East Bali by motor

January 2005 - Two friends, two motorbikes, two cameras and some spare time. Guarantees for a nice trip through the eastern part of Bali in the wet season. A trip from Amlapura towards Amed along the eastern coast and back again through the green sawahs east of Gunung Agung.

		Water castle As in other towns and cities on Bali, Amlapura has it's own water castle. It has been repainted ...			Low clouds After driving around for a short while, low clouds obscured the burning hot sun, giving us a more ...			No bridge Building bridges is more difficult than simply building a road out of concrete. When heavy rains fall down ...
		Palm trees Driving around by motorbike gives you a perfect solution to the problem of making pictures when your driver ...			Dark clouds Above the see we could see some pretty dark clouds floating around the easternmost tip of Bali. We ...			Ricefield hut A small hut used for shelter in case of heavy rain and for putting away small tools. It ...
		Green ricefields There are many wet ricefields on Bali. It's one of the most fertile area's in Indonesia, directly under ...			Banjir And where there isn't build a proper bridge or flood-road, you can find things like this. The road ...			Fishing boats On a stretch of beach in a small bay, fishing boats are waiting for the next morning again, ...
		Muddy flow This river is now in somewhat of a resting mood. When heavy rains pound the villages in the ...			Salt pane A close-up of unused salt panes. My friend told me that they were used the last time he ...			Road to the mountain A small road through the ricefields from village to village with a nice view over Gunung Agung, the ...
		Wooden bridge A not that sturdy bridge over a small river. Many of the wooden planks were somewhat loose, but ...			Steep road Some roads that are not used as main road, can be small, but there are also roads which ...			Ricefields Green ricefields situated on a high hill produces a wonderfull scenery with ricefields, trees and dimensions. ...
		More ricefields Some more ricefields, built in a valley. ...			Unused ricefields Some of the smallest ricefields are not used every season. Maybe working on those fields is simply too ...			Traditional house A traditional Balinese house with a roof made out of natural products instead of red panes. This house ...
		Seeing yourself These kids find it highly amusing that they can see themselves directly after a picture was made of ...			More kids These kids belong to the family of the warung we used for shelter during a heavy rainstorm. When ...			Tirtagganga water palace The water palace of Tirtagganga is located in the fresh hills just outside the village itself. The ponds, ...
		Green pond One of the big ponds is full with algae, but the statues 'floating' on the water are still ...			Little frog A little frog has occupied one of the stepping stones. There were at least as many frogs as ...			Daily needs Of course there are people living here as well. This girl probably belongs to one of the warung ...
		Big fountain The highest fountain in this water palace is a decent one. Not to wide, so you can walk ...			Fortress-like house A house built on high walls in the middle of some wet ricefields. It looks more like a ...			Mountain ridge A series of small mountains blocks the showers from the sea to go further inland. At the end, ...
		Bali boy A young Balinese boy is smiling when a photo is made of him, sitting on the bench in ...