posted by Jesse on Mar 30
In this Second Official Meeting of the League of Gentlemen Adventurers, the subject at hand is Drinking, something beloved by Gents far and wide.
On the agena are:
posted by Jesse on Mar 30
After reading Lee’s post about Adventure Provisioning, with its mention of Calvados apple brandy as the ideal invigorating spirit, I began to reminisce a bit about Lee and my trip around Europe and North Africa in 2006, and our discovery there of the joys of Calvados and cider in Normandy. So I began reading a bit more on the history of Calvados brandy, and chanced on a description of Cafe Calva.
Cafe Calva (photo by Paul Terhorst)
Cafe Calva, which is apparently available off-menu in most French cafes, consists of a cup of coffee (espresso, to us Americans), with a teaspoon of Calvados poured on top, accompanied by a small, shot-glass size snifter of the brandy to sip. Paul Terhorst has a nice description of discovering and ordering the drink on his blog. Had Lee and I only known of the existence of this supremely civilized combination, we certainly would have enjoyed more than a few of them. Ah, well. There are always future trips.
Lee and Jesse in Caen (photo by Jesse’s camera, with a timer)
The most king-hell awesome picnic ever (photo by Jesse)
posted by Lee on Mar 28
While the excitement of adventure is enough to keep us going out, the pleasure of a properly provisioned outing adds the gentlemen to the adventure. I truly felt like a gent when sipping a gin and tonic, ice clinking and lime floating, while enjoying a platter of cured sausages, pate, cheese, olives and a crusty french baguette. I felt like a gentlemen adventurer as I enjoyed those things in the ruins atop Ghost Mountain.
The basic ideas of preparation are as follows. These are ideas from which you can build plans. Plans which you can carry out to glorious success!
posted by Gregory on Mar 26
Ladies and Gentlemen, I write today to recommend a posthumous League induction for a fellow adventurer who was lost on March 15, 2009. He may not have been a gentleman in the traditional sense in that he wasn’t really a man at all. In scientific circles, he was referred to as Chiroptera Molossoidea, better known as a common free-tailed bat. However, this particular bat was anything but common. This bat had dreams. This bat yearned for adventure. This bat hitched a ride into space.
posted by Jesse on Mar 23
We had a successful exploratory trip to the Ghost Mountain area of the Anza-Borrego Desert. Here are a few photos; we’ll be talking about it in an upcoming podcast, I’m sure.
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