Canadian Hole, in Avon, is the most popular place. Less strenuous than sailboarding, and certainly slower paced, kayaking is an outdoor adventure almost everyone can enjoy. Basic instruction takes about five minutes. Kayak tours are available around every area of the Outer Banks. Fishing, whether in rubber wading boots from the shore, perched on the end of a pier or chartering a big boat to take you offshore, is outstanding in fall.
Small species congregate along the shorelines and around bridge pilings.
Rockfish rally in the brackish sounds. Hang gliders unfurl their gliders' fabric wings atop Jockey's Ridge State Park, running into the wind to take off from the sand. Others head to the ocean, leaping off dunes into thermals. Instructors also strap first-time fliers into harnesses and help them soar to 2,000 feet or higher at an airstrip a few miles inland from the Outer Banks. Summer has shifting winds and afternoon thunderstorms to contend with,'' Kitty Hawk Kites spokeswoman Darla Rovniak says.