Dreams, Disasters and Joy

This is a book written on a spur of the moment and under unique circumstances which led to a totally out-of-character plan to travel the world on a shoe-string budget. This book recounts the triumphs and travails of this two-year idea becoming a reality. Their extravagant plan was entirely out of the ordinary for a teacher and a probation officer, as neither had been particularly adventurous beforehand. But sometimes dreams can be a powerful driving force, and one which led these two on one of the most fantastic, and chaotic, journeys that they could ever have imagined.

Meet Sheila, the author of this book, who is an extraordinary woman with a life full of adventures. Her work experience is as varied as it is fascinating, having owned bars and nightclubs, worked as a hairdressing teacher, taxi driver, translator, and delivery driver. She even rebuilt a ruin into a spacious and comfortable home in Spain, where she has lived with horses, dogs, and cats.

But that's not all. Sheila is a mother of three, a grandmother of nine, and a great-grandmother of twenty! Her journey hasn't been without its ups and downs, including four partners: the first was too young and disastrous, the second was not a good work partner, the third was perfect but sadly passed away, and the fourth is ongoing.