[RightWhale]

He is very satisfied with his life

Rightly so. He did what he wanted to do, and made us change our ways of thinking.

[RLK]

The film was amazing. I read his book in the mid-50s. While I think his scientific work was off the wall and a way of subsidizing a hobby, the book was fascinating adventure.

[RLK]

When I was 15 I wanted to build a boat and sail to the Marquesas Islands. I saw a perfect cruising sailboat in a magazine. I wrote to the designer, Olin Stevens, not knowing Stevens was the dean of naval archicture in the entire world. Stevens has to know it was a kid writing him. He wrote me back a gentlemanly letter explain that the architects fees were 7% of the cost of the vessel if built in the U. S. and 12% if built out of the country. I've lost the letter over the years.

Years later I became well known in aspects of marine engineering and materials. I often thought of Stevens at his Vermont farm. He, and John Gardner were among the best of gentlemen.

[aristeides]

I didn't realize Heyerdahl was so young when he wrote "Kon-Tiki."

[Caipirabob]

I remember reading his book, "Kon-Tiki" in second or third grade. It captured my imagination as a child. What an adventure! I wonder if any second or third graders today could spell "Heyerdahl" or "Kon-Tiki" for that matter?

Thor served as an exciting inspiration to young minds. His "legend" will not be forgotten.

[backhoe]

I was very young when "Tor" visited my parent's home on Saint Simons many years ago, Sorry to hear this- he was quite a man in his day.

[Bernard Marx]

Since this was posted Heyerdahl has died.

I think he did more than other single individual to shake up the stupidities and academic hubris surrounding the peopling of the Americas. I have long agreed with him about the following:

"The more I do and the more I see, the more I realize the shocking extent of ignorance that exists among the scholarly circles that call themselves authorities and pretend to have a monopoly of all knowledge," he wrote.

Rest in peace and continue your explorations to the end of time, old Mentor.

[Vigilant1]

Explorer Thor Heyerdahl, 87, Dies

[SunkenCiv]

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[Little Ray]

My wife and watched Kon-Tiki recently and loved it. We thought those guys were absolutely insane.

[SunkenCiv]

Adventurer Thor Heyerdahl Dies
Ananova | 4-18-2002
Posted on 04/18/2002 3:31:21 PM EDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/668513/posts

Explorer Thor Heyerdahl, 87, Dies
AP, via Newsday.com | 19 April 2002 | DOUG MELLGREN
Posted on 04/19/2002 6:19:18 AM EDT by Vigilant1
Edited on 09/03/2002 7:50:20 AM EDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/668936/posts

In the Footsteps of Heyerdahl
RichardPoe.com | August 16, 2002 | Richard Poe
Posted on 08/16/2002 4:32:09 PM EDT by Richard Poe
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/734495/posts