Sailing Into History; At 82, Thor Heyerdahl Recalls a Raft of Adventures From: The Washington Post | Date: April 21, 1997| Author: | Copyright 1997 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Tomorrow is Earth Day, time to tell of Thor Heyerdahl, a passionate proponent of the planet, and of a forgotten link between the explorer and Washington.

Earlier this month, several admirers -- including the Chronicler -- of the famed 82-year-old adventurer lunched with him at the invitation of Norwegian Ambassador Tom Eric Vraalsen and his wife, Viebecke. Fifty years ago this month, Heyerdahl launched the balsa raft Kon-Tiki's perilous 101-day journey across 4,300 ocean miles from Callao, Peru, to Raroia, Polynesia. Few believed his revolutionary theory that as early as 1200 B.C., ...

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