Miss Clara Holdsworth Villa (adventures with a grumpy old b*tch)

Miss Clara Holdsworth Villa was bought in the snowy winter of early 2013. An old retro 1984 VW campervan. We'd never owned a campervan before, we'd never driven a campervan before. Also, my lack of any mechanical knowledge was simply laughable. But none of this deterred us from our long held dream of owning an old trendy campervan. How hard could it be? This book documents the first four, entertaining and stressful years with our beautiful but often erratic old camper. We travelled, a lot, in Clara. Sunny Spain, France, Belgium, Ireland, Wales and plenty of adventures nearer to our Derbyshire home too. Yes she broke down, a lot; mostly when we were far from home. Yes we truly hated Clara at times, but never for long. After four adventurous years with our troublesome campervan, Clara was now very much part of the family. Life is never dull with Clara. Add a manic springer spaniel into the equation and a family who seem completely incapable of having a 'normal' holiday and you've got yourself a small taste of what this fun little story contains.