Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast is a celebration of seaside South Africa in lively words and stunning photographs. In the spring of 2005 well-known travel writers Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit travelled the country's coastline, from Alexander Bay to Kosi Bay. Along the way, they dug into history and legend, met all sorts of colourful residents and experienced slices of life in coastal towns and cities. Their lavish photographs and humorous anecdotes cover a range of seaside topics, including shark cage diving, polo estates, penguin antics, shipwrecks, whale watching, Wild Coast beach hiking, baboon management, coastal township life, and the wonders of the St Lucia Wetland complex. Meet the people they came across. Share the good light with them. Feel the heat. Stick your toe in both oceans, throw back your head and laugh like no one's watching. Life is sometimes just a bowl of oystersChris Marais has worked on assignment in over 50 countries and loves nothing better than to travel with a camera and an open mind. Having won top South African awards for magazine editing, investigative journalism, travel writing and photography, he now indulges his love for the southern African region, its wilderness and its people. Chris is well known for his regular features in SA Country Life and Sawubona magazines. Julienne du Toit has an international award-winning reputation in the world of environmental journalism. Currently specialising in southern African environmental issues and poverty relief projects, Julienne is also a lifestyle- and travel writer who travels throughout the region with her husband, Chris.