Driving past the sign to the Manawatu Inland Port on our trips to Palmerston North was driving me crazy. Just what is an inland port, I wondered? So today, we took a small detour to check it out. What we discovered is that the Manawatu Inland Port offers commercial import, export and warehouse services in the central North Island. The services offered are impressive and include MPI inspection, cross-dock facilities, dry storage, pack and unpack facilities, fumigation, container repairs and more. So now we know.
With our curiosity satisfied, we continued on our way to Palmy to tick off a few items on our list. Lunch was at the Chinatown Restaurant, always good value for money.
Lunch at Chinatown Restaurant
The main reason for our trip was for Robin to have a knee review at done at The Palms to see if he is eligible for a future knee replacement. This facility has been selected by Mid Central Health to make services more accessible. Poor Robin has had very painful knees for quite some time now, and finds it difficult to walk. Probably not helped by playing rugby in his earlier years, that certainly takes a toll on joints. After answering a raft of questions, and a knee examination, the physio took him along the corridor to watch how much difficulty he had with walking. Luckily he passed the criteria for a future operation, and a referral will be made to the orthopedic surgeon, so now it will be a matter of waiting to be called up. Within four months we were told, which is the standard time here for a hospital appointment to see a specialist.
2 comments:
I’d never heard of an inland port either. That’s good news that Robin will have surgery on his knee. It should make his life more comfortable, although it will clip your wings for a little while.
Good luck with the knee, I’ve had three knees in the past 15months, and a hip nearly 2 years ago so if he wants any advise from one who has experience of these things,,,,,then do as he’s told! No matter how painful get that knee moving ASAP after surgery.
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