May 27 - Final Day

We left the Magic Land hotel for a morning of the minority:  we spent some time at the Keur Moussa Carmelite monastery, north of Dakar.  We toured the grounds with a young brother in his simple vows, and were especially interested in their musical workshop, where the monks make beautiful koras, traditional Senegalese instruments with 21 strings which are a cross between a double bass and a harp.  After the tour we went to a religious service at a sister convent.  Then it was back to the monastery for a lunch al fresco, complete with their own bissop wine.

The Pink Lake is one of the highlights of all Senegalese tourism literature, but it was a bit underwhelming.  Yes, it was pink, and yes, there were workers harvesting salt.  But the vendors were the worst we've encountered, and their wares were the same stuff we've seen in many other markets, with much nicer merchants.

So we're back to the hotel for a couple of hours, to rest up for the travel back home.  We'll leave plenty of time for airport snafus, as Delta has not proven to be the most reliable of carriers.  Most of us should be back in the 'boro in a little over 24 hours, and we don't anticipate any travel hassles for those who are traveling beyond this trip.