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French Polynesia, visit to the Kon-Tiki monument

19 de octubre de 2024 · 10 min · 1K visitas · Archipel des Tuamotu

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Silkap anchors at Raroya, an atoll in the Archipel des Tuamotu, French Polynesia, best known as the final landfall of the Kon-Tiki expedition.0:14 Ivo and Dajana dinghy to the motu where the Kon-Tiki monument stands — a marker donated by the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway, and flanked by Norwegian and Swedish flags.9:12 The monument commemorates the raft's 8,000-km drift from Peru, which ended on 7 August 1947 when the Kon-Tiki struck a reef on an uninhabited motu of Raroya after 101 days at sea.7:41 The crew explores the village of Garumawa, where a local named Karine serves raw fish in coconut milk with lemon and fried tuna steaks, and Gaston hosts them for a midday meal.2:28 They find a kitchen garden with fresh salad greens selling for 100 CFP francs.3:30 The atoll's single Air Tahiti flight arrives each Wednesday, stopping at multiple atolls; a fire truck must be operational before the plane is cleared to land