This commemorative mug was designed and sculpted by a different 'THOR' you all may know (That's ME)! Inspired by the real thing, down to flying fish and playful dolphins frolicking in the waves, this mug holds a generous 22 ounces of your favorite beverage! It stands a proud 10' from base of wave to the top of her mast, and is 6 1/2' in length, and 4 1/2' wide. Fortunately, all the crew made it to the shores to tell the tale! The actual raft was crafted out of balsa logs and other native materials as seen in illustrations by Spanish conquistadors of the time.īeginning the journey on April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and five shipmates sailed the raft for 101 days across the Pacific Ocean before it grounded itself on a jagged reef in the “ Tuamotus” Island chain in French Polynesia on August 7, 1947. His aim in launching the 'Kon-Tiki' expedition was meant to prove that, by using only the materials and technologies available to those people at the time, there were no technical reasons to prevent them from achieving their goal, and that they could certainly have accomplished the endeavor. Heyerdahl believed that people from South America could have, by sail, reached Polynesia during pre-Colombian times.

With a raft named after the Inca god 'Viracocha', the brave crew set out for an adventure of a lifetime! It's time to launch your own mini, nautical adventure across your very own bar top!! In 1947, a journey across the great Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands took place on a rustic, hand crafted, raft led by Norwegian explorer, Thor Heyerdahl.

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Kon tiki by thor heyerdahl