"Thor!" "It's dangerous!" "Thor!" "Thor, do not do it!" "Thor, you have to wait!" "Thor, do not do it!" "You can fall in the water!" "Do not do it!" " Do not do it!" " Do not do it!" "Do not jump!" " Come back, Thor" " Do not!" "Thor!" "Are you OK?" "Cold..." " I thought he was dead." " Cold..." "You are tough, aren't you?" " Thank God that Erik saved you." " God had nothing to do with it." "I do not know what it is that drives you to do this." "I hope you've learned your lesson " "Can you promise that you will never do anything so dangerous again?" "You promise?" " Smile" " No, there shouldn't be any smiling." "Just be yourself." "Sir!" "Liv!" "So, no smiling." "You look very handsome." "You will make this island famous." "It's going to be just as with Darwin and the Galapagos." "When people hear of Fatu Hiva they will think of one thing:" "Thor Heyerdahl." "You have to turn more towards the current." "Yes, but it's heavy." "Did not you know that the first Polynesians came from the west?" "Imagine paddling all the way from Asia against the current." "They must have had strong arms." "Yes." "Are you ok?" "I'm fine." "It's OK." "Liv?" "Listen to this:" ""Faa-hoka is a type of pineapple from the Marquesas. "" ""It was found in abundance by the first European explorers."" " Same pineapple?" " Yes." "It actually comes from South America." "Perhaps it can swim?" "Tei?" "Where did your ancestors come from?" "We believe that Tiki ..." "Tiki, the sun god,   took us to the islands   from the land behind the sea." "From the east?" ""L'est?"" "Everything comes from the east." "Ocean currents, wind and sun." "Tiki followed the sun." "Tiki!" "AMERICA AND POLYNESIA:" "A STUDY OF Prehistoric RELATIONS." " Sir, how long will you be in New York?" " I'm leaving in a few days." "I'm going home for Christmas." "My name is Heyerdahl." "Thor Heyerdahl." "Yes You already said that." "The wise men of anthropology are quite clear:" "Polynesia was not populated from the east." "Wise men are not always right, sir." "Look around you." "Every book here offers some theory or other." "Written by one man, read by perhaps ten, nine of whom disagree with the theory." "But my theory provides evidence that Polynesia was settled from the east." "I've spent ten years writing and researching my thesis." "I lived in Fatu Hiva." "Professor, I lived my theory." "What number am I?" "How many publishers have you seen before me?" "I know you've been to Barbeau and Benedict." "I presume Mead and Hill-Tout?" "All scientists believe that the world's just waiting to hear from them." "That I'm your last hope should tell you something." "Yes, it tells me that scientific publishing is closed to new ideas." " When you ignore the evidence ..." " Listen to me!" "You claim that Peruvian pre-Inca civilization was remarkable, I agree." "And the prevailing winds and currents down there move from east to west." "But it is also the case that Tiki could not have traveled to Polynesia " " Because his people had no boats!" "But they had rafts." "They had balsawood rafts." "Rafts!" "Now that would be evidence!" "You want your theory to be be accepted?" "You want to be right?" "Then drift from Peru to Polynesia on a balsawood raft!" "Good luck!" "Gentlemen..." "Youmagazinewillbe with me on the raft  " " At the mercy of the winds, all the way to Polynesia." "It is further than from Chicago to Moscow." "Here to here 5,000 miles." "You will have some kind of engine, in case of emergency?" "No, absolutely not." "We will surrender to the current and the wind." "Like Tiki did." "And by taking this extraordinary voyage, you are proving?" "That the oceans were not barriers, but roads." "Not impediments but pathways." "I will prove that South American people sailed to Polynesia   1500 years ago." "Every schoolboy knows that Polynesia was peopled from Asia, not South America." "And it is my job as a scientist to prove   the schoolboys, and those who quote them, wrong." "Ancient man, being sun worshippers..." "Mr Heyerdahl..." "Doubtless a story about Norwegians drowning in the Pacific will sell a lot of magazines, but not this one." "This is a scientific expedition..." "Our magazine has a higher purpose than to finance and enable men bent on suicide." "I doubt you will have any success in recruiting anyone for such a voyage." "A dozen logs or so." "Big balsawood logs." "And a hut for a crew" "All very capable, of course." "Mast and rudder ..." "There you go the Kon-Tiki!" "I