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    2019 Uncle Kurtis and Friends Holiday Showcase

    August 16, 2020 - By Roger D.

    Uncle Kurtis and Friends Holiday Showcase @ Asheville Music Hall 12-15-2019

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    August 2020

    July 30, 2020 - By Roger D.

    "Best snorkeling experience of our week"

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    Rare Air Episode 39

    June 30, 2020 - By Roger D.

    If I had ever experienced a close encounter with a squid before July 9, 2017, I don’t remember it. And on the other hand, the visitation recorded in the video featured here is something I will probably never forget. On this trip, I had a new underwater housing for my Sony DSC-RX100 camera, and I didn’t yet have much experience attempting to frame subjects with it. That’s one factor; another is the ocean’s current. I suppose I probably was also at least a little taken aback by the steady gaze of 20 creatures who seemed quite interested in watching me.

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    June 2020

    May 31, 2020 - By Roger D.

    Featured Image: Scene from July, 2017, among the wrasses in St. John.

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    Rare Air Episode 38

    April 30, 2020 - By Roger D.

    I had this private beach all to myself for a minute, a few years ago.

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    April 2020 – inspiration to “dare mighty things”

    March 31, 2020 - By Roger D.

    Wishing each of you all the best throughout the difficult days to come, and looking forward to better days for us all.

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    Rare Air Episode 37

    March 1, 2020 - By Roger D.

    This episode of Rare Air is a time capsule from Caneel Bay in July, 2017… two months before Hurricane Irma hit, leading to the resort’s immediate closure. Today, it’s still closed, and its future uncertain. Who would have guessed?

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    February 2020

    January 31, 2020 - By Roger D.

    February desktop calendar now available - check back soon for a new episode of Rare Air.

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    Rare Air Episode 36

    December 31, 2019 - By Roger D.

    Scene from our visit to Brown Bay on July 7, 2017, two months before the onset of Hurricane Irma.

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    December 2019

    November 30, 2019 - By Roger D.

    Come back soon to see the latest episode of Rare Air.

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