Amusing footage of a seal hitching a ride on a man's kayak while he's paddling in the Forth Estuary, Scotland.

The video shows the cute animal climbing up onto the boat, despite the kayaker feeling a little apprehensive about the experience.

The filmer later wrote online: "We noticed a seal following us; this is normal when kayaking but this seal was coming closer than normal. I was taking photos and video of it and I was dropping back from the rest of the kayakers. I had dropped back about 50 metres behind two friends when the seal decided to come in for a close look at the back deck of my kayak. I was wary as it is a wild animal, and only a few feet away. It showed little fear and no sign of aggression."

About 8 miles in to a paddle on the Forth Estuary, Scotland and about 1km WSW of Inchcolm Island, we noticed a seal following us. This is normal when kayaking but this seal was coming closer than normal. I was taking photos and video of it and I was dropping back from the rest of the kayakers. I had dropped back about 50m behind 2 friends when the seal decided to come in for a close look at the back deck of my kayak. I was wary as it is a wild animal, and only a few feet away. It showed little fear and no sign of aggression. I started moving again as the seal followed inches from the rear of my kayak. He attempted to grab the back carry loop several times while I was moving. I caught up with two friends. We rafted the kayaks together for extra stability. The seal then clambered onto the deck of the kayak. He was so friendly and showed very little fear. After leaving the kayak deck he continued to climb over the front and rear of the three kayaks still rafted together. This went on for ages. It was amazing. None of us wanted to move but the tide was taking us in the opposite direction that we wanted to go. We caught up with the rest of the group. The seal had followed us for 2km then continued to interact with us. Everyone of us was amazed. A truly amazing experience. What made it even more special was it was the anniversary paddle of me breaking my back in a river kayaking accident and my dad had passed away only a few days earlier.