What you can see on the East End cam
The camera looks out from a seafront resort between two of its pastel buildings: the pool and its loungers in the foreground, the palms and the shore, and the sea beyond, with the line of the reef breaking offshore. It shows the colour of the water, the weather coming in from the east and the light of the sunrise over the sea.
A seafront resort at East End
Between two pastel buildings of a seafront resort at East End, this camera looks over a pool and its loungers to the palms, the shore and the open sea, with the reef breaking offshore.
It faces the trade winds and the morning sun: the sunrise over the sea, the colour of the water and the weather coming in from the east.
The Wreck of the Ten Sail
East End is remembered for the Wreck of the Ten Sail of 1794, when a convoy of merchant ships ran onto the reef off the coast one night; the islanders rowed out through the surf to rescue the sailors. A small park on the shore remembers the event. Further along the coast, the blowholes of the ironshore send jets of seawater into the air when the waves are up.
When to watch East End
The Cayman Islands keep Eastern Standard Time all year, five hours behind UTC. Facing the trade winds, the east of the island catches the sunrise and the freshest breeze. The hurricane season runs from June to November.
Around East End
The Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, with its blue iguanas, and the beaches of the North Side and Rum Point are a short drive away. Colliers Beach, a quiet strip of sand protected by the reef, is close by.
Getting to East End
East End is about 45 minutes by car from George Town and the airport, along the coast road through Bodden Town. Public minibuses run along the south coast.
