4 February 2022 Devizes

Cycle along the towpath into Devizes the locks are amazing stopped for a coffee and while in the market square we noticed a sign on the market cross that tells a tale:-read below.

On January 25 1753, Ruth and three other women agreed to go to Devizes market and go equal shares in a sack of wheat. The woman collecting the money found she was 3d short and demanded the money from Ruth, who declared that she had paid her share and that God should strike her dead if she lied. She immediately fell stone dead and the money owed was in her hand. An inquest later stated that she had been struck down dead by the vengeance of God with a lie in her mouth.

In the afternoon walked down the towpath in the opposite direction the wildlife here loves to be photographed.

We also spotted a lovely bird box made from an old teapot.

Below is a picture of why a motorhome is better that boating.