California usually brings to mind crowds of cities and beaches packed end to end with an unbroken tide of humanity, each struggling vainly to claim six square feet of sun. For me, California is something else- small communities strung out along the coastline like pearls on a string, each with it’s own unique personality and flavor. There are times when you can walk out to the shore and it’s only you, the gulls, and the cold, salty spray of the ocean as it stings against your skin.
