Comments From Our Sandy Island Visitors

1) Dear Rommy Pyatt:
We really enjoyed our trip over to Sandy Island today. We gave your brochure to the gift shop at Brookgreen and hope to give one to the Georgetown Library. If you have time, please send me Mary's address so I can mail her something from Rhode Island when I return home. Best of luck in all your ventures. We loved the tour of the island. You really captained the boat well. A cold day ... a warm welcome!
Thanks.
Ora Wry

2) Hi Rommy,
I just wanted to touch base and thank you once again for the beautiful tour of Sandy Island. You may have heard from your mom and your cousin Tracey that we came back the next morning for church; the perfect follow up to give me even more memories to bring home with me. I hope I'll be able to come back & visit some day, sooner rather than later, but don't know yet when that might be. I'll be sure to contact you then, and you should do likewise next time you're in New York.
Paula xxx

3) Hi Rommy,
Jay D and I really enjoyed your educational tour of Sandy Island. I was glad to meet your mother and Grandfather. I hope you stay very busy this summer! Please send the pictures that you took of us on 05/18/06 at 10:00 on Sandy Island.
Thanks again,
Susan Clarke

Fred & Elaine

4) Dear Rommy, I really enjoyed my visit to Sandy Island today. You made the island come alive with your historical narration, along with your sense of humor and your wicked keyboard playing. Enjoyed meeting your Granddaddy and hearing a few of his stories. You are an asset to the legacy of the founding families that lived so long ago. Keep up the good work. Enjoy the pictures. Sincerely, Elaine Ryan 5) Hello Rommy, Again, many thanks for an informative tour of your island and my best wishes for your restoration and tour expansion project. Please give my regards to Mary, your cousin, at the Library. I will go again for sure; next time for church service. My Best, Yvonne Watson 6) Greetings, Rommy! Attached are four photos for your web gallery (I think they're pretty close to the size you display.) Thanks for a great afternoon! We wish you much success, and next time: I'm coming to church for some of your great music! Cheers! Susan Neighbors (from the Cynthia Harris group, Sept. 22. My Great Uncle was just a tad younger than your Grandad!)

7) Dear Rommy,
Thank you for the wonderful tour of Sandy Island. The history, culture and unspoiled natural beauty of that very special place that you call home intrigued everyone in the family -young and old -. We enjoyed the entire experience beginning with meeting you, the boat ride to the island, meeting your sister, bride and 91-year-old grandfather, touring the island with you and learning about the past and the present, including the efforts of the residents and others to protect and preserve Sandy Island. It's encouraging to see what a community can do when people work together. I hope that I can return to Sandy Island to further explore the river, the community and the sandy soiled longleaf pine forest and to hopefully get a glimpse of the red-cockaded woodpecker, "the savior of Sandy Island." Finally, I must say that we were all charmed by your warm hospitality, good nature and generous spirit. Your love of the island is expressed in so many ways - your descriptions of the night sounds of owls and of being on the river under the light of a full moon, your well-placed pride in the strength, faith and perseverance of the island people and your vast knowledge of the place. Thank you again for this wonderful experience. It was the highlight of our trip and it will stay with me for a long, long time. Thinking of the beauty of the island and of your good spirit puts me in a good frame of mind. I would like to keep in touch and to come back to Sandy Island soon. I know other people who would really appreciate touring the island with with you. I have some photos (I wish I had taken more) but I'm not sure how to put them in the right format for e-mailing. I'll try again when I figure it out or someone can help me. Take care, Rommy. You are a great person with a fantastic smile! Warmest regards to your family.
Sincerely,
Jane Oliver

8) Rommy,
My husband, a friend and I went on your tour in May. I am the editor of the Indigo Creek Newsletter and I did a little piece on the tour in our latest newsletter. I am sending you the article in a PDF file. We really enjoyed the tour. It was very relaxing. It is admirable how you are working to contribute and preserve your community and the way of life on Sandy Island.
Thank you.
June Jordan

9) Dear Rommy,
Thank you for the wonderful tour last Friday. We appreciate your willingness to share your home, history, and culture. Please also extend our thanks to the other residents of the island -- and to Charles for giving us a lift in his boat.We were unable to join you for church on Sunday because my dog got sick and we had to take care of her. But we will plan to attend on another Sunday very soon.Thanks again.
Your friends,
Lynn & Mary Lou

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