Fish nibble

That a day at the spa is considered to be a luxury is something as preposterous as the notion that clothes serve the sole purpose of covering the body.  In these times of 12hour work days, deadlines and dual responsibilities, we all  need to take some time off to reward and replenish the body and what better way than a day spent at the spa?

Spa treatments have evolved  from offering the usual massage, sauna, mani and pedi. There is a world of invention dedicated strictly to relaxing and beautifying.
 When I'm at the spa I love trying out new treatments. On my most recent quest to relax and replenish, I decided to try out the  popular fish nibble.

A fish nibble is a foot treatment where feet and legs are immersed into a pool of fish ( a toothless variety of carp known as  Garra Rufa fish) the fish nibble at the  dead skin, making way for  healthy new skin underneath.  The treatment is typically  a 15 minute long session followed by a foot massage and a pedicure.
The fish nibble had been booked to be the last item on my  pampering session agenda. I hadn't put too much thought into what I had gotten myself into and so when I walked into the fish nibble room and spotted the Garra Ruffa fish  swimming  closely to the surface almost as if to jump out in anticipation of devouring  my dead skin flesh, it suddenly sunk in just how bizarre of a situation I had gotten myself into. My feet were about to be had for lunch by fish!
With some reassurance from the beauty therapist that I would be fine and that it would only be ticklish and since I have never  been the one to be deterred by something as insignificant as bizarreness from liking things, I went in for the the plunge. 
Feeling the shoal of tiny fish swimming around me, going in between my toes and sucking away on my feet,toes and some parts of my legs,created a ticklish vibrating sensation in the water and it has got to be one of the strangest sensations I have ever felt.  Many have reported the fish nibble treatment as relaxing. Unfortunately for me, there was nothing much relaxing about feeling ticklish. I was rather giggly and far from rested lasting only 10minutes before calling it quits. Perhaps a fish nibble is one of those things that  one might need to acquire the affinity for  before fully appreciating it.

(short video clip of my fish nibble session below)