The MOST UNUSUAL Spa Experience/Garra Rufa Fish

While visiting England awaiting the birth of my little granddaughter,

my daughter insisted on treating me to a belated Mother's Day

Spa experience.

I am all for being pampered when it's on offer, but I was not quite prepared for what she proposed.

We set off for what people in Milton Keynes, England call the

"City Centre" or what we American's call

A MALL!

  When we lived in the area years ago, I enjoyed shopping here.

Amy took me to a new shop called "FEET THERAPY".

A lovely assistant welcomed us.

I was shown to the "foot washing" station

where I dutifully rinsed my feet and

donned my "trendy" footwear to head to my spa

treatment.

My eyes grew wide.

"You want me to do what.....stick my feet in a fish tank and call that a

SPA TREATMENT!"

Since I have spent most of my life TRYING new food and being dragged into adventures with Mac, I had no choice but to embrace the experience.

I plunged my feet into tank.

The most extraordinary feeling as the little fish attached themselves to my

feet.  It tickled a bit but I soon got used to it.

I was told that these Garra rufa fish are found in a hot spring near Kangal, Turkey.

Sometimes dubbed the "Doctor fish" these small minnow like fish eat all the dry skin from your feet.

Some brilliant person on a visit to Kangal and seeing the hot spring and fish nibbling away realized many of the people coming to the spring had psoriasis  or just plain

DRY feet.

                               "What a great business opportunity!" he must have thought.

These spas are spreading like wildfire through Europe.

My grandson found it very interesting too.

I must confess, it was a lot nicer to have the dry skin gently nibbled away then me rubbing my heels ferociously with a pumice stone!

After my time in the tank was finished the assistant massaged my feet with

lotion.

WOW, my feet were really soft and no more dry skin.

Mac can I get this done every week?

What a great daughter and son-in-law!

Thanks kids.....BEST MOTHER'S DAY PRESENT EVER!

I will leave you with my cousin Terry's comment on my spa experience.

"Now...if you use a snorkel and stick your face in there, do you get a facial?"

I don't know Terry....THAT I don't think I'd try!  LOL

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