Kon-Tiki Page #3

It's completely off course.

- We can't even steer.

- It's fine.

We'll just use the oar to keep the

bow forward. That's fine for now.

Awesome Great job.

Just relax and enjoy.

In 100 days, you can start

a Peruvian crab colony in Polynesia.

That's not bad, eh?

Would have liked it even more if

we were heading towards it, but...

It's probably better

if you take off the lens cap.

There.

Yes ...

Only 100 days left now.

Was it a shark?

You should get some sleep.

You have watch in a few hours.

Thor?

Remember those sailors in New York?

The guys who said the logs would rub

against each other until the rope broke.

We should have used some wire.

These ropes held 1500 years ago,

and they will hold now.

And if you won't trust Tiki,

you can trust me.

Does anyone know if they are edible?

Flying fish.

Must taste like a wonderful

mix of herring and grouse.

Herman, you should

hold on to something.

If you fall overboard, you'll stay there.

Hard to turn around and pick you up.

Good that one of us

has been to sea before.

- Drowning is the best way to die.

- I wouldn't say that.

You'll manage one minute under water,

maybe two. Then you breathe.

You swallow a lot of salt water.

First you'll be suffocated.

The water pushes down your lungs and your

stomach, where it mixes with stomach acid.

A chemical reaction makes it feel

like you are burning from the inside out.

And then the panic

makes your heart race.

You'll pop a lot of

blood vessels on the inside.

Then you swallow more and more water.

And then you die.

All in all...

Three, four minutes Five.

Does your life flash before your eyes?

Yeah.

And the experts say

that's the worst part.

Damn radio!

F***!

Just forget it. Torstein.

- What did you say?

- Andes mountains ...

Andes mountains are hundreds

of miles away. Ok?

Just stay in bed. Can't risk

you vomiting on the radio.

Look at the chart then...

As long as we're just drifting up

the coast, we'll be in radio shadow.

I need radio contact, guys.

Exposure is money.

And I need to pay for this.

That's right, Thor.

Keep on filming.

I only care about getting

in contact with the Coast Guard.

They'd never arrive in time anyways.

If anything should happen I mean.

North northwest.

That's good.

You know that the south

equatorial is to the west?

Yes I know.

Since we can barely steer

and way off course, I mean.

You know you can't

wish for a new course.

There are some rules at sea.

- Should we wake the boys?

- No.

Just some rain.

They can sleep.

Everyone on deck!

Come on!

Get the sail down!

Thor!

Tie yourself down Thor!

Everyone,

tie yourselves to the boat!

Cut the sail!

Get it cut!

Get the sail down!

Thor!

Thor, grab my hand!

Thor!

Thor!

That went fine.

Twelve degrees, five minutes...

Two seconds south.

Eighty degrees, fifty-five minutes...

Course north-northwest.

What does that mean?

That is?

Yeah.

That's not so bad, right?

Course is still too northerly.

We are here. After four days.

The worst that can happen now is

that we'll drift back to land?

The worst that can happen

now is that we'll drift up here.

Straight into the maelstroms

south of the Galapagos.

That's where we are headed.

I've never heard of

anything like that there.

Please. Look ...

It will be fine. Have faith it will be

fine, and it will be fine.

I have lots of faith.

Problem is that I also have a sextant!

The Galapagos maelstrom

creates waves over 9 meters high.

And its powerful roar can

be heard over 10 miles away.

It's nicely illustrated.

We need to get it higher.

- Need it higher.

- Can you get it higher?

Roger that.

Higher!

There!

We have something.

- He's transmitting from Los Angeles.

- Can he contact the press?

Here comes the money, Thor!

I lost him.

No, no!

No!

Damn!

F***ing sh*t bird!

Let her be.

Why did we bring the bird again?

Good question.

What do you say, Thor?

It was a gift.

Come on.

Bengt ...

Bengt, get the camera.

Get the camera, Bengt!

The camera, Bengt!

Bengt, get the camera.

Whale shark.

Harmless.

Harmless? Are you insane?

It can tip us in a second.

- They are sacred in Vietnam.

- They call it "Ca Ong". Mr. Fish.

Bengt, camera!

Here it comes.

Look at that!

- Bengt! Where's the camera?

- I'm charging it!

- It hit me!

- No, it just eating from the raft. Relax.

Where is it?

Look at that!

No, put it down.

Put it down.

No!

Erik!

Erik!

Come here.

Herman, are you deaf?

Didn't you hear what he said?

- It would topple us.

- You follow orders!

- Keep it together.

- Come

I'm sorry.

F***!

- Yes ...

- Yes?

- He didn't listen to you.

- No, but it's my job to say that.

Hey ...

He sells refrigerators.

He got scared.

It happens.

- How are you?

- I'm fine

I'm fine.

People who have things to think about...

They should try this.

Drift in the Pacific.

Hey, Lorita.

- This was us long ago.

- Us?

Yes we started that way.

As small organisms in the water.

Were we that beautiful?

Probably.

But since then it has

gone straight to hell.

Thor?

The shark... Or whale...

Whatever it was.

- Is Knut okay?

- He's fine.

Do not worry about it.

You're on the oar?

Yes trying to get on the bus

to the south equatorial.

If it hasn't already left that is.

It hasn't.

Could be.

No.

It can't be.

- Are you building a lifeboat?

- No, it's for my daughter.

She is six months old.

I doubt that her

first words are "daddy".

Torstein?

I need to talk to the press.

Come on.

I'm trying, okay?

I have a young daughter

as well at home.

We aren't getting a signal, so there's

nothing you can do anyways.

Just fix the radio.

Then I'll show you what I can do.

- The Andes can't still cast a shadow.

- They can when we don't have the balloon.

That f***ing bird.

- We don't have enough power.

- It's not about watts Torstein.

F***!

Sh*t!

Can you put out that cigarette?

Look!

There's something down there.

Look at that.

Look at that!

Protects against sharks.

Yeah.

Sure...

- Are you going down?

- No. Bengt.

That's right.

Send the Swede!

Shark!

The wood is soaked.

Just like you showed me.

Showed?

I broke off a piece and tossed it

overboard. Sank like a rock.

The raft is absorbing water, Thor.

It looks worse than it is.

We're not even on the right course.

You'll take an extra watch.

As far as I know, everyone has a

job to do! We're not on vacation.

Yes we have him.

Ready?

Yes.

"To Otto Munthe-Kaas, Royal Norwegian

Embassy, Washington DC."

"From Thor Heyerdahl,

Kon-Tiki. May 17, 1947."

"58 seconds south, 09 seconds west."

"The raft is keeping up well.

We are on our way and morale is high."

"Having had problems with the radio, we

have been unable to establish contact."

"The wind conditions are stable and we ..."

- You okay?

- Yes.

- You sure about this?

- Yes. People want to see the raft.

Hands inside. It's about

Shark!

Let's go!

- We got you.

- Come on!

I got you.

It's okay.

Bengt?

- Why are you feeding the sharks soup?

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