Goodbye Croatia and hello Hungary. We only were in a small NW section of Croatia. We will leave the Dalmatian Coast for another trip.
Some war damaged buildings in Vukovar (across the river from Serbia) There was quite a lot of fighting, and ethnic cleansing between the Serbs and Croats in this area. 
The town is being slowly rebuilt but the evidence is still there.
Our hotel was nearby. A town of contrasts between the new and damaged.Vucovar (Croatia) to Mohacs (Hungary) 124.6km @ 21kph
Yesterday was a public holiday in Croatia so all the shops were closed as we rode out of Vucovar. The signs of the conflict with the Serbs was very evident with quite a few war damaged buildings. After 40 km we rode through the city of Osijek which was full of people out and about enjoying their day off work. (Too early to stop and stay we thought) We now were in a bit of a dilemma : we didn't have enough cash (i.e. croatian konas) for another nights accommodation, the shops were closed so we couldn't buy food in case of camping and the villagas ahead of us were not necessarily going to be big enough to have rooms for rent (or accepting VISA) We didn't want to be left with lots of konas. Continuing to ride towards the Hungarian border, through several small villages that were all very quiet. (Everyone was in Osijek it seemed) We crossed the border (15km) into the Hungarian city of Mohacs on the Danube where we have found a pleasant hotel and enjoyed a nice evening meal and a couple of glasses of local red wine.
So it ended up being our longest day km wise but it was all near but flat and a good surface without much traffic. A comment from Jekyll asking us about calories in/out ratia : not sure but we are definitely eating more and this last stretch the 120kms was done on mixed quality food: a great wholesome breakfast in Vukovar, a lunch consisting of coke and microwaved hamburger and a stop near border village ( to get rid of Croatian Conars) with ice cream and coke for Sig and a beer for Don. Our dinner in Hungary was however really good. Sigrid , who has only had a handful of cokes in her life is finding it a great energy booster.
Yesterday was a public holiday in Croatia so all the shops were closed as we rode out of Vucovar. The signs of the conflict with the Serbs was very evident with quite a few war damaged buildings. After 40 km we rode through the city of Osijek which was full of people out and about enjoying their day off work. (Too early to stop and stay we thought) We now were in a bit of a dilemma : we didn't have enough cash (i.e. croatian konas) for another nights accommodation, the shops were closed so we couldn't buy food in case of camping and the villagas ahead of us were not necessarily going to be big enough to have rooms for rent (or accepting VISA) We didn't want to be left with lots of konas. Continuing to ride towards the Hungarian border, through several small villages that were all very quiet. (Everyone was in Osijek it seemed) We crossed the border (15km) into the Hungarian city of Mohacs on the Danube where we have found a pleasant hotel and enjoyed a nice evening meal and a couple of glasses of local red wine.
So it ended up being our longest day km wise but it was all near but flat and a good surface without much traffic. A comment from Jekyll asking us about calories in/out ratia : not sure but we are definitely eating more and this last stretch the 120kms was done on mixed quality food: a great wholesome breakfast in Vukovar, a lunch consisting of coke and microwaved hamburger and a stop near border village ( to get rid of Croatian Conars) with ice cream and coke for Sig and a beer for Don. Our dinner in Hungary was however really good. Sigrid , who has only had a handful of cokes in her life is finding it a great energy booster.
Hey! I think I sent you a comment - that was more luck than good management. I asked a lot of questions from people 'in-the-know' of how to do this, but I think I've jagged it myself!!!
ReplyDeleteYippee, talk to you soon,
Love Rose XXXXXXX