Mission Beach is built on a sandbar between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay, part of the city of San Diego. Its main street is really the vast beach itself, -- two miles of oceanfront, lined by a board walk and beach houses. The community, started by a developer in the 1920s, has now become the most densely developed residential community in the city. Close by is SeaWorld on Mission Bay and the historic Belmont amusement park, making the area a focal point of San Diego tourism. Yet moments of absolute silence on Mission Beach are always present early in the morning. This man looks into infinity as he stands inches from the sea and stretches a salute to the dawn.