I loved waking up in Amed. We arrived in this peaceful fishing region by bus from sticky-hot Ubud without hotel reservations and completely lucked out with a small villa atop some steep, rocky steps. We had a perfect view of Jemeluk Bay fringed by the village's red tiled roofs and lush tropical foliage, which was especially beautiful in the early morning. The calm beauty of this scene will forever be ingrained in my mind (plus, I took about 8000 photos of it - ha!). We could also see and feel the presence of sacred Mount Agung everywhere we went. The great volcano loomed on the skyline while we napped on the black sand beach, while we snorkelled the vibrant waters, and as we walked along the coast.
It was hard to leave Amed.