Joost like in Toast

The date of departure is coming closer for all of us. All team members are fully focussed, mainly on their physical condition. This is the only parameter we have full control of, and which is the basic condition to start such an adventure. Yesterdag I received an update of Joost. As CEO of a construction company, he has a very busy life, not only professional but also social, so managing his agenda to build in physical preparation time is key.

Last week, he has really kicked off with a full training schedule.

Four days in a row, Joost swam, biked, ran and trained his abdomen muscles.

Last weekend, he set up for the first time the tent we're taking to the North Pole. He enjoyed laying inthere, dreaming already about how it would be drifting on the Artic ocean.

He also started to use the fitness room he has in his company. Most of his Friday evenings he uses the room for extra exercises to increase his overall muscle strength under supervision of his sportscoach. He's currently reading a book about surviving after extreme exhaustion.

Like most of us, Joost has lost some weight and adapted his lifestyle - less fat, less alcohol :-) - to be in the best possible shape. We can hardly wait to enter the plane!

People asking questions about the title of this post: it's a gig. Troy, one of our guides and American US, had difficulties in pronouncing Joost, a typical Flemish/Dutch name. Looking for any resemblence with an English word, I came to toast. From now on Joost is called by the group Toast or Toastie.