Matakana Market and Reptile Park Visit

Of dinosaurs, reptiles and fossils.
Five cars set off from Whangrei after meeting at the Cobham Oval for the trip down to Matakana. The team picked up another vehicle at the bottom of Brooks Road, Waipu which brought the number to six vehicles and eleven fossils. That is Mr Shultz’s terminology not mine.
Arrived around ten-thirty and made our way down to the market below the main street. Many hundreds maybe even thousands of people at the market which to a large degree covered off any food item you could wish for from roast onion sough dough bread to Portuguese Tarts (the food variety packed in a tray of eight I think for $10.00) There were a couple of live performers at the market, people with dogs, in a rustic but vibrant setting.
We all met up back at the car-park for a 1.00pm departure to the the Reptile Park at Ti Point
The Ti Point Reptile Park was created by Ivan Borich in 1968. Ivan had an interest in reptiles and decided to turn the pre-existing zoo into a reptile park.
There was a range of animals at the park comprising a multitude of lizards, turtles, tortoises, skinks, crocodiles, alligators all once again in a relatively rustic environment.
All in all the weather was great, good company so our thanks go to Phil Scot for pulling this outing together.