Peter Smith

Peter Smith

Peter Smith contacted me this week with his concerns over the proposal to build a harbour from Freshwater Bay saying he used to surf on the Island back in the 1970’s. Peter now lives in Newport Beach, California and is owner of Avalon Wine. I asked him to tell...
French Customs confiscate Surfboard

French Customs confiscate Surfboard

The French Customs Story by Pat Morrell The story behind the French customs receipt is that is in 1973 Mike Hutchinson and I with our wives and Hutch’s 18 moth old daughter went to SW France for the summer holiday.  We intended going on into Spain hoping to find less...