It was Open House Melbourne on 30 July, when many places were open for public visits. My relatives and I took this opportunity to go on a free boat tour of the Port of Melbourne. 7月30日是「墨爾本開放日」，不少地方都開放讓人參觀，我和一眾親戚約了當天下午一同免費遊船河，參觀墨爾本的港口。 We boarded at a pier in the Docklands district which adjoins Melbourne CBD. The area is generally quieter at weekends with a relaxing atmosphere. 登船的地點名叫船塢區Docklands，現在已成為毗鄰市中心的商住區，在週末人流一般偏少，有種悠閒的感覺。 The Port of Melbourne is in fact a conglomerate of different wharves and piers along the last section of the Yarra River before the Yarra meets the sea, with separate parts for concrete, chemicals, conventional containers and oversized cargo. Each type of goods requires its kind of vessel for transport. 墨爾本的港口，其實是將沿雅拉河各個船塢和碼頭集合一起的統稱，每個碼頭各有分工，包括混凝土、化學品、傳統貨櫃（集裝箱）和超大長或超大型貨物，每種貨物都須用各自的船運載。 Concrete 混凝土 Oversized goods 超大型貨物 Chemicals 化學品 One of my relatives called them giraffes 有親戚說是長頸鹿 For containers, there are vessels that carry trucks ...