The spectacle of the ship through the locks wet our appetites for more, so today we cycled part of the 140km of bike trails through the area along the locks. We saw locks 3 to 7 and although there were no ships passing through today, it was still interesting to see. A 2 hour cycle ended with a picnic under the trees followed by a visit to the Welland Canal Museum. The first canal was built in 1830 and was a visionary concept for the time period. The current canal and lock system was constructed in 1932 which in itself was an amazing feat and has been automated and computerized over the years
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