LeHavre and Surrounds

LeHavre is a beautiful town in Upper Normandy. We experience our second couchsurfing experience in Europe here. Eric Lallemond was our host for two nights. Eric is a high school teacher who loves to travel and host travelers when they come to his town. He shared with us his knowledge of the area with wonderful suggestions of places to visit in the local area.



Our first night found us at the beach eating at a wonderful restaurant, watching a lovely sunset. Afterwards, we explored the city at night. This was a great experience. Although we could not go inside any of the tourist attractions, it was wonderful to see them without tourists all around. We were the only ones out.





Day two found us in the port town of Honfleur (a charming old port town). We wandered around town and met an interesting man from Vancouver that has been sailing around the world for 19 years. We talked for a bit, but I’ll have to read his book to get the real scoop. Next was a picnic lunch (when in France, do as the French do) on the beach in the resort town of Deauville. Gorgeous beach and a town full of amazing old houses, many of which are weekend homes for rich people from Paris. We finished our touring that day with a visit to Ertetat and the cliffs surrounding the beach town. We lucked out with a beautiful day and hiked up the cliffs on both sides of the bay. Tim even walked through the cave that led from one beach to the other.



Upon our return to Eric’s flat, he commenced a cooking course in making crepes. We feasted the night away on a variety of crepes. Each of us took our turn making them and now are looking forward to making them at home. Thanks Eric!! You are a great teacher.

~Jeff~