Ok, I gave in. The hotel offered 1/2 price spa services and I signed up for a 1 hour Sweet Almond and Dead Sea Salt massage, for the equivalent of about $15. I arrived with bathrobe and swimsuit and was led to the massage room by a young gentleman, expecting one of the lovely ladies to appear to perform the massage. I presumed the young gentleman, who did not speak any English, would disappear. His name was Ritchie. Ritchie used very specific hand gestures to indicate I was to undress and use the shower IN FRONT of him. He gave no hint of leaving the room. Let me tell you, I had specific facial expressions and hand gestures of my own to let him know he was going to disappear and I WOULD be wearing my swimsuit!! No language barrier there! After we reached this mutual understanding, the massage was wonderful. My tight neck muscles were no match for Ritchie's hands and they soon gave up their resistance and relaxed.
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