Cecille's Creativity

At Nildottie, a small settlement lying about 80 kilometres upstream from Murray Bridge, the Murray River spreads out into numerous lagoons and billabongs. From the cliff tops, there are some wonderful panoramas. Between Swan Reach and Mannum lie some of the river's finest scenery, much of it sheltered by splendid, colourful cliffs of limestone believed to be between twelve million and twenty-six million years old, as many enlightening fossils of marine origin have been found there. There is beauty, too, in the broad and serene back waters that mirror the trees and grasses. Here bird life is prolific and fortunately it is protected in many areas declared as sanctuaries. As the region is relatively close to Adelaide, colonies of holiday shacks line the banks near small towns.