What you can see on the West Bay cam
The camera looks over the deck of a restaurant and tiki bar at North West Point: the tables and chairs, the flags and the torches, and beyond the railing the dark ironshore rocks, the white foam of the waves and the deep blue water of the open sea. A wide lens curves the horizon. It is the place to watch the sea and the sunset on the north-west coast.
The deck of the Cracked Conch, North West Point
From above the deck of the Cracked Conch restaurant and its tiki bar at North West Point, this camera looks over the tables, the flags and the torches to the ironshore, the breaking waves and the deep blue sea, through a wide lens that curves the horizon.
The north-west coast faces the sunset, the best time to watch.
Ironshore and turtles
The coast of West Bay is made of ironshore, a sharp, dark limestone eroded by the sea, with ladders and steps for divers and snorkellers to enter the water. Close by, the Cayman Turtle Centre breeds green sea turtles, and the village of Hell is known for its field of jagged black limestone and its post office, from which visitors send postcards.
When to watch West Bay
The Cayman Islands keep Eastern Standard Time all year, five hours behind UTC. The north-west coast faces the sunset, the best moment on this camera. In winter, cold fronts from the north can stir up the sea on this side of the island.
Around West Bay
Seven Mile Beach starts just to the south, and Barkers National Park, a stretch of beach and mangroves, lies to the north-east. Boats leave from the north side of the island for Stingray City, the sandbar where visitors stand among wild stingrays.
Getting to West Bay
West Bay is about twenty minutes by car from George Town and the airport, along West Bay Road behind Seven Mile Beach. Public minibuses run along the same route.
