Paddle to & Camp on Burling*** Isl*** - please read ALL the details, new event

PLEASE READ ALL THE DETAILS - this is a new event to IBO, I've never done it (myself or with the group), and it's slightly complicated

WILL CANCEL FOR RAIN

I'm not spelling the location out because I don't want this to come up in a google search by accident - so you'll need to type in the address in to your google map

We are going to paddle to Burlingt0n Islnd from the Burlingt0n boat ramp at 449 E Pearl St Burlingt0n - you'll need your own paddleboard or kayak, no rentals available, no other way to get to the island

And then we're going to camp on the island for the night - so this is like backpacking...there are no facilities or running water, you need to carry in everything you'll need for a night - food, drinks, music (yes, we're going to have a good time), toilet paper, etc
There is a fresh water lake in the middle of the island that we will be camping on so we can use that to filter water from (make sure you have water filtration)

Departure from Burlingt0n boat ramp - meet at 1:30, paddling by 2:15
*parking* - drop your stuff at the boat ramp but don't park there - there's no overnight parking there - park in the playground lot next door on the other side of the basketball court

The paddle will take us about 25-30 min, it's only about a mile or so from the dock, but there could be wind and some waves to slow us down
speaking of wind and waves...make sure to keep everything dry! dry bags, double trash bags, etc...water will splash onto your paddleboard and kayak so you need to make sure your stuff is secured and protected

Packing: imaging you are backpacking but you have to keep it dry and fit it on a paddleboard or kayak - but that also means you can try to bring a small cooler, too (I'll bring the speaker, don't worry about that haha)

The paddle shouldn't be that hard but you won't be able to make 2 trips - the tide will be too low to return to the island again, until much later

Once we get to the landing spot, you'll have to pull your SUP/kayak out of the water and up over the hump and into the lake and then paddle to the campsite a short distance away
or you can hike your stuff to the campsite and come back for your boat
But best to have the boat in the lake to avoid it being taken by the tide and then you have the boat to paddle around the lake on too, which we can do once camp is set up

And then it's just campfire, beverages and music for the night - remember, we don't go to bed early so don't set up near the fire if you aren't going to be up as late as the rest of us

see the pictures of the Island to get an idea of the layout of the island
and you can read more about it here:
https://delawareriverheritagetrail.org/2021/09/17/burlington-island/#:~:text=Beginning%20in%20the%201620s%2C%20the,to%20the%20island%20in%201682
or
https://www.nj.com/burlington/2017/06/the_history_of_burlington_island.html
or
https://unitedbyblue.com/blogs/united-by-blue-journal/two-weeks-on-an-abandoned-island-the-burlington-island-story
I've planned this trip around the tidal schedule, if you'd like to check my times and tides, you can find them here: https://tides.willyweather.com/nj/burlington-county/delaware-river--burlington-island.html
high tide is noon, low tide is 6:30pm though so we only have the early afternoon to arrive
Tide will be high when we leave the island like 11am or noon Saturday

No guests allowed, all attendees must be IBO members
if you'd like to bring someone, just have them join the group, it's free