After getting on the fast boat from Lombok to Bali I arrived in Padangbai in the early afternoon, from here I shared a van with a Dutch family who were also going to Amed. Arriving in Amed I checked in at the Kadek Home Stay, here I got a nice bungalow with sea view, and really nice banana pancake for breakfast.
My place in Amed
The view from my place, the wooden things in front are made to produce sea salt
The sunset seen from my place
Saturday morning I woke up at 6am in order to meet up with Fabien from France to go diving the wreck of the USS Liberty. We had two fantastic dives at the wreck, and one dive in the afternoon at a wall just 500m east of the wreck. The visibility was great, and so was the diversity in marine life.
Sunrise before going diving
On our way back to Amed we went to visit the local factory for Arrac, the strong alcohol they produce here. Of course I had to buy a bottle while I was there, so I brought my own 1,5 l bottle and filled it up with freshly distilled Arrac.
Well, this is where they put the finished product
This is the distillery, run by wood fired ovens
This is the finished product, the one to the far left is the #1 quality that's been distilled many times.
Tomorrow I'm going on a motor bike trip in the are around Amed, heading east along the coast.