spent 22 days on a raft." "Torpedoed." "North Atlantic, 1943." "You can't sail it or steer it." "All you can do is to sit there and wait to die." "These logs are going to move against each other and break the lashings." "And you will be each sitting on a log, at the mercy of the elements." "Thank you for your time." "Pardon You are Norwegian, right?" "I could not avoid hearing what you were talking about there." " Are you a sailor?" " No." "But neither are you." " It will lessen resistance considerably." "We engineers can not resist." " An engineer?" "But nowadays I'm mostly selling refrigerators." "Herman Watzinger." " Thor Heyerdahl." " And you." "You're going to float along?" "Following the currents, all going in the right direction." "It is entirely possible to drift all the way over." "Due to ocean currents." "The winds and currents are crucial." "One month for me to finance and put in place the entire expedition." " Mr. Heyerdahl, may I help you?" " We have an appointment." "Have the money in place before Christmas, buy balsa ..." " Mr. Heyerdahl, you are not on the list!" " Look under his name then." "Watzinger." "Building in March, sailing in April arriving in August " " And hope that hurricane season starts late." " Peter Freuchen." " We damn near died when the zipper froze!" "He is the captain here." " You can not come in here" " My friend from Fatu Hiva!" "You look like a man who's just been dumped by a glossy magazine!" "Thank you." "Don't worry, Heyerdahl Scientific Committees my ass." " Am I right, McGregor, or am I right?" " Of course." "Frostbite, winter 1924" "It taught me one thing: always do as the natives do, down to the smallest detail" "Don't use nails if they use ropes, don't use steel if they use bone." "It took their ancestors 1000 years to learn." "Go with them " " And you just might hang on to your leg." "Cheers!" "I'm 32 years old." "A refrigerator salesman, a broken marriage." "And I really, really want to join the raft" "If you only knew how scary it is in the refrigerator industry!" "There is no one who can save us there." "You see that?" "Aside from that theory of yours" "Captain." "You will certainly not freeze off your leg" "I want 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." "  Teddy thinks you're Santa Claus." " Tell him that it is not like that" "You can tell him yourself." "They are so excited that you will come." "It will be so good to have you home, Thor." "Now Liv, it's like this " "  I have not managed  tofinancetheexpedition." "SoactuallyIhavetogo  toPerurightnow ." "You aren't coming home?" "Life has been difficult." "It's been very difficult." "I'vebeengoingaroundtown begging." "Ican'ttakeitanymore." "Don't do this." " I have to, Liv." " Thor, don't do this to the kids." "Don't you understand?" "If I come home now, it's over." "I've spent ten years on this, Liv." "Youcan'tevenswim!" "I've asked Torstein Raaby and Knut Haugland whether they will join." " What do they know about sailing?" " Not much, but they can use the radio." "And I've asked Erik." "He can navigate and use the sextant." "You should have come home." "  Or asked me to join you." " Liv, sweet Liv." "YouknowIwouldhave said no." "For the boys' sake." "Liv." "Come to Tahiti." "To meet us." "And take the boys." "Then we will show them Fatu Hiva." "  Ten seconds of calling time left." " Just a moment, please." "Thanks." "Liv?" "Merry Christmas" "Merry Christmas then!" "Ready?" "Yes." " Hey!" " No, I am happy!" "I spent three weeks to get here, you bastard." "This is Herman Watzinger my deputy commander." "For the simple reason that without him no one could have been the commander." "Herman, here are my two fantastic radio operators." "Torstein, war hero Nerves of steel." "As far as we know, he has just two weaknesses, whiskey and women." "Knut Haugland." "War hero too." "Knut hates me for saying it, but I must be allowed to call him a legend" "Erik Hesselberg" "No legend." "But you have saved my life." "Erik and I grew up together in Larvik." "Erik has a unique feature that is useful for us" "Erik has in fact been at sea before." " Any questions?" " If perhaps you could introduce yourself first." "This is Thor." "A pompous, self-centered bastard, but a very good leader." "And because he's here, we will do like Tiki did 1,500 years ago." "We will build a raft." " And ..." " And drift into the sunset." "Where is the raft?" "You're sitting on it." "Here you go." " That's what