On Good Friday we will be taking our third annual long weekend trip from Philadelphia to Bull's Island Recreation Area in New Jersey. It's about 55 miles from our front door to the campground. We stop for groceries at around mile 45. The last 10 miles are downhill or flat on a nice rail-trail. I'll be riding my Surly LHT with panniers. The GF will be riding her new LHT pulling a B.O.B. She previously toured on a clunky old MTB.

We'll get a walk-in site along the shores of the Delaware River.





Friday night we cook dinner, and we eat breakfast in camp Saturday morning.




On Saturday we take a day ride. Hunterdon County, NJ is a beautiful place to ride with some good hills. Dispells the misconception that NJ is flat.

Satruday night we ride the trail about 8 miles back into Lambertville for dinner at a local joint. Then it's off to the Boat House bar. We ride back along the trail in the dark, usually dodging rabbits.

Another option is to walk across the pedestrian bridge from the Island to the Pennsylvania side:



There is the Black Bass Hotel, which has a zinc bar that was once in Maxime's of Paris:



The camprgound is quiet. Last year, there were only a handful of sites occupied. Two years ago, we were the only people there Saturday night. Kid of spooky.

On Sunday we ride home, stopping for breakfast along the way: