Elliott hard at work in Peets Coffee on Chestnut Street.

Dan, Will and Elliott spent the day doing research in a coffee shop on Chestnut Street in the Marina District of San Francisco. There are over 50 adventure outfitters in the Bay Area, which means the next several days will be devoted to setting up meetings to make the process move as efficiently as possible.

In the afternoon, Alex Pelley finally met up with the trio and will be helping sign outfitters down the California Coast.

Because there are such a large concentration of outfitters, the planning that has to take place between the team means that Will, Elliot and Alex will divide and conquer the Bay Area. Each adventurist will be riding to a different neighborhood in San Francisco, Oakland and the surrounding areas in order to move expediently.

Dan is interviewed by Christian and Miles from Conquer the Land.

Christian and Miles of Conquer the Land met with SWAE to do a short video on the motivations behind our cycling tour. Stay tuned.

The Marina District is a cozy neighborhood along the waterfront, just across the Golden Gate Bridge. The Palace of Fine Arts is a major attration to the area and is home to the Exploratorium, one of the first museums to develop hands-on exhibits in 1959.

The Palace of Fine Arts was built in 1915 during the Panama Pacific Exposition to commemorate the rebuilding of San Francisco. A destructive earthquake had levelled the city in 1906, and the Palace was one of the last structures to be finished after the devastation.

I had a chance to explore the palace for the day. Check out our most recent photos in the Rad Photos section.

The Palace of Fine Arts.