we are going to build?" " It is." "Exactly that." "We use the same approach..." " And the same materials that Tiki did 1500 years ago." "This is extremely important." "It all depends on it." "You got that?" "We're going to need a lot of equipment" "We do." "And when the money comes, we buy what we need." "Thor Heyerdahl?" " Yes." " My name is Bengt Danielsson." " I'm a little busy right now." " I saw this yesterday." "Now you will tell me that we are going to sink after two weeks." "Or perhaps get attacked by giant squid?" "Thought I'd show you how to mount the camera." "Like that!" " You're a photographer?" " No." "Ethnographer." " Back from a year in the Amazon" " But you can use the camera?" "If you let me, I'll show you." "Señor Heyerdahl have you got a minute?" "Señor Real!" "It was a delicious breakfast today." " Huevos con tortillas." " The bill is coming due." "I'm still waiting for the money from the U.S." " But it has been three weeks." " I know." "I know." "Just a few more days." "Thank you very much." "Thanks" "You can earn quite a lot from a documentary." "If it's well made." "Let me guess." "There was no money." "Your Excellency, thank you for seeing me..." "Your Excellency, thank you for ..." " Señor Heyerdahl?" " A glass of water, please." "José Bustamante." "Your Excellency, thank you for seeing me..." " So, what can I do for you?" " Actually, I'm here for something that I can do for you." "And what might that be?" "By crossing the Pacific, for 5,000 miles." "I will prove that Peruvians were the first to settle Polynesia." "Ah?" "Peruvians discovered Polynesia?" "How may I help you?" "So the President called the American Navy " " And asked them to give us everything we need" "In return, we must invade Polynesia on behalf of Peru?" "And you thought he was the waiter?" "... Soup." "Knives, dinghies, fishing nets canning, shark repellant ..." " Does it work?" "Shark repellant?" " That's what we want you to find out." "Very good." "How many do we need?" " We have room for 10." " Put it in the back?" " Then we'll be completely full." " Fine, then." "Amputation saw, right?" "Must be prepared for anything." "Are you sure about the refrigerator seller?" " Do I.?" " No, that's okay." "Herman, how is it with the ..." " What are you taking other than books?" " Nothing." "I hope will have time to read them all." "There is still plenty of room for us." "  It's not so cramped." "  Erik." "Extend your leg!" "It's like sleeping in a sardine can." "Nothing but fish for three months." "I think I need to have a steak." "Thor, I thought about one thing." "How about a trial?" "Just for a few days We still have enough time." " No, it's too risky" " Risky?" "Yes." "Moreover, the Tiki probably didn't take it for a test first either." "Cheers!" " Tiki!" " Cheers to Tiki!" "Cheers..." " Excuse me." " No, Torstein..." "To us!" "Tothecrew!" "No, to the crazy ones!" " "Gracias!" - "Salud!"" "FATU HIVA - 10 YEARS EARLIER" "This is all we have left, Liv." "Have faith that things will go well, everything will be okay." "A boat!" "A boat!" "It's a boat, Liv!" "Wait!" "No!" " No!" " Liv!" "Wait!" "Help!" "Over here!" "Help us here!" "Wewillsailina coupleofhours, Liv." "I just wanted to say goodbye to you and the boys." "Goodbye, Thor." " This time we have lots of medicines with us." " Very well." " Hope you do not have to use them" "  What?" "I hope you do not have to use them!" "Yes yes." "So do I." "The boys say good luck." "Thankyou." "And you?" "Donotbe madatme,Liv." "Liv, if I succeed, " "  Everything will change." "My struggle will end." "I just hope that 100 days from today the boys will still have a father." "Ican'thearyou verywell  What?" "It doesn't matter." "Never mind." "I couldn't hear you just now." "What did you say?" "The line is breaking up." "Liv!" "Sorry..." "Adiós!" "Thor, look over here!" "Hello!" "Yes, how is it going?" " We'll see." " He's doing the best he can Thor." " Do you want any more of that tomato soup?" " No thanks." "If we get wind from the west now, we'll get blown right back to Callao." "Tiki got wind from the south." " There it is again." "Fuck!" " What am I to do?" "Pull the sail taut." "Then we catch more wind." "Tighten the rope starboard." " You must pull it higher, Thor." " From behind?" "Higher still." "Then we get more torque to steer with." "Come on." "Ouch!" "Damn!" " Are you okay?" " Damn." "Take out more rope starboard." "More rope starboard!" " Where is