The word "hiking" is mainly associated with paths and mountains, with boots, with a peak to be reached to enjoy the view after a steep climb.

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But let's think about our Campania, we have thousands of paths to walk with sea views and I'm sure many of you will have thought «who knows how this path must look like when seen from up there». And here the imagination runs and moves on floating paths, the boots give way to a sinuous and colorful kayak and the paddle becomes your backpack.

Many do not know it, but the Environmental Hiking Guides also accompany you safely at sea, showing you not just the right way to paddle, but also the hidden beauties that are, in fact, enjoyable only in this way, slowly and in the company of the seagulls that look at you curiously from the sheer rocks. As soon as you enter the water, you feel ridiculous and uncoordinated, but the further you get away from the crowded beach the more the kayak becomes an extension of your body and paddling becomes as natural as walking.

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You are under the coast and the sound of the sea lulls you; you look with disappointment at the boats passing by and you know that you are privileged to move like this in nature, without fuel but your energy, without an anchor but your ability to tame the current. Even once landed the feeling of well-being keep to travel in your head and that's what I felt, after two wonderful days spent in Cilento together with the Environmental Excursion Guides associated with Aigae of Massa Lubrense Sea Kayak; thanks to them I had the opportunity to explore the Cilento coasts rounding Capo Palinuro and arriving at the mythical Baia degli Infreschi from Marina di Camerota (blue flag 2021). Giovanni Russo is one of the “di Massa Kayak Guides”, originally from Piano di Sorrento and, thanks to his experience and organizational skills, he was able to pass on his passion for sea excursions to me, giving me the right tools to move safely (life jacket and splash guard are mandatory) and carefully entering the most beautiful caves along the coast. An example? Cala Fetente! A truly surreal place, where the name is due to a gigantic cave that gives off a very strong smell of sulfur and despite the not exactly pleasant aroma, it was quite familiar for me to find myself in such a place, living in Ischia, a volcanic island. Giovanni loves water in all its forms, in fact he is also a Rafting Guide, but we will talk about it in a future article.

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