Kon-Tiki Page #4

- It's shark repellent from the Americans.

No, it's tomato soup.

- Where's the shark repellent?

- Well, apparently we ate that.

Come on happy seaman

You will get my red rose

You are beautiful. I am young

Sing from the heart, sing

You are beautiful. I am young

Sing from the heart, sing

The girl in Havana ...

Lorita?

Lorita!

No!

Watch your legs!

Stop it!

We'll attract more sharks!

Please!

Please.

It's our only chance.

Our only hope now is to try and

reinforce the ropes.

Tighten up everything again.

Herman...

We have built this raft just like

Tiki did, and he made it there.

And so will we.

- This is the faith we have.

- Faith?

This isn't a religion Thor.

This is ... insanity.

This is bigger than us.

Please.

Look at the logs.

Feel how your raft is moving.

- Tiki knew.

- My God, you understand nothing?

There's no one here except

you who believes in Tiki!

No?

Then what the hell are you doing here?

I beg you.

All I'm asking is that

we secure ourselves...

With a few modern materials.

Please?

No!

No!

At least I'm not going

to freeze my leg off.

Herman!

Herman, grab the rope!

Grab the oar!

Hold on!

The rope is too short!

Throw the shark overboard!

Pull the rope in again.

Throw it!

Herman, stay calm!

No, Knut!

Throw the rest of the shark out!

Three years ago, I shot four men.

The Gestapo found me with a radio.

It was war.

That's what Torstein says.

He helped sinking the Tirpitz.

But that doesn't bother him.

Thank you.

You're the one who

saved my life.

That's what I mean.

Thank you.

I couldn't have saved you.

I can't swim.

I know that, Thor.

Everyone knows that.

What time is it?

Ten past two.

- Are you sure?

- Yes, ten past two.

- We need to talk.

- Go ahead.

We are on the south equatorial.

On our way to Polynesia.

- Are you sure?

- Yes. 100%.

Oh my God!

Look at that!

We are there!

We are on our way, boys.

- Is it true?

- Are we there?

I knew it.

No, you didn't!

Herman!

Are you happy now?

Were you ever in doubt?

On course and ship shape,

we have now passed a

critical point and

spirits are high.

Every nautical mile

is a nautical mile

closer to the proof

I have sought.

Early man did not see

the oceans as a barrier

but rather as a means

of communication.

This is science that can

not be done behind a desk

Or by a committee.

That a 1500 year old civilization -

- Possessed maritime and

navigational skills

to successfully

maneuver a balsa wood raft

Over 5,000 miles.

We are using the same

stars as they did!

It's as if we're the only

people left in the universe.

Maybe we are.

Maybe they've dropped

bombs on eachother.

And every city is like Hiroshima.

I doubt we would have

had radio contact Bengt.

Maybe we've just been accepted.

By nature.

That we've become

like a seagull or a fish.

Bird.

Look!

Look!

A bird.

What's going on?

Look!

We have traveled

over 8000 kilometers, boys...

But the fact is that the

greatest danger is still ahead.

- People?

- No.

The Raroia reef.

It lies like a wall around the entire

island, with sharp coral.

Why didn't you tell us?

It was impossible to know

exactly where we would end up.

We can try to push

the course southward.

And hope to hit Samoa

in about ... 30 days.

- No way.

- What alternatives do we have?

We could try to surf over.

Surf?

Yes.

Waves come in cycles of 13.

Every 13th wave

is substantially greater than the other.

When we are close to the reef...

We throw out an anchor, something heavy

that can keep the raft in place.

And then?

Then we count the waves.

And just before the 13th wave...

We cut the rope, and

hopefully, surf over the reef.

It could work.

I like it.

Let's do it.

- That's what we'll do.

- Good. Start by finding something heavy.

We have some broken radio batteries

and jerry cans.

Thor?

Liv asked me to give you this.

I think you were supposed to

get it when we got to land, but...

Approaching Raroia reef.

"If no word within 36 hours", ...

Contact the Norwegian Embassy

in Washington.''

250 yards to go.

Put on shoes.

Everyone, put on shoes!

Herman, you can

start when you're ready.

Throw the anchor!

One!

Did you ever consider

bringing life jackets?

To!

Three!

Four!

Five!

Six!

Seven!

Eight!

Nine!

It snapped!

Hold on!

Thor!

My love Thor.

You made it!

You proved what Tei told us

that night on Fatu Hiva.

You don't need to

learn how to swim.

Should you fall in the water,

you would float on willpower alone.

As you might have understood,

I'm not in Tahiti waiting for you.

Because what was supposed to be our

lives, turned out to just be yours.

You are who you are.

And you're going to spend the rest

of your life chasing sunsets.

Thor, this wasn't about

exploring the Pacific Ocean.

More important than

going, was why you had to go.

Why you couldn't stop yourself

from putting everything behind you, -

- steering towards the unknown.

But that is you, -

- My beloved Thor.

And the irony is that

what I love you the most for. -

- is what drove us

apart.

Liv.

Bengt fell in love with Polynesia.

He settled there and became

a Consul General of Sweden.

He died in 1997.

Erik built himself a sailboat, that

became his home for 11 years.

He worked as an artist until

his death in 1972.

Torstein kept going on expeditions.

He died in 1964 during an attempt

to reach the North Pole on skis.

Knut resumed his career in

military intelligence.

He was also instrumental in the

establishment of the Kon-Tiki museum.

He died the Christmas of 2009.

Herman became the director of

UN's Food and Agriculture organization.

He died at Titica lake in 1986.

Thor wrote a book about Kon-Tiki.

It was translated to over 70 languages,

and sold over 50

million copies.

The documentary about the

expedition won an Oscar.

Liv and Thor divorced after

the Kon-Tiki expedition.

Their boys lived with Liv, who later moved

to the US where she died in 1969.

Thor continued his work as an experimental

archaeologist, author and explorer.

He died in 2002.

Everybody dance now

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