Kon-Tiki Page #3

Liv. Come to Tahiti.

Meet Us

Bring the boys.

And we can show them Fatu Hiva.

Your collect call

will end in 10 seconds.

Just one moment, please.

Thank you.

Liv?

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas then!

Ready?

Yes.

Callao, Peru

February 1947

- Hey!

- I'm so happy!

You should be, it took me

This is Herman Watzinger

my second in command.

For the simple reason that without him

no one could have been first in command.

Herman these are my two

fantastic radio operators.

Torstein. War Hero.

Nerves of asbestos.

As far as we know, he has only

two weaknesses. Whiskey and women.

Knut Haugland.

Also a war hero.

And I know Knut hates

me for saying it, but

I must be allowed to

call him a legend.

That is what you are, Knut.

Erik Hesselberg.

No legend.

But you have saved my life.

Erik and I grew up together in Larvik.

Erik has one unique skill that

we are going to appreciate.

Erik has been at sea before.

- I'm sure you have some questions?

- Maybe I should introduce you first?

This is Thor.

A pompous, self-centered weirdo.

But a very good leader.

And because he is, we are about

to do what Tiki did 1500 years ago.

We are going to...

We will build a raft.

- And ...

- And drift into the sunset.

Where is the raft?

You're sitting on it.

Here you are.

- That's what we are going to build?

- It is.

And exactly that.

We are using the same technique,

and the same materials

as Tiki used 1500 years ago.

This is extremely important.

Everything depends on it.

And I hope everyone gets that.

All I've brought is a

radio and a pocket knife.

We are going to need a lot of equipment.

Yes we do. And when the money arrives,

we'll buy what we need.

Yes?

Thor Heyerdahl?

- Yes.

- My name is Bengt Danielsson.

- I'm a little busy right now.

- I saw this yesterday.

And now you're going to tell

me we'll sink after two weeks.

Or the raft will disintegrate, or

what do you think? Giant squid?

No. I thought I'd show you

how to assemble the camera.

Like that!

- You're a photographer?

- No. Ethnographer.

- Just spent a year in the Amazon.

- But you can use a camera?

Let me come on the raft,

and I'll show you.

Seor Heyerdahl.

If you have a minute?

Seor Real, nice to see you.

Declicious breakfast this morning.

- Those Huevos con tortillas are.

- About the bill.

I'm still waiting for the money. American

dollars are hard to transfer these days.

- But it's been three weeks. I can't...

- I know. I know.

Just a few more days.

Thank you. Thank you.

You can earn a lot

from a documentary.

If it is well made.

Let me guess.

There was no money.

Your Excellency.

Thank you for seeing me at...

Your Excellency, thank you for ...

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