thor heyerdahl

     

Between May & July, this man & a small crew crossed the Atlantic in a reed boat, the Ra II

Trivia about thor heyerdahl

  • In 1970 he crossed the Atlantic on Ra II to prove the ancient Egyptians could have sailed to America
  • In 1969 after traveling about 2600 miles, he & his crew abandoned their Ra expedition
  • In part to prove how the sweet potato made it from the Andes to the Maoris, he set sail in 1947
  • Norwegian who in 1970, crossed the Atlantic in reed boat to prove Egyptians may have reached New World
  • This guy with the name of a Norse god first took his raft Kon-Tiki for a spin in 1947
  • His 1947 oceanic expedition began in Callao, Peru & ended 10 days later in Polynesia
  • He's the renowned Norwegian mariner seen here doing a little trip planning