Amed beach is a black sand beach with clear water in the shadow of Mount Agung, where snorkeling is very good. The fishermen use small outrigger boats that are painted in bright colours. You can see them lying on the sand. The landscape here is different from the rest of Bali; it is dry and rocky and the sky is always deep blue. On the east coast the main agriculture are large fruit plantations whose owners enjoy a relative wealth. You will see houses built of stone instead of the wooden huts in other parts of the island, and a lot of satellite bowls on the roofs. You follow the road along to coast up to Kubutambahan near Singaraja in the north where you can visit Pura Beji and Pura Maduwe Karang. Both temples are remarkable because of the ornate and detailed stone carvings in the gates and statues.
 

The Pura Maduwe Karang stone carvings include also modern elements, for instance a dutchman on a flower-wheeled bicycle (see picture above).
 

From Pura Maduwe Karang  drive on to Singaraja and to Lovina Beach and have a late lunch. One the way back you can make a short excursion to the Gitgit Waterfalls, a large waterfall in a valley with clove trees (that is usually very crowded with visitors.