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Slavonia rivers and wine
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Slavonia rivers and wine

Eight days of the Danube and Drava: Osijek, Kopacki rit, Dakovo, Vukovar, Ilok wine terraces. Tesla in Osijek; the floodplain roads are slow on purpose.

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Season: Year-round. Kopacki rit floods in spring; birds peak March-May. Ilok harvest September. Vukovar memorials are year-round.

Eight days of the Danube and Drava: Osijek, Kopacki rit, Dakovo, Vukovar, Ilok wine terraces. Tesla in Osijek; the floodplain roads are slow on purpose.

Day by day

Day 1

Osijek

A fortress on the Drava. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Osijek) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Osijek. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Kopacki rit
Kopacki ritPhoto: Misalalic / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 3

Kopacki rit

A flood of birds. Destination charger; the park is a boat.

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

Vukovar
VukovarPhoto: Pudelek (Marcin Szala) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 5

Vukovar

The river remembers. Charge after 24 percent.

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

Ilok
IlokPhoto: Wikimedia Commons contributor / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Day 6

Ilok

Wine over the Danube. A quiet night.

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

Dakovo
DakovoPhoto: Author's own photo / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5)
Day 8

Osijek

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

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Osijek) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Osijek. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Danube
DanubePhoto: Modzzak / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Quiet charging pauses

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

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