note: odometer is broken. location is in huaraz
this morning i fixed the car some more at the mechanics. the cost? $15 for labor. $25 for oil and cleanser (kinda bad oil…but selection is poor and expensive up here), $15 for a new cv joint, and a few dollars for miscellaneous. the shop, rio negro, seems to be more like a coop of a mechanic, paint shop, blacksith, etc. the mechanic is very nice and capable.

then, the three of us drove up a hill near huaraz. the transmission is slipping a bit…hard to engage, but once engaged, doesn’t slip out. unfortunately, there’s no good fix for that (aside from a new transmission). also, i stil need to fix the short that’s causing the odometer to not work. driving up the dirt road, the sentra slipped into a side ditch. it took us about 1 hr to get the car out. we used a jack and rocks/dirt to build up the area under the tire….it finally worked. the view was really nice up there — with sights of snow capped mountains and huaraz below.

tomorrow the three of us take off for a 3 or 4 day hike from huaraz to chavin. the car is at rio negro…and hopefully everything will be there when we return!