Maggs Ashton of Ilfracombe BSAC reports from the Clasina liveaboard , where she joined a group to dive the shipwrecks of Bergen
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NORTHERNEXPOSURE
View over Bergen from Mount Ulriken
Why we love Norway
Maggs Ashton of Ilfracombe BSAC reports from the Clasina liveaboard , where she joined a group to dive the shipwrecks of Bergen
If you haven ’ t yet dived the Norwegian Fjords , then it ’ s a must for your bucket list of dive destinations ; it far exceeded my expectations . Apprehension about the trip and the diving – the normal thoughts before diving somewhere new were soon put aside once I got my head below the surface . Norway is an equally beautiful country above the surface , while the clear calm water affords fantastic visibility below , albeit a tad cold at 7 ° C at depth . This rose to a balmy 13 ° C at 6 metres , so dive times of an hour or more were quite comfortable without any kind of heated undersuit or vest .
We have done a few trips on Clasina ; it ’ s a great dive platform . The dive briefs are detailed and the crew really helpful . There ’ s always plenty of home cooked food and the
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Traditional Bergen The author giant-strides
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