You have overcome gravity, you are flying through an emerald palace inhabited by twilight fairies, spiky goblins and gnobbly gnomes. They appear to be frozen in mid-motion – or perhaps they are just sleeping, in a soft feathery bed of pink and white plumose anemones guarded by big sea perch and fierce looking wolf fish. Your eyes have learnt to see through solid objects: walls and ceilings have become transparent, shimmering purply blue, turquoise and green . Then you notice that someone is awake: a fairy with transparent wings is flying past, you can see her pale pink heart beating. She spreads her wings like a magician’s cape and the dance begins: all her friends are there, strange translucent creatures: shiny pink baubles and transparent tubes with rows of fluorescent red and green hairs glittering in the twilight. You are ice diving in the White Sea. Our fairy has a name; she is is called Clione limacina, a shell-less pteropod (a sea snail and distant relative of nudibranches). You can see her feeding on tiny snails (Limacina helicina) – they, too, have transparent wings. If you have never dived under the ice, the experience will be emotional, almost overwhelming. If you have dived under the ice in a lake or quarry you will be amazed about the difference between freshwater and seawater ice. During the short summer, the kelp forest grows in record time, its inhabitants are busy feeding and breeding: glittering swirling masses of silvery fish attract whales, seals and walrusses, amongst others. Experienced dive guides and instructors ensure your comfort and safety. At M C Diving Services we also take care of your visa arrangements and travel to Chupa. If you have no ice diving experience why not start here and take the PADI Ice Diver Speciality course. A traditional Russian steam bath (birch tree brooms, tea and homemade jams, a Russian delicacy, included) is a great way to relax, you dream about the amazing day you had and plan your next adventure. Out of the water, many more adventures are there waiting for you: watching birds, seals or walrusses, or visit a traditional Russian village with its beautifully carved wooden houses. You can go fishing in the sea, in a nearby river or lake and land some big strong fish to be eaten, later on, by an open fire in the taiga. From mid-August, the Northern Lights can be seen almost everyday: silent fireworks celebrating the beauty of the Russian North. Close your eyes and you willl remember, for a long time, the fragrance of wild flowers in spring, the rich scent of sea-salty air, log fires in the taiga.
 
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