Currently in Waterford, the oldest city in Ireland.
Arrived yesterday via the Fishguard-Rosslare ferry. The last time I took this route passengers were left feeling distinctly queasy. On a bad day it can be very choppy. Thankfully the sun was shining and yesterday's conditions were described as "moderate".
We arrived in Rosslare at 6.00pm. I then drove to Waterford to meet my colleague John Mallon, spokesman for Forest Eireann.
On Wednesday John began a two-week tour that will take him from his home town of Cork to Dublin via Waterford, Kilkenny, Tralee (Co Kerry), Limerick, Galway, Ballyhaunis (Co Mayo) and Letterkenny (Co Donegal).
The aim is to raise Forest Eireann's profile by promoting our 'Smokers' Manifesto' which calls for greater tolerance towards adults who choose to smoke a legal product.
Yesterday the Cork Independent ran an article headlined Voice of the smoker not being heard, claims Forest Eireann. That in turn has led to a national TV station requesting an interview with John when the tour concludes in Dublin on October 26.
To date we have also arranged interviews with five local radio stations with more to come.
As I write John has just left for Kilkenny where he is being interviewed by KCLR96FM. I will join him later and we will spend the rest of the day in the town's pubs and bars, "listening" to publicans and their customers.
Based on the first two days John will have enough stories to fill a small book. I'll keep you posted. Keep an eye too on the Forest Eireann blog where John will update readers on his progress.
See also: Smokers' champion takes to the road