Le Havre --> Etretat --> Fecamp
There nothing like driving on the other side of the road to make you feel like you're somewhere very different.
We landed in Le Havre at about 5pm but as the sun doesn't set until well after 8pm we had plenty of time to cover some ground. We pretty much skipped Le Havre and headed north along the coast, not really knowing where we would end up, just following a vague plan to make our way to Holland. By luck we came upon the town of Etretat. A cute little coastal town with an unusual, but beautiful, stone beach. Yvonne has often said that no Australian would ever be impressed with the beaches overseas, and I can see where she is coming from.
From Etretat we headed to Fecamp where we stayed for the night. Contrary to my expectations all the French people we've met so far have been lovely. However, sometimes communicating has been a bit of a challenge. It may sound stupid but I never really gave the whole language barrier much thought. I guess I was just expecting everyone to speak english and surprise, surprise, they don't.
We ate dinner at the hotel restaurant last night, which was packed. After a delicious meal of calamari, mussel ls and salmon we were treated to a real life girl fight. Although I've already admitted to not understanding any French it was quite easy to understand that two ladies at a crowded table outside were a bit upset, when they had to be physically separated. Good to see French attitude in action.
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