note: gps location is lima, peru

today, we walked around miraflores a bit…checking out an ancient temple (1500 years old…and is more a pile of mud, than anything else) and the inca market (which has tons of artesanal works…although like most markets, repetition is the norm). we then had lunch at a really nice place in barranco — the place had a $15 set menu…..and was plentiful in size, great taste and experimental (such as francois’ puffed up egg white with a yolk and potato chip on top….the egg white looked like an upside down bowl of rice, and was one of the sides that came with his thick steak). afterwards, we checked out some paragliders, played some rummy, had dinner at a mediteranean place with some of tessa’s friends (…this time with ridiculously oversized portions) and ended up drinking pisco sours in huarangas bar, like last night.

SENTRA MAINTENANCE SUMMARY
the sentra has now gone over 10k miles, crossed hemispheres, driven to an altitude over 2 miles above sea level and feared the best and worst of ‘roads’. so what kind of work has been done to the sentra so far….and how much has it all cost? well, here’s a list with approximate prices:

– re-weld exhaust pipe back together (antigua, guatemala) — $10
– change front brake pads and check rear ones (xela, guatemala) — $5 labor, $25 parts
– re-weld exhaust pipe back together (tegucigalpa, honduras) — $5
– change oil (tegucigalpa, honduras) — $30
– patch tire (choluteca, honduras) — $10 labor
– re-weld exhaust pipe back together (san jose, costa rica) — $15
– add tube to a tire with good tread, but holes in sidewall (catacocha, ecuador) — $10 parts, $5 labor
– change oil (with the cheap stuff) & flush oil system with oil cleaner additive – 20-w50 added in tegucigalpa was very thick, and made the engine hard to start (huaraz, peru) — $20
– change front left cv-joint & all front cv boots (huaraz, peru) — $20 parts, $15 labor
– change fuel filter (huaraz, peru) — $5 parts, $5 labor
– find electrical short (huaraz, peru) — $5 labor

so the grand total (more or less): $185….but i still need to fix my brake switch and re-weld the exhaust pipe….so it’s more like $200. not too bad….no wonder there are so many sentra’s here!