Hidden on the bottom of our rock strewn coastline, invisible to all but the fish and a few divers, lie many a sunken ship. But one large freighter, skewered on a reef at the tip of Cape Gegogan, on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, is in full view of the inquisitive sea kayaker and we can even paddle inside the hold.

The signs posted by The Canso Harbour Authority are clear: for now the wharf is closed. This means of course that the wharf is unavailable to Tall Ships that might be passing from Halifax following the Parade of Sail on Monday July 16th on their way to the ports of Port Hawkesbury, Louisbourg and Sydney in Cape Breton.