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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Kon-Tiki quotes

  • Torstein Raaby: [Seeing that Bengt is throwing a dusts in the water] Why are feeding the sharks our tomato soup?

    Bengt Danielsson: It's shark repellent from the Americans.

    Torstein Raaby: [ironic] No, it's tomato soup.

    Bengt Danielsson: [confused after to relish the dusts with a finger] Where's the shark repellent?

    Torstein Raaby: [funny] Well, apparently we ate that.

  • Herman Watzinger: [about the ropes that keep united the raft] It's our only chance. Our only hope now is to try and reinforce the ropes. Tighten up everything again.

    Thor Heyerdahl: 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.

    Herman Watzinger: Faith? This isn't a religion Thor. This is... insanity.

    Thor Heyerdahl: This is bigger than us.

    Herman Watzinger: Please. Look at the logs. Feel how your raft is moving.

    Thor Heyerdahl: Tiki knew.

    Herman Watzinger: My God!, you understand nothing? There's no one here except you who believes in Tiki!

    Thor Heyerdahl: No?

    [makes a pause. He looks everybody]

    Thor Heyerdahl: Then what the hell are you doing here?