August Newsletter

We started our journey in Vancouver, Canada where we picked up the cruise ship to travel the inside passage of Alaska. We then traveled through the Canadian Rockies. They are breathtaking. Every turn on the Ice Field Parkway between Jasper and Banff was a picture postcard. I understand why it is one of the top 10 drives in the World. The most unique experience on this trip was taking a bus on the Columbia Ice Fields. You get out of a special bus that drives you on the glacier where you walk on the ice itself for 20 minutes. Hiking in Lake Louise was my personal achievement: a 7-mile round-trip hike that went up 1200 feet. There is a tea house at the top where we were rewarded with a wonderful lunch. On the drive from Lake Louise to Banff we saw a mother bear and her cubs cross the highway right in front of our car. We were told that this was a unique experience that we were lucky to see. We continued our trip to Glacier National Park spending some time on both sides of the border. We went to Waterton, on the Canadian side where we saw a moose swimming in the lake and then walk right by us, and Montana, on the American side, where we did more hiking and sightseeing as we finished our trip.

We have been in Carmel, California for the last 2 weeks where we will be until the end of September. The highlight so far has been the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. It is one of the biggest classic car shows in the world. We were among the thousands admiring the beauty and history of these cars. We especially enjoyed seeing them being driven through Big Sur. I was asked to make a special guest appearance at one of the private events celebrating the Concours as well as performing at a new venue in the area. I will be posting pictures of my latest travels on my website.

As for the new CD, before we left for our trips, I finished recording the vocals for all the songs. I needed to finish my part before I left so that Hal Batt could continue completing the project while I was away. Of the seven days between the two trips I spent four days in the studio not leaving me much time to pack. It was challenging, but also exciting, trying to do everything at once.

This month I would like to highlight My Song Store on my website. You can purchase MP3's for download directly from our website. For each sale we make, we will be donating Ten Percent (10%) to two of my favorite charities: The American Heart Association and American Cancer Society. I want to thank you in advance for helping me support these two important causes. Click here to visit MySongStore page. I look forward to sharing more on our travels in the next installment of the newsletter.

From the heart,

Sylvia