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Yes! That was Thor Hyerdahl's famous Kon Tiki voyage that Dwight had on his lecture series.. I recently found an old paper back of anohter one Thor wrote about his "honeymoon" in the marquesas!! What an awful time they had!!! Those islands were still pretty backward and had not been out of canabalism for long!
By the way, I met a Marquesan in Hawaii. He works at the Kona Village, and also life guards at the public pool in Kailua, on the Big island. He is a pretty famous Tiki carver. His Father, and Uncle and grandfather were, too. Hies name if Rario Temetiki(spelling?). he also sailed on the famous canoe that makes the trip to Tahiti, etc, and up to Honolulu and back again, navigating the old way, with water in a coconut refelcting the stars,etc! Amazing! Any of you who might end up in Kona, there is a Capt Kiko who has built a double sailing canoe an dtakes out 6 passengers. You sail out and then, race before the wind and ride the waves coming back in. He took me out for a special lesson in sailing it.. It was LOTS of fun. I had bought a 12' sailing canoe on Bora Bora in 1955, for $100. but I have forgotten how to sail it. That canoe hangs in one of daddy's decorating jobs in Reno, Tahoe, or Las Vegas!
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