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Oland and the Alvar

Eight days of a limestone island: Kalmar bridge, Borgholm, Stora Alvaret, Ottenby, Byxelkrok. Tesla in Kalmar; the alvar eats range in wind.

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Season: Year-round. Alvar orchids typically May-June. Ottenby birds in spring and autumn. Borgholm castle year-round. Wind on the alvar is serious.

Eight days of a limestone island: Kalmar bridge, Borgholm, Stora Alvaret, Ottenby, Byxelkrok. Tesla in Kalmar; the alvar eats range in wind.

Day by day

Day 1

Kalmar

The castle already in the water. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Kalmar) — typical arrival 28%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Kalmar. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Day 3

Borgholm

A ruin that holds the evening. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Borgholm. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Day 5

Ottenby

Birds at the south point. Charge after 22 percent.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Ottenby. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Day 6

Byxelkrok

A quiet harbour. A quiet night.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Byxelkrok. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Oland bridgePhoto: W. Bulach / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Day 8

Kalmar

Last Tesla. The alvar is still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Kalmar) — typical arrival 28%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Kalmar. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

WindmillPhoto: Sinikka Halme / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Quiet charging pauses

Tesla Supercharger in Kalmar — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.

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