What you can see on the Governor's Harbour cam
The camera looks over the harbour from a hillside garden: palm trees in the foreground, the calm, clear water of the bay, a few boats at anchor and, across the water, the waterfront of the town with its houses and its long sea wall. Mornings bring flat water and soft light; in the afternoon the sun turns the bay silver.
Governor's Harbour from the hillside
From a hillside garden above the harbour, this camera looks between the palms to the calm water of Governor's Harbour, the boats at anchor and the waterfront of the town on the far side, with its houses and its long sea wall.
The harbour faces west: the light is soft in the morning and the sunsets over the water are the best moment of the day.
Where the Bahamas began
Governor's Harbour claims to be where the history of the modern Bahamas began: in 1648 a group of English settlers seeking religious freedom, the Eleutherian Adventurers, were shipwrecked on the reefs of Eleuthera and settled the island. The town grew into the administrative centre of the island, and it keeps the feel of an old Out Island settlement, with its library, its pastel houses and its quiet streets.
When to watch Governor's Harbour
The Bahamas keep Eastern Time, with daylight saving from March to November, the same clock as New York. The harbour faces west, so the sunsets over the water are the time to watch. Winter brings the clearest days; the hurricane season runs from June to November.
Around Governor's Harbour
Eleuthera is only a few kilometres wide here: on the other side of the island, a short drive away, the Atlantic beaches have pink sand and rolling surf. The Glass Window Bridge, where the island narrows to a strip of rock between the deep blue Atlantic and the green shallows, is further north.
Getting to Governor's Harbour
The town has its own airport, a short drive to the north, with flights from Nassau and Florida. Ferries from Nassau also serve several ports on Eleuthera.
