New Year and Last Vacation

December 29, 1967 - January 3ish, 1968

Morocco

Postcard from John in Morocco to Ringo in England.

Source: Postcards From the Boys, 2004

"This is a very old card. I think this is probably the only card I've got from John and Cyn. And Victor Spinetti. Anyway, that's nice to have. Marrakech. Victor and John were friendly enough to go on holiday."

Ringo Starr

John and Cynthia with an unidentified man in Morocco

There's not very much about this vacation. Victor Spinetti came with them. They left on December 29, 1967 from London and arrived in Casablanca. John, Cynthia, and Victor celebrated New Year's in Marrakech with author John Hopkins on January 31st and January 1st. The party was hosted by Paul and Talitha Getty in their palace in Medina. According to John Hopkins, Paul McCartney was there, he and John were lying on their backs, couldn't get up, nor talk… wasted drunk or tripping on drugs. But, I never heard Paul was actually there since he just got recently engaged to Jane Asher and they went to Scotland. Maybe John Hopkins meant Victor? Anyway, a blizzard happened after New Year's. Other than that, Cynthia had never mentioned or wrote about the trip.

Cynthia, John, and John Hopkins in Marrakech celebrating New Year's

Another thing is that this was John and Cynthia's last official getaway as a couple; yes, there was the Rishikesh trip but that was something else- I don't really classify it as a vacation, more like a retreat. It lasted for about a week.