![]() ![]() Heyerdahl would later prove it not only possible, but likely. At the time, this theory was considered outrageous. Ancient stone figures, the presence of such flora as the pineapple & local legends all pointed to an early migration from South America. It was there that he began to pick up a trail that would lead to the Kon-Tiki expedition. Fatu-Hiva was a turning point in Heyerdahl's life. They lived to tell of hazardous inter-island voyages, their idyllic month-long stay with the last surviving Polynesian cannibal, their mixed relations with the islanders, their failures & successes in an entirely natural world. They built a bamboo cabin & lived off the land, struggling against myriad diseases. Without medical supplies, they came within inches of losing their lives, but they also found the serenity they were seeking. They wanted to escape civilization & live strictly according to nature. A young Heyerdahl spent 1936 with his bride, Liv, on Fatu-Hiva in the Marquesas Islands. ![]()
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