t too cold as we expected.

Mid morning five of us jumped into Roberts vehicle to drive the short distance to Volubulis. Brian had decided to stay with the vans and volunteered to look after our “boys”.

The entrance fee paid (10 MAD per person) we were asked if we wanted a guide. Tina and I decided that it would be a good idea as they would show us the main sights across the huge site. The others were going to make their own way around using Ann’s Lonely Planet as a guide.

Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and spoke in really good english. He had worked on the site for 25 years and was one of the 25 guides working at the site. We were guided to each of the important areas in turn and both Tina and I enjoyed the whole experience. Fortunately he restricted the tour to a much smaller area than normal. At the end we handed over 200 MAD (£14) which included a tip of 50 MAD.

We finished our visit with some coffee whilst we waited a short time for the others to return. Soon we were back at the campsite and relaxed in the warm sunshine. Our last Beer O’clock ensued where we talked about our respective plans. The others intend to stay in Morocco for another 2-3 weeks whereas we will probably exit on Monday. They intend to travel west to the coast whilst we will return to Asilah where it all started a few weeks ago.

It will be strange to stay bon voyage as we have all been travelling together for some time. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to enjoy their company and the many laughs we have had. We will miss them when we leave in the morning.

Farewell until we meet again good friends…..