starboard?" " Right!" "Oh my God!" "Wouldn't budge." "It's the wrong course anyways." " We can't control it." " It's okay." "Now we just use the rudder." "So we keep the bow forward." "Awesome Great job." "Just relax and enjoy." "In 100 days, you can start a Peruvian crab colony in Polynesia." "That wasn't bad!" "I would have liked it even better if we were heading there." "It's probably better if you take off the lens cap." "Like that." "Yes..." "There are only 100 days left now." "Was it a shark?" "I think you should get some sleep." "In a couple of hours you have the watch." "Thor?" "Remember the sailor, the sailor in New York?" "Who said the logs would rub against each other, and then the ropes would tear apart?" "We should've used some wire." "These ropes held for 1500 years, and they will keep for now." "If you can not trust the Tiki, you can trust me." "Does anyone know if they are edible?" "Flying fish." "Must taste like a delightful mixture of herring and grouse." "Herman, you should hold on to something." "If you fall overboard, that will be the end of you." "We can't turn around and pick you up." "Luckily at least one of us has been at sea before." "Drowning would be the best way to die." "You hold one minute under water, maybe two." "And then you exhale." "Then you swallow lots of salt water." "First, it will strangle you." "Then it pushes down into the lungs and stomach." "Mixes with stomach acid." "Then there will be a chemical reaction." "A bit like you're burning up inside." "And then panic." "Your heart will start to beat very fast." "And then a part of your organs and stuff will crack, inside." "And then you'll swallow more and more water." "And then you die." "All in all." "Three, four minutes." "Maybe five." "Don't you get to see your life passing before your eyes?" "Yes." "And those who experienced it say that's the worst part." "Damn the radio!" "Damn!" "Just forget it." "Torstein." " What did you say?" " The Andes ..." "The Andes are hundreds of miles away." "Ok?" "Just stay in bed." "I can't risk you vomiting on the radio." "Look at the chart, then" "As long as we run up along the coast, the radio signal is out of reach." "I must have radio contact, guys." "Attention is money." "And I must pay for this" "That's right, Thor." "Keep on shooting." "I will contact the Coast Guard." "They'd never arrive in time, if anything should happen" "North northwest." "That's good." "You know that the southern equatorial current is west of us?" "Yes I know." "We can barely manage to steer and are completely on the wrong course." "Wishing won't get us back on the right course." "The sea has its own rules." " Should we wake up the others?" " No." "It's just ordinary rain." "Let them sleep." "Everyone on deck!" "Come on!" "Let down the mainsail!" "Thor!" "Tie yourself down, Thor!" "Fasten yourselves." "Cut the mainsail." "Cut it!" "Lower the mainsail!" "Thor!" "Thor, grab my hand!" "Thor!" "Hi, are you there?" "Twelve degrees five minutes " " Two seconds south." "Eighty degrees, minutes fifty-five ..." "Course north." "What does it mean?" "52.8 nautical miles." "And that makes?" "2.3... 2.2 knots." "Yes." "That's not so bad, is it?" "It's still too far north." "Here we are, after four days." "The worst that can happen is that we get cast up ashore?" "The worst that can happen is that we get cast up here." "Into the maelstrom that flows south of the Galapagos." "That's where we're headed." " I've never heard of anything like that." " Please." "Look ..." "Have faith, everything will be okay." "I have lots of faith." "The problem is I also have a sextant!" "The Galapagos maelstrom creates waves over nine meters high " "And its powerful roar can be heard from ten miles away." "That's a nice picture." "We need to get it higher." " Must have it higher." " Can you get it higher?" "Roger that." "Higher!" "There!" "We have something." " He is sending from Los Angeles" " Can he contact the press?" "Now comes the money, Thor!" "I lost him." "No, no!" "No!" "Damn!" "Fucking bird!" "Let it be." "What do we need a bird for?" "Good question." "What do you say, Thor?" "It's a gift." "Come on." "Bengt..." "Bengt, get the camera." "Get your camera, Bengt!" "The camera, Bengt!" "Bengt, get the camera." "Whale shark." "Completely harmless." "Harmless?" "Are you crazy?" "It can swamp us in one second." " They are sacred in Vietnam." " They call it "Ca Ong"." "Mr. Fish." "Bengt, camera!" "Here it comes." "Look at that!" " Bengt