It seems that flies aer common in the wet season. Some friends visited Amed in December and the highlight of their trip were dark forbidding skies and many water spouts. Anyway, the circle road around Seraya is great for a bike ride in any direction. Clockwise is better with more downhills.

These guys had fun

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=1gci&page_id=43371&v=He

]]> http://www.baliblog.com/places-to-go/regional-guides/amed-area-guide/amed-bali.html/comment-page-1#comment-64821 RICH Fri, 18 May 2007 15:56:35 +0000 http://www.baliblog.com/bali-map/#comment-64821 My last visit there (2006) was a bit of a disappointment--the waves were high, so the diving was not great; murky waters. The seaside restaurants were infested with flies and the flypaper used on the dining tables, which were covered with carcasses, was NOT appetizing. But there is some nightlife at Wawa Wewe Bar, near Hidden Paradise, which is an OK place to stay, and very open to bargaining. There's a band at Wawavplaying the usual Bali reggae and classic rock standards and it's really the only thing happening at night. Food was good too, and icy cold beer, though not the cheapest in the area. It is a great drive, though, going north from, say, inland Klungkung, then east towards Amed. The coastal road back from Amed to Candidasa is wonderful, though really steep in places, as Nick notes--I was driving a Jimny and I wouldn't have wanted to try going the other way, up the hills--not enough power! It's another world for the people living there--very dry, rural, and hot. This is a great one or two night trip, and a good intro to the east coast area.

My last visit there (2006) was a bit of a disappointment–the waves were high, so the diving was not great; murky waters. The seaside restaurants were infested with flies and the flypaper used on the dining tables, which were covered with carcasses, was NOT appetizing. But there is some nightlife at Wawa Wewe Bar, near Hidden Paradise, which is an OK place to stay, and very open to bargaining. There’s a band at Wawavplaying the usual Bali reggae and classic rock standards and it’s really the only thing happening at night. Food was good too, and icy cold beer, though not the cheapest in the area. It is a great drive, though, going north from, say, inland Klungkung, then east towards Amed. The coastal road back from Amed to Candidasa is wonderful, though really steep in places, as Nick notes–I was driving a Jimny and I wouldn’t have wanted to try going the other way, up the hills–not enough power! It’s another world for the people living there–very dry, rural, and hot. This is a great one or two night trip, and a good intro to the east coast area.

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