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In January of '08 the remains of a ship washed up on Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet. When this picture was taken six days later there was a steady stream of sightseers walking the 500 yards from parking lot to wreck. For weeks the parking lot was jammed to capacity as though a summer day.

The stream of people headed south to the wreck.

A close up of the keel.

The wreck is surrounded by onlookers.

I wasn't the only one taking photos

A close-up of the pegs. This was one of the m,eans of dating the vessel, which appeared to be 19th century.

Another close-up of the wooden pegs. To survive in this condition for so long the hypothesis is that it was completely buried by sand. A large storm uncovered it and it floated to shore, pushed by heavy wave action. Most high tides can't reach the structure in its' present location.

The ocean that gave up this mystery is well back from the wreck.

A little foot traffic is the least of its' worries.

In February a snow storm tried to hide the wreck.

The picture doesn't do justice since this piece is approximately 57' long.

Another view.

Now into March, at 8:30 AM on the first day of daylight savings time I'm the first to visit. The only tracks were three sets of paw prints, most likely from coyotes.

The sand is starting to partially cover the wreck.

Even though waves crash in the background they are 50 yds. from the wreck. Even at the high tide last night the waves didn't reach the remains.

Further down the beach at White Crest, the off-shore winds blow back the waves.

Here's my Cape Cod picture of the month