One last call before heading back to
Salisbury and hopefully missing the Stonehenge traffic was to Devizes.
The attraction here is the approx 16 locks
along the Avon River. Here we stopped at
a cafe and watched as the Canal Boats manoeuvred their way in and out of these
locks.. all done manually with brute strength and a socket tool that opens and
closes the sluices.
These long canal
boats are either really beautifully maintained or left to sadly deteriorate. These locks are certainly a contrast to the
locks we pass through in the Panama Canal though the mechanics on how they work
is the same... We giggled as we watch a family of swans nearly getting caught
in one of the locks by they quickly hi tailed it out as the doors started to
close.
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| What another Cream Tea!! |
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