Shangri-La Retreat

08/13/2024

The Northern Lights!!

I looked outside through my bedroom window as we were at the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. As I was looking at the shooting stars 💫 passing by, I found myself in awe when my eyes recognized I was in the presence of the aurora borealis.💫
It was a magical night here at Shangri-La

07/01/2024

Happy 🇨🇦 Canada Day!!
Greetings from the Acadian Shores in Nova Scotia to the world 🌎

05/19/2024

The CAT Ferry ⛴️ is here for the 2024 Summer of Fun!! Yarmouth & Acadian Shores / Côtes acadiennes et Yarmouth

05/19/2024

https://www.aurorastatus.site/ns.html

Site to help beginners and experts forecast when and where to view and photograph the Aurora in Nova Scotia, Canada. Includes free aurora notifications via email.

07/29/2023

It's Monday and it's only looking up from here. ☀️
We love starting our week admiring the vibrant colours of Yarmouth & Acadian Shores / Côtes acadiennes et Yarmouth. 🎨

Discover nearby adventures on our blog: https://bit.ly/3OcwRkG

📸: 'acadianpie' (IG)

07/01/2023

Happy Canadá 🇨🇦 Day! Yes. Today this country celebrates its culture, people, independence, and land.

Canada Day celebrates the day Nova Scotia & New Brunswick, Ontario (then Upper Canada) & Quebec (then Lower Canada) came together on July 1, 1867, to form the Constitution Act. The rest of the provinces soon followed suit.

Happy Canada 🇨🇦 day !!

06/22/2023

About Yarmouth County on the beautiful Acadian Shores 🌊🦞🐳🎶💐🛬⛵️

Yarmouth County is a rural county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It has both traditional Anglo-Scottish and Acadian French culture as well as significant inland wilderness areas, including over 365 lakes and several major rivers. It comprises three municipalities: the Town of Yarmouth, the...

06/21/2023

All is green and lush in Shangri-La - The Solstice represents new beginnings. Our deepest prayers are with those affected by the recent wildfires in our beautiful province🙏🏻

01/16/2023

La Lollo, Iconic Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida has transitioned to a better life today. She was a recurrent visitor to Shangri -La in earlier years. She will be missed. Rest in Peace. ✨🙏🏻

Actor, photographer, sculptor and style icon, Gina Lollobrigida has died at the age of 95. La Lollo’s heyday was the 1950s and 60s and here we look back at her fabulous life.

11/09/2022

Love it !!

09/30/2022

Autumn 🍂 colors here at Shangri -La !

08/03/2022

We are blessed to be located under some of the darkest skies 🌌 on the continent !
And here at Shangri-La, stargazing 🌟 is sublime !

08/01/2022

08/01/2022

Getting ready for our next guests !! 🌸

08/01/2022

This evening at Shangri -La Retreat !

08/01/2022

07/31/2022

I just received this list of birds 🦅 seen at SHANGRI-LA from Airbnb guest and author Tracy Winn.

Amazing!!!

Bald eagle 🦅
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-eyed vireo (many!)
American Goldfinch
Eastern Kingbird
Herring Gulls
Greater Black-backed Gulls
Turkey Vulture
Black-billed Cuckoo
Song Sparrow
American Robin
Black-capped Chickadees
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Great Blue Herons
Black Ducks 🦆
Common Tern
Common Loon
Common Eider
Mourning Doves
Wood Duck
Eastern Wood Pewee
Barn Swallows
Alder Flycatcher
Belted Kingfisher
Hermit Thrush
Redstart (eating a huge caterpillar)
Yellow warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
Hummingbirds
American Crow
Northern Parula Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
🦆🦅

07/16/2022

Boredom can lead to brilliance!
Come and enjoy the peaceful quietness of Shangri -La. Disconnect from the world and connect with Nature and your innerself!

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