We left the
wonderful Horseshoe Caravan Park in Wagga Wagga at a reasonably early time and
headed for our first stop of Cootamundra. This was the birthplace of Don
Bradman and the cottage he was born in has much cricket memorabilia in it. We
didn’t bother to go in as we have seen the great display at Adelaide oval.
However, we did stop and do the Captains Walk, located in Jubilee Park. The
park featured over 40 bronze busts of Australian cricket captains and Unaarimim,
a famous Aboriginal cricketer who was a member of the first Australian team to
tour England in 1868. We then continued on to a small town called Condobolin.
We arrived in the early afternoon, set the van up and then started driving out
to one of the two reasons we came to this town. We had been told about a
magnificent Chapel that had been built on Bolo farm….in the middle of nowhere.
Such an Australian thing to do. It took about an hour to get there and some was
on rough farm tracks but it was worth it. The “Christ the King” chapel was small
but quite beautiful with stunning mosaics and a painted dome ceiling. We met
the “care-taker” Bro. Dominic Leak OFM (Order of Friars Minor) who is described
on the flyer as the “Hermit in Residence”. He gave us quite a lot of
information about the building and we found out it was built in 2008. The owner
now lives in Sydney but there are various services held at times throughout the
year. People stay in accommodation near the farm and partake in retreats. We
did a walk up a very steep hill which had 12 crosses on it, each depicting a
part of the crucifixion of Christ. (We went up for the view, which was well
worth the steep walk.) You’ll have to wait until tomorrow to find out the other
reason we came to Condobolin.
PS Especially for you Kingsley, all the Aussie Captains up to Michael Clarke, and the real captain!!!!!
Also full moon at Condobolin.
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