I was thrilled to be nominated for a 2015 GO Outdoors blog award.
Thank you to everyone who supported me by voting for my coastal walking blog. It was wonderful to see how many people responded and to read all of your lovely comments.
Sadly, I didn’t win the first prize, but I did come third in what was a close-run race.
The winning blog was Hiking Photographer, by Stuart Hodgson, who walks in the north of England. His photographs are truly stunning.
Second in the line up was Outdoor Chics, by Margaux, who has created a very professional looking site and is well worth a visit.
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 
Congratulations, very well deserved, I’ve never seen a better long-distance walking blog than yours. I can’t wait to read about your adventures in 2016 🙂
Thank you Gary
Hugely deserved…surprised you did not win it And Happy new year
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And Happy New Year to you too, Paul 🙂
No more than you deserve and perhaps a little less. How characteristic of you and your blog to give us links to the 1st and 2nd placed. Hope that you have a great 2016.
Thank you John, and hope you have a great 2016 too.
Happy New Year Ruth and congratulations on getting a third place.
BTW arrived at Porthmadog, but floods and train strikes are currently thwarting me. Hope to be moving off the Lleyn on Monday.
Hi Alan, I saw there was a train strike in Wales today. Hope all is well and you’re not stranded.
Hi Ruth. So close to home, I just go for the day. Using the excellent local bus service walked back from Porthmadog to Llanbedr. It rained alot. Tip for the Bus service is if you need to change bus’es ask if you can just purchase a single ticket, its cheaper!! probably back again on Saturday from Llanbedr to Fairbourne.
Well Ruth
I like your the best!
Thank you, Mary. Very kind and flattering 🙂
Well Ruth
I like yours the best!
Thank you Mary. You’re very kind 🙂
I echo Mary’s comments. Your blog is an good read and refers simply to your walks – no bells or whistles, simply a friendly well written account of your adventure. Well done.
And thank you, Frank.
Congratulations on being placed 3rd. Shame it wasn’t 1st as I do think it would have been well deserved, but 3rd is still pretty good!
I was just thrilled to be nominated. And I gather it was a close vote. We can’t all be winners 🙂
Well done Ruth and Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
I really do need to learn some Welsh 😄
Just Happy New Year!
well done, I too think you should have won first place, I so enjoy reading about your walks and can relate to yours. Happy 2016!
Very kind of you to say so. Hope the New Yesr is going well for you.
Congratulations, looking forward to reading more of your blog in 2016!
Thanks Liz. I’m dying to get out and walking again.
Coastalwalker is still the winner in my eye’s. Looking forward to reading more during 2016. Enjoy the next leg of your journey.
Thanks JB. Can’t wait to get back to Wales. Just waiting for a break in the rain!
Well done Ruth! Happy Walking in 2016. Looking forward to reading your blog as always. My New Year’s Resolution is to get up to date with mine! I hadn’t realised I’d not posted any of 2015 yet! Here’s hoping the rain stops in England soon, so we can both get some walking done! Happy New Year!
Sounds like you have a lot of catching up to do! Look forward to reading your next instalments.
Congratulations Doctor Ruth. Looking forward to the next leg of your grand journey. Happy new year. John
Thank you John, and a Happy New Year to you, too.
Congratulations Ruth! Well deserved!
Thanks Nik.
Well done Ruth. When you think of all the blogs about long distance walking third place is a huge accolade 🙂
Thanks Marie. Your blog ought to be nominated. Maybe this year… 🙂
I can’t imagine it 🙂
Hi Ruth, congrats on coming third in the awards and thanks for giving my blog Outdoor Chics a mention! I was also really surprised I came in the top three – there were so many good blogs on there. So congrats and wishing you an awesome year of walking adventures!
Hi Margaux and congratulations to you too. It’s great to be nominated, isn’t it. Wishing you all the best. Ruth
It certainly is! Wishing you a lovely weekend 🙂
Congratulations Ruth.
And a belated happy new year to you and yours…….
Catrin
And the same to you, Catrin x
Congratulations Ruth. I agree you should have won. Have so enjoyed your blog and it inspired me to start walking some long distance trails. Am starting again in March/April. Just got to decide where to go this time. Have missed having your walks to read about but hope you can start again very soon.
Thank you for your kind words Debbie. I can’t wait to get walking again. Shame the weather has been so bad – first relentless rain and now hurricane-level winds! Roll on spring.
Congratulations!!
Thank you!