Today or this morning we went for a walk with Amanda's friend Ruth. I took The Neon Bike and the ladies walked. Ruth is having a baby soon, actually very soon! We went on 4 bridges and we saw a lock! You are probably thinking what is so exciting about a lock. Well a lock is where the Rhein is, when boats come through it's a whole different story. So the level of the water is different,they make a 10-15 minute process. There is a gate that keeps the levels straight so the boat does not go down a mini waterfall. First, they tie the boat to the dock and say ready or give a thumbs up! Next, they still do not open the gate but they start to drain out the water like a bathtub. Then they turn the boats engine on because they turned it off before they started the water lowering process. Last and final, they open the gates and let the boat stroll down the river!
very interesting...be funny to open it fast !!
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