My very last leg rotating trip here in Morocco got devoted to Siri’s Home rather than Rick’s Café. I preferred spiritual heritage versa cheeky tourist trap.

After Siri – a holy man – arrived from Bagdad  in the 19th century and settled on this rock, his influence was not limited to Casablanca but the whole region. The rock became a tiny village, which the government has now turned into a heritage site respecting his last will to get buried on this little island, thus a Mausoleum. An inspiring legend, which now lives on. Moroccan opinion polls supported the transition from a hippy village to a proper pilgrim spot as another gem for the city of Casablanca.

The bike is packed up by now.

Fair winds…