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2-23 #47

Thursday 4/16/98.

There were three guys on sport bikes down from San Diego who knew one of the guys on the ride. They had arranged their weeklong tour of Baja to intersect with us at this stop. This is sunup over the Sea of Cortez (Bay of California) at LA Bay.

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2-25 #49

Thursday 4/16/98.

Another sunup shot. We saw the sun come up every morning. At this point, I was waking up after about four hours of sleep and then waking up on the hour, every hour.

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3-2 #51

Thursday 4/16/98.

Grilled lobster tails San Fransisquito. Incredible food and views. There was a group of people from the states renting out the little cabins. They had fishing gear and dirt bikes. The ultimate vacation.

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3-3 #52

Thursday 4/16/98.

View from the lunch stop looking South down the beach. The rental cabins are to the right.

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3-5 #54

Thursday 4/16/98.

Little boy at El Arco. We’d stopped here to take a break. One of the vets recognized this kid from the prior year’s ride. He’s eating a power bar that Don Mackey (on the bike) gave him.

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3-6 #55

Thursday 4/16/98.

In San Ignacio. At the end of the day, the usual drill is to check your spokes, lube the chain, check the oil, etc. This was oil change day for me. The large pile of dirt on the ground is what I cleaned out of my air cleaner box.

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3-9 #58

Thursday 4/16/98.

At Hotel La Pinta San Ignacio. Doing some emergency welding on one of the bikes.

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3-10 #59

Thursday 4/16/98.

In San Ignacio is a wonderful old mission church and surrounding compound. Bob Mueller and I went in and spent some time here. Amazing place. We ate dinner at Rene’s, where things got a little raucous later in the evening.