For those of you who don't know, Kon-Tiki was the name of the raft used by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in the 1947 expedition across the Pacific Ocean from Peru to the Polynesia. And after, the name of his famous book documenting his journey.
On set, Nick and I lashed together the actual timbers used in a replica raft that sailed the same route for the 50th anniversary in 2006. A lot of elbow grease and a few hundred blisters later and we helped recreate a raft for the 3rd time, which will be used in the 2012 film Kon-Tiki.
An added surprise, helping us build the raft was Thor Heyerdahl's grandson, Olav, who was crew for the 2006 expedition.
Check out original footage here!
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| some original 2007 expedition crew and the Tangaroa |
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| monstrous raft used to sail across pacific using only ancient ways of sailing and navigation |
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| i had to get his portrait, mr olav heyerdahl in the flesh |
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