Day 73 - Carcossone

Despite our long drive the crew were into action early Viv and Kim with shopping agendas Linton and KH on a mission for a baguette and self in search of breakfast supplies and taking it easy with the heat of the morning promising the day to be a hot one.

Carcossone is famed for it's walled fortified old city a Unesco world heritage site that looks like it is straight out of the middle ages. For all it's fame and external beauty the old city can be a tourist nightmare with restaurants and trinket shops littering the narrow streets. Nice to visit but also nice to move on.

Some afternoon entertainment was provided by Kims (thankfully unhurt) 180 slipping on water on the units floor from the leaking fridge. Additional slip hazards caused by the leaking air conditioner and the absence of a shower curtain meant that walking around the unit was treated with the same caution as walking in a field containing land mines!

Linton excelled with a magnificent home cooked seafood meal before we journeyed back to the ramparts to see the walled city by night light a much more enjoyable experience with the hordes having disapated.

To cap off an incident filled day both KH and Viv suffered injuries KH when he jumped off one of the small ramparts forgetting that he'd left most if his ligaments on the forty field many years back and Viv who according to reports went to jump lovingly into Lintons arms who wad momentarily distracted by the wafting smell of a nearby bakery!

We everyone limping back to the unit we agreed that while Carcossone was nice to visit it was also nice to be moving on.

Beautiful by night - Carcossone