Kon Tiki shark

On the deck of the Kon Tiki in the middle of the Pacific. Apparently you have to wait a while to make sure the shark is dead...

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Comment by Corwin Evans Sharp on October 23, 2011 at 8:33am
Awesome, funny it should come up as I am currently reading the RA expeditions for the 2nd time. Thor was certainly a man among men, and that's saying a lot because his fellow adventurers included some rough and rugged characters with diverse masculine backgrounds.
Comment by Kasper on October 23, 2011 at 8:25am
I love that story.  I don't know if anybody reading this is in London but my small collection of Thor Heyerdahl books is currently on display in a great art space in Deptford called Utrophia...
Comment by Corwin Evans Sharp on October 23, 2011 at 7:47am
I love Kon Tiki and the pictures in fact his portion of the book where they talk about catching the sharks by hand is amazing

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