Revisiting the Lonely Raft (2014.6.13)

Isabel 2022-03-25 09:01:12

Drifting in the endless sea, this leaves only loneliness. This is a true story. The protagonist Thor once heard the story of Tiki from an old tribal chief, so he organized a team to go again. Tiki's route back then was to prove that the Polynesians were actually South Americans. To restore the raft of primitive humans, Thor and his friends built a raft with ropes and logs without using modern tools at all. , before departure, people came to the shore to see them off, and their journey began.

Drifting in the vast ocean, they often encounter bad weather. A storm at night blew their sails, but fortunately there was no major loss. They rely on telegrams to communicate with the outside world. Thor asked the sender to report good news but not bad news. , said they were well and morale was high. A shark ate their parrot, so they pulled the shark up and killed it, and one of them begged Thor to use wire to secure the logs, because a few of the logs had seeped so much water that the hull would probably have been damaged if the wire was not used. It fell apart. If modern tools were used, their travel would be worthless. The stubborn Thor threw the whole box of steel wires into the sea. His companions were desperate and accidentally fell into the water. It was a group of sharks. In order not to let the shark bite their companions, they threw the entrails of the sharks they had just killed into the water, and their companions were rescued in the end.

When they learned that they were located on the southern equator, Thor and his friends cheered, and they were even more ecstatic when they saw the other side, but there was a huge reef on the shore, so they decided to use the strongest thirteenth drum. shore.

Touching the white sand, they laughed, success belongs to them.

Thor is a stubborn, daring and adventurous man. He can't swim but has completed the feat of crossing the Pacific Ocean. The Nordic explorers have shown us their audacity. It is impossible to imagine their hearts in that small raft. Fighting, their beliefs support them to the end, and feel the dawn of victory. If you have a dream in your heart, you should continue to persevere. No matter what others say, it is best to be yourself!

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Extended Reading
  • Clark 2021-12-26 08:01:16

    The fantasy drifting of a group of young and middle-aged Pi.

  • Patsy 2022-03-26 09:01:08

    The movie is ok, but I always like this spirit of adventure haha ​​no subtitles to practice listening

Kon-Tiki quotes

  • Freuchen: [Talking about Thor's theories, rejected several times] Don't worry, Heyerdahl. Scientific Committees my ass. Am I right, McGregor, or am I right?

    [he realices that Herman Watzinger looks his wooden leg]

    Freuchen: Frostbite. The winter of '24. It taught me one thing: Do as the natives do. Down to the smallest detail. Don't use nails if they used rope. Don't use steel if they used bone. It took their ancestors. Go with them. And you just might hang on to your leg.

  • Thor Heyerdahl: [Taking with two sailors in a bar, showing them a drawn about a raft] A dozen logs or so, big balsa wood logs, and a hut for five crew. All very capable, of course. The mast, the rudder, there you go: the Kon-Tiki.

    Sailor: [angry] I spent 22 days on a raft. We have torpedoed. North Atlantic, winter of '43. You can't sail it or steer it. All you can do is sit there and wait to die. These logs... they are going to move against each other in the waves and eventually they are going to break the lashings. And you will each be sitting on a log floating your separate ways at the mercy of the elements.

    Thor Heyerdahl: [ashamed] Thank you for your time.