Where's the camera?" " I am loading it." " It's trying to capsize us!" " No, it's only eating from under the raft." "Where is it?" "Look there!" "No, put it down." "No!" "Erik!" "Come here." "Herman, are you deaf?" "Didn't you hear what he said?" " It would topple us." " You need to follow my orders!" " Calm down!" " Come" "Pardon" "Damn!" " Yes ..." " Yes?" " He didn't listen to you." " It's my job to tell him that." "You ..." "He sells refrigerators." "He was scared." "It just happens." " How are you?" " I'm fine" "I'm fine." "People should think before they act." "We should try it here too." "while drifting across the Pacific." "Hey, Lorita." " That was us long ago." " Us?" "Yes, that's how we began" "As small organisms in the water." "We were so beautiful?" "Probably." "But since then it has gone straight to hell." "Thor?" "The shark or whale or whatever it was..." "It was uncalled for..." " Are you okay Knut?" " I'm fine." "Don't worry about it." "You are holding the rudder?" "Yes I am trying to get us back on course." "If it's not too late?" "It's not." "It could be." "No." "It's not possible." " Building a life raft?" " No, it's for my daughter." "She is six months old." "I doubt that her first words will be "daddy"." "Torstein?" "I need to talk to the press." "Come on." "Not now, but later." "Okay?" "I also have a little daughter at home." "The signal is not strong enough." "There is nothing we can do." "Fix the radio." "Then I'll show you what I can do." " The Andes can't be interfering with the signal?" " Without the balloon, they are still in the way." "The damn bird." " We do not have enough power." " It's not about watts Torstein" "Damn!" "Hell!" "Put out the cigarette!" "See!" "There's something down there." "Look at that." "Look at it!" "Protection against sharks." "Yes." "Exactly, yes." " Are you going down?" " No." "Bengt is." "Yes." "Move aside." "Shark!" "It is totally waterlogged Just like you showed me." "Showed?" "I broke off a piece and tossed it overboard." "Sank like a stone." "The raft absorbs water, Thor." "It looks worse than it is." "We are not even on the right course!" "You take an extra watch." "As far as I know, everyone has a job to do here!" "Yes we got it." "Ready?" "Yes." ""To Otto Munthe-Kaas, the Norwegian Embassy, Washington DC. "" ""From Thor Heyerdahl, Kon-Tiki on May 17, 1947. "" ""58 seconds south, 09 seconds west."" ""The raft is keeping up well." "We are on our way and morale is high."" ""Having had problems with radio, we've been unable to establish contact."" ""The wind conditions are stable..."" " You doing okay?" " Yes." " Are you sure?" " Yes." "People will want to see the raft." "Do not let it go." "It is 5000 meters deep here." "Do not lose it." "Shark!" "Come on!" " We got you." " Come on!" "I got you." "It's ok." "Bengt?" " Why do you feed the sharks soup powder?" " It's shark repellent." "No, it's tomato soup." " Where is the shark repellent?" " I think we ate it." "Happy sailor" "Take a rose from me" "You are pretty, I am young." "Sing to me from your heart" "You are pretty, I am young." "Sing to me from your heart" "The girl from Havana ..." "Lorita?" "Lorita!" "No!" "Watch your legs!" "Stop it!" "We'll only attract more sharks!" "Please!" "Please." "It's our only chance." "Our only hope is to fix the ropes first." "Tighten everything up again." "Herman ..." "We have built a raft like Tiki did." "And he succeeded." "And so will we." " That is what we believe." " Believe?" "This is not a religion, Thor." "This is... madness." "This is bigger than us." "Please." "Look at the logs." "Feel how your raft is shaking." " Tiki knew." " God, don't you understand anything?" "There is no one else here except you that believes in Tiki!" "No?" "What the hell are you doing here?" "I implore you." "All I ask is that we add a few reinforcements" " of more modern materials." "Please?" "No!" "Well, at least I will not freeze off my leg..." "Herman!" "Herman, take the rope!" "Grab the rudder!" "Hold on!" "The rope is too short!" "Throw that shark overboard" "Pull in the rope again!" "Throw it!" "Herman, take it easy!" "No, Knut!" "Throw out the rest of the shark!" "Three years ago, I shot four men." "The Gestapo located my radio transmitter." "It was war." "The same can be said about Torstein." "He helped to sink the Tirpitz." "1000 men went down." "But it doesn't bother him." "Thank you." "And you saved one life." "My life, that's what I mean." "Thank you." "I couldn't have helped you." "I can't swim." "I know that, Thor" "Everyone knows that." "What time is it now?" "Slightly past two." " Are you sure?" " Yes, a few minutes past two." " We need to talk." " Yes, go ahead." "We are now in the south equatorial current." "On the way to Polynesia." " Are you sure?" " Yes. 100%." "Oh my God!" "Look at this!" "We're on course!" "We're on our way, boys." " Is it true?" " I am sure." "I knew we'd make it." "No, you didn't!" "Herman!" "Are you happy now?" "You didn't doubt it, right?" "On course and shipshape 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." "Earlyman didnotseethe oceansasabarrier.- but rather as a means of communication." "This is science that can't be done from behind a desk" "  Or by a committee." "That a 1500 year old civilization  - had maritime and navigational skills." "to successfully maneuver a balsawood raft .." "over 5,000 miles." "We use the same stars as they did!" "It is as if we are the only people left in the universe." "Maybe we are." "Maybe they've released more bombs at each other." "And every city is like Hiroshima." "I don't think we would've had any radio contact then, Bengt." "Perhaps we've simply just been accepted now." "By nature." "That we have become like a seagull or a fish." "AUGUST 7, 1947 DAY 101" "A bird." "Look!" "Look!" "A bird." "What is going on?" "Look!" "We have travelled over 5,000 miles..." "Yet it is a fact that the greatest danger lies ahead." " People?" " No." "Raroia reef." "There is a wall around the whole island, of sharp coral." "Why didn't you say anything?" "It was impossible to know exactly where we would end up." "We can try to push the raft slightly southward." "And hope to hit Samoa in about... 30 days." " That won't work." " What other options do we have?" "We could try to surf over." "Surf?" "Yes." "Waves come in cycles of 13" "Every 13th wave is substantially higher than the others." "When we get 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 then hopefully surf over the reef." "It might work." "I like it." "We're going to do it." " This is how we do it." " We must find something heavy." "We have some broken radio batteries and jerrycans." "Thor?" "Liv asked me to give you this." "It was her intention that you should get it when we arrived, but..." "Approaching Raroia reef." ""If no word within 36 hours "..." ""contact the Norwegian Embassy in Washington."" "250yardsleft." "Put on your shoes." "Everyone, put your shoes on!" "Herman, let's get started." "It's time to throw the anchor!" "One!" "You never thought of bringing life jackets?" "Two!" "Three!" "Four!" "Five!" "Six!" "Seven!" "Eight!" "Nine!" "The line broke!" "Hold on!" "Thor!" "Dearest Thor,  youdidit !" "YouprovedwhatTikitold us thatnighton FatuHiva." "You didn't even learn to swim." "If you had fallen into the water, you would have relied on pure, sheer willpower." "As you might have understood, I'm not in Tahiti waiting for you." "What was supposed to have been our life, proved to be only yours." "Youarewhoyou are ." "And you're going to spend the rest of your life chasing sunsets." "Thor, this is not about your exploring the Pacific Ocean." "butratherwhatit wasthatmadeyou go" "Why you couldn't stop yourself from leaving everything behind you, ... andsettingoutintotheunknown." "Butthatis you,- mybelovedThor." "And the irony is that it is just what I love about you. ..." "And it's what drove us apart." "Liv." "Bengt fell in love with Polynesia." "He settled there and became Sweden's consul general." "He died in 1997." "Erik built a sailboat which became his home for 11 years." "He worked as an artist until his death in 1972." "Torstein continued to travel" "He died in 1964 while trying to to ski to the North Pole." "Knut returned to work for military intelligence." "Later he was the director of the Kon-Tiki Museum for many years." "He died on Christmas of 2009." "Herman became director of the fisheries division of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization." "He died at Lake Titicaca in 1986." "Thor wrote a book about the Kon-Tiki expedition, which was translated into over 70 languages." "It was a bestseller." "His documentary about the expedition was awarded an Oscar." "Liv and Thor divorced shortly after the expedition." "His sons remained with Liv." "She died in the USA in 1969." "Thor continued his career as an archeologist, writer and explorer." "He died in 2002 at the age of 87."