Ride: 82km
20 km into the ride and we were at the border. It took a quick stamp on each side and we
were through. Didn't even need to get
off our bikes. A five minute
process.
Unfortunately there were no roads or paths near the Danube
for today's section so we headed away into the hills. The worst hill was only 6-7 % so no
drama. However just up the road we hit
a bit of a snag when the Croats decided to turn a paved bike path shown on the
map into a road. They were in the
process of laying the gravel so we had to walk for a couple of km over a rocky
surface. We have to be careful ducking
into the bushes for a wee here as there are a lot of old landmines still lying
around. If parts of Hungary were a little depressed then what we've
seen of Croatia
so far that trend continues. Every village we passed had a few collapsed
houses. Maybe just a sign of a shrinking
population in the rural areas?
The rural theme also continue with 100,000s of acres under grain
crops. And what beautiful crops they
are, postcard perfect.
Osijek is a very old city and everyone has destroyed and / or occupied it since
380AD. It's on the Drava
River, 20 km upstream from the Danube. May have
been worth an extra day here, but time marches on.
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