Day 12: Traveling in the Northeast of Bali

Since we were at a small hotel, there wasn't a large breakfast buffet, giving us plenty of time.
At 8:30 a.m., our new guide picked us up.
As the day's itinerary wasn't too full, he offered to stop at a woodcarving workshop.
It was truly impressive what the craftsmen could create from a piece of wood. And all this without any templates - purely from memory. Sometimes they work on the large figures for up to a year!

We then continued on to Kusamba. Along the way, we passed rice fields again. Our guide explained to us that in some drier areas, different vegetables are grown on the rice fields during the dry season, as rice cultivation requires a lot of water. Especially when the plants are small, they must always stand in water.

In Kusamba, we observed how sea salt is produced with the simplest means, almost by hand.

On our journey further north, we also passed a village temple where preparations for a temple festival were taking place and offerings were being crafted.

Shortly thereafter, we also encountered a procession.

In Tenganan, an indigenous village, a guide explained to us the original village life. In this village, fabrics for sarongs are still woven according to ancient tradition.

On the way to lunch, we encountered a problem: there was no diesel available, as there had been such high waves in the past few days that the boats could not operate. Bali has no industry of its own and relies almost entirely on tourism, meaning all goods must be brought from Java. This includes fuel. Thus, we had to visit three gas stations before we were successful.
Lunch was at a restaurant with a wonderful view of the land towards the coast.

The last segment of the journey to the hotel in Amed on the north coast was once again a challenge. The only coastal road there is already quite narrow, and construction work made this piece yet another test of patience. At one point, we had to wait for a truck that was loading debris, which needed to carefully navigate past us. At the next curve, the driver even moved two mopeds closer to the edge so we could pass.

The rest of the afternoon was spent at the hotel. From there, we also went on a snorkeling tour to the house reef. Two outrigger boats took us to the snorkeling spot. There, we were able to observe the underwater world in peace. We saw many corals, fish, and starfish, and even a stingray and a sea snake.

Dinner was again in a restaurant right on the beach

Statistics:
Distance traveled: 114 km
Walked: 5.2 km
Overnight stay: Coral View Villas Amed