TenaCity to WindyCity

TenaCity to WindyCity Runyak September 24, 2017 TenaCity 2 WindyCity DAY8 CLICK ON ALL PHOTOS TO ENLARGE My arrival back at the Linwood bebarking point of DAY7, to plant Swiftee for DAY8 was just at the right time to catch the sunrising over the marshy landing.   After a 10.5 mile run I stood and the same place. Linda Gamage who is trying to keep up with me, combined DAY7 and DAY8. They began at the mouth of the Saginaw River about the same time I began running from Pinconning. Dan Lamkin paddled the 17.2 miles with her to "Pinny." Consumers Power Plant from Linda's camera. Linda's 4 watery horizons photos Linda borrowed a 17 foot kayak for Paddle Antrim last week. She kept it an extra week to use on her first open water paddle of T2W.  Dan Lamkin and his wooden kayak. The traditional OFF photo. Their DAY7 paddle to catch up complete. Jill Jenkins Jill Jenkins and partner Chris Marty began paddling before the ...

TenaCity to WindyCity Runyak Sept 15, 2017 Tenacity 2 Windycity DAY7 CLICK ON ALL PHOTOS TO ENLARGE Day 7 was sort of impromptu. It was on a a Friday, the six previous paddles had been on a Sunday. In a chat with Dan Rice, who was behind a leg and needing to paddle Day 6, he mentioned he'd be doing it Friday and asked if I would paddle with him. I did not want to do a section twice. I did look at the forecast for Sunday and it said there was a chance of a thunderstorm, and the winds would be 7 miles out of the south. Saturday no rain, winds out of south 6 mph, and Friday no rain and winds 5 mph out of the south. Friday seemed to be the best day to do DAY7. Knowing that Linda Gamage, Kate Ferris, Dan Lamkin, and maybe others, of  the T2W Crew were Up North doing Paddle Antrim , and not knowing for sure anybody else would be paddling Sunday, I figured Friday made more sense. Discussing the Friday option with Dan Rice, he said he'd shorten his paddle, launch two mile ...