Tiki Time! “Am going to cross the Pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the South Sea islands were peopled from Peru. Will you come? Reply at once.” via Robert Rambusch Originally shared by Brian Peters Today I Found Out The Kon-Tiki Thor Heyerdahl was born in Larvik, Norway on October 6, 1914. His father worked as a brewer while Heyerdahl’s mother held a leadership position at a local museum. Heyerdahl spent his childhood trekking through the forest at the edge of town and then climbing mountains with his pet husky. Despite those adventures, he only learned to swim in his twenties- nearly drowning twice when he was young led to an understandable fear of water until then. After studying geology and zoology at the University of Oslo, Heyerdahl embarked on a yearlong stay (1937-1938) on an island in the South Pacific called Fatu Hiva. The trip served the dual purpose of giving Heyerdahl the opportunity to study the local flora and fauna while also serving as a honeymoon with ...
My wife really loved Elfquest. I Remember seeing many of the books around the house. I read some, but never in sequence because I just read what was in the bathroom. Never read the entire series or even an entire book. I thought it was slightly creepy. I couldn't put my finger on it. When she passed away, I think one of the kids put whatever issues she had in storage. It may have been one of her sons, who buys and sells such things on EBay. This was a fascinating article.
ReplyDeleteThis is really the first time I've seen all of this, put together. I knew of parts, heard rumors about others. Thought the art was original and good. The storylines and characters... a bit odd or unexpected, in ways that make more sense, now.
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