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Yes, this is my website. My name is Jim Starke. I lived in Vieques from about 1982 to sometime in 1998. I used to be a Contractor on the island and in Rhode Island, where I'm originally from. I traveled back and forth with my tools for a few years until I settled in Vieques full time in Destino. I bought a house there just before Hurricane Hugo, and a couple of years later, my wife, whom I met in Vieques, and I started Isla Vieques Condiment Co., a hot sauce manufacturing company and we ran that from Vieques from about 1991 until we moved it to Florida in 1998. While we were making hot sauces (a lot of them), I started this website in 1994 on my personal Sprynet account to help promote tourism for Vieques, as the Puerto Rican government wasn't even doing it back then for the Big Island. As the island's business grew, so did the website and www.enchanted-isle.com. We added new features and sections and it has now become full time living for me as well as my passion. My biggest addition was the What's Happenin' newsletter to the site. It was started by Peggy Nance and really began to take on a life of its own when Judy Leach became it's editor. She has been a great addition and wonderful friend. Unfortunately Judy passed away in September of 2006. She will be sorely missed. She was a good friend and confidante. Together we did the Ask Judy column, answering questions travelers have about the island. Now I answer what I can and query many friends for answers, when necessary. ...

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