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DAY 41 TenaCity to WindyCity, May 20, 2020

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TenaCity to WindyCity Runyak May 20, 2020 Flint to Chicago DAY  41 ALL PHOTOS AND MAPS WILL ENLARGED WHEN CLICKED With the Coronavirus quarantine in effect since mid-March it seemed I was getting a late start this year. But I checked, the last few year's starting day and it was within a day. Anyway it was great to on the water again, first time in half a year. I was ready to paddle alone today because of the social distancing. I asked the wife if she thought I should tell Kate, my regular paddle partner, of my plan. I figure Hope would say no being more pro-active in social distancing myself. Her worries of me paddling alone overrode the social factor, she said yes.  I let Kate know my plans and she responded she'd meet me at the launch at 10:00 am after finishing my 12.1 mile run.  There had been much river flooding in Mid-Michigan so on the 2:30 drive up Kate told me to let her know if the river was flooded, that she would save her the trip.  When I passed over the Muskegon R