Looking for some advice - I want to take my eldest (12 next year) on a weekend paddle & camp somewhere interesting. I'm a very competent canoeist (yes, I know the difference) and would like a 2-3 day trip with mild paddling and somewhere interesting to stay. Although my son hasn't done any canoeing, he has done kayaking and is fairly proficient so I'm sure he can handle a couple of days with a single blade..
Ideally looking for ideas in NW / NE England, Southern Scotland as that reduces travel time - don't mind staying at 'proper' camp-sites but really want to get the truly wild experience if we can. At the minute, is likely to be just us but a couple of friends have said they may be interested as well.
Target / aims
- paddle max 10 miles per day (15 on moving water) and experience outdoorsy stuff (horrible phrase but hopefully you know what I mean)
- having fun
- cooking & eating in minimalistic style
- having fun
- getting the chance to try BC activities
- having fun
You might notice a thread here but I want my son to really enjoy it - he does enjoy outdoors stuff / Scouts / etc but would really like him to appreciate 'the real outdoors'.
TIA
Ideally looking for ideas in NW / NE England, Southern Scotland as that reduces travel time - don't mind staying at 'proper' camp-sites but really want to get the truly wild experience if we can. At the minute, is likely to be just us but a couple of friends have said they may be interested as well.
Target / aims
- paddle max 10 miles per day (15 on moving water) and experience outdoorsy stuff (horrible phrase but hopefully you know what I mean)
- having fun
- cooking & eating in minimalistic style
- having fun
- getting the chance to try BC activities
- having fun
You might notice a thread here but I want my son to really enjoy it - he does enjoy outdoors stuff / Scouts / etc but would really like him to appreciate 'the real outdoors'.
TIA