Last days of Lagrasse

Today we left Lagrasse to drive back to Carcassonne. To finish our stay in Lagrasse, over the last few days, we did the reverse walk over Charlemagne's bottom (don't ask; I don't know) and got some good photos of the town from up above. We had our hosts, Michael and Nicole, down for drinks and ate and drank so much we didn't bother with dinner. We spied a small black otter in the river - probably chasing some of the small trout we've also seen in there.
Stephanie has done a little more retail therapy and we went out for lunch (La Petite Maison) and dinner (Les Trois Grâces); both delicious.
We got ourselves onto the autoroute today to get through Carcassonne to the airport where we had to drop off the car. With Stephanie navigating, it was a breeze; got the airport shuttle bus into the city, then a two minute walk to the apartment.
We've already been for a short walk - mainly to find a supermarket - through the maze of ancient streets while trying to stay out of the misty rain.
The apartment has been recently been renovated but is unfortunately up three flights of stairs. The view out the window of the fortified city almost makes up for that, although currently obscured by the rain.
Will probably have an early night tonight as we had a 6:30 start this morning - had to get up to listen to the ABC radio feed of the AFL grant final. Gotta love those Hawks!