What you can see on the St. John's cams
Both cameras are on the waterfront of a casino on Heritage Quay. One looks past its banners to the white-railed pier and the harbour water, with the hills across the bay; the other looks along the quay towards the cranes of the deepwater harbour, and is replayed as a time-lapse of the last 24 hours.
Heritage Quay, St. John's
From the waterfront of a casino on Heritage Quay, past a row of tall banners, this camera looks over the white railings of the pier to the harbour of St. John's and the hills across the bay; on cruise days, the ship moored alongside fills the left of the picture.
It is the cam to know whether there is a ship in town and how busy the waterfront is.
Cranes and quays in St. John's
From the same casino on Heritage Quay, this camera looks along the quay past banners and an awning towards the cranes of the deepwater harbour, where the cargo ships tie up, with the town and its hills behind and, some days, a cruise ship at the pier.
Its owner also shares it on Windy, so a time-lapse of the last 24 hours sits behind it.
The harbour and the cathedral
The town grew around its harbour from the 17th century, and the twin white towers of St. John's Cathedral, rebuilt after earthquakes, still overlook it from the hill. Heritage Quay and Redcliffe Quay, with their restored warehouses, are next to the cruise piers; further in, the deepwater harbour handles the island's cargo. Fort James, at the mouth of the harbour, guarded the entrance.
When to watch St. John's
Antigua keeps Atlantic Standard Time all year, four hours behind UTC. The harbour is busiest in the cruise season, from about November to April, when several ships can be in port on the same day. The hurricane season runs from June to November.
Nearby
Fort James and its beach are a short drive north of the town. Dickenson Bay and Runaway Bay, two of the island's long beaches, are about 15 minutes away, and English Harbour and Nelson's Dockyard, on the south coast, about half an hour.
Getting there
V. C. Bird International Airport is about 15 minutes' drive east of the town. Cars drive on the left. The quays and the town centre are easy to walk around.
