40 kilometres north of Bordeaux and 25 kilometres east from the Atlantic ocean.

Since the weekend it's turned to 4x4 weather, it's bl--dy cold at around -5C overnight and 0C during the day. We expect snow later this week when it warms slightly.

I was going to fit new diesel glow plugs to my Pajero but it's too cold to work in the garage.

Instead I continued with indoor renovations and painted the ceiling and walls in the master bedroom but still have a second coat to apply tomorrow.