Malcolm Smith Adventures
1998 Six Days of Baja

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Day Six



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5-1 #99

Sunday 4/19/98

Sunrise over the bay in LaPaz. The town has about 150,000 people and at least 20,000 roosters. I felt like I was back on the farm. The symphony of crowing cocks was amazing.



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5-7 #105

Sunday 4/19/98

Looking south down the amazing bike eating beach.



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5-8 #106

Sunday 4/19/98

After taking shot #105 I looked down the beach and saw a big cloud of white smoke. I couldn’t figure out what it was, I thought maybe someone was steaming some fish or something. When I got to the end of the beach I found the problem.



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5-10 #108

Sunday 4/19/98

This is probably the best shot. Notice the oil on the gas tank and side covers. We towed the bike a short distance up to the road and left Bob to wait for the chase truck.



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5-14 #112

Sunday 4/19/98

About 11 miles after we left Bob we came across a guy who had went over this cliff on his Honda XR400 and broken his hand. A passerby knew of a US orthopodic surgeon fishing in the area. They put the two of them together in the Mexican hospital and got the guy fixed up in no time.



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5-15 #113

Sunday 4/19/98

Lunch at Calafia at Boca del Alamo. Great food. I can recommend the Chilies with shrimp and cheese. Can’t beat the view either. Had lunch with Mike Quade, a once and current off road racer who hadn’t seen Malcolm in about 15 years.



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5-19 #117

Sunday 4/19/98

Bob and Russell take in the view.



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5-20 #118

Sunday 4/19/98

Three kids from San Diego were camping out and surfing. This one had been there about six months. They’d found this rattlesnake along the road that morning and skinned it.



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5-22 #120

Sunday 4/19/98

Note how clear the water is. I was dying to snorkel at this point.



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Sunday 4/19/98

Russel Ogilvie enjoys the view and makes plans to return next year.



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Sunday 4/19/98

Doug Hackney on the deck of the condo at Hotel Los Missiones Del Cabo in Cabo San Lucas. No major get offs, no flats, no major injuries, and a hell of a good time.



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Sunday 4/19/98

Doug holds the cactus needle that his wife, Stephanie, had just pulled out of his arm. It had been there since he’d hit the cactus on day three.



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Sunday 4/19/98

Russell, Doug, Bob and Brian celebrate a successful, safe and adventuresome ride prior to the awards banquet.



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Sunday 4/19/98

Doug Hackney and Bob Mueller in front of the fountains and the view of the arch and land’s end, prior to the awards banquet.



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Sunday 4/19/98

Malcolm and the support crew at the awards banquet Sunday night.