In this section: Experience Required Paddling Trips Experience Required All kayakers should have previous paddling experience. Our trips will be in the North Sea. All paddlers should feel comfortable with wet exits from closed cockpit kayaks in the event of capsize. All paddlers should be capable of getting back into their kayak after capsizing. Paddling distances will range between 6 to 10 miles on any given day. All kayaking will be day trips. We plan to kayak at least 6 days, weather permitting. The North Sea demands a lot of respect. Your safety is our utmost concern. If we have good weather we kayak. If we have bad weather (and unacceptable risk) for kayaking we will tour by bus and hike. It is possible we may never get in a kayak if the weather is against us. However, July's weather should give us plenty of time for kayaking. Padding Trips Some paddling day trips, from north to south will be: Along the Scottish coast near St Abbs Head in the Firth of Forth In Northumbia, from the mainland to Lindisfarne (later renamed Holy Island) From Seahouses to the Farne Islands From Amble to Coquet Island Our aim is to paddle to places of natural beauty and places of historical interest. Many of the places we'll paddle to are in the National Nature Reserve (that's British talk for natural wildlife preserve), a sanctuary for wildlife including many types of birds and marine life. Northumbria has been occupied since the Stone Age so there's lots of history from various occupying groups - Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, Celts, to name a few.	A group of us paddling the North Sea checking out the birds that nest in the cliffs. Derek Hutchinson leading us off Flamborough Head. St Abbs Head in Scotland at the mouth of the Firth of Forth.