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due to ocean currents.

It's the wind and current that's key...

I have one month to finance and get the

entire expedition ready. A lot to do.

- Mr. Heyerdahl, may I help you?

- We have an appointment.

The money ready before Christmas,

buying the balsa in January...

- Mr. Heyerdahl, you are not on the list!

- Look under his name then. Watzinger.

We build in March and sail in April.

Then arrive in August...

and hope the hurricane

season starts late.

- Peter Freuchen.

- We damn near died when zipper froze!

He is like the captain of this place.

Mr. Heyerdahl, you are

not allowed in here.

My friend from Fatu Hiva!

You look like a man who just got

dumped by a glossy magazine!

Thank you.

Don't worry, Heyerdahl.

Scientific Committees my ass.

- Am I right, McGregor, or am I right?

- Always. Of course.

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.

Cheers!

I'm 32 years old.

A refrigerator salesman,

in a broken marriage.

That's me.

I really want to join that raft.

I know it can be dangerous...

but if you only knew how dangerous

the refrigerator business was.

No one can save us out there.

You get that?

Except your theory.

Captain.

You will definitely not freeze

your leg off. I can promise that.

I'd like to change my

ticket to Oslo please.

- I want two tickets to Lima, Peru.

- And when would you like to travel.

- What's the soonest?

- One moment please.

Tomorrow.

- Tomorrow then.

- Certainly, Sir.

- Bamse thinks you're Santa.

- You need to tell him it's not like that.

No, you can tell him that yourself.

They are so excited to get you home.

It will be so good to have

you back home, Thor.

Yes Liv, the situation is...

that I haven't been able

to finance the expedition.

So I actually have to go

to Peru right now.

You're not coming home?

It's been difficult, Liv.

It's been very hard.

I've been all around town begging,

and I can't do it any more.

Don't do this.

- I have to, Liv.

- Please Thor, don't do this to the kids.

Don't you get it?

If I come home now, it's over.

I've spent 10 years on this, Liv!

I've spent 10 years!

You can't even swim.

I'm going to ask Torstein Raaby and

Knut Haugland if they will join.

What do they know

about sailing?

Not much, but they can use a radio.

And I'm going to ask Erik.

He can navigate and use a sextant

You should have come home.

- Or you should have asked me to join.

- Live, dear Liv.

You know I would have said no

for the boys sake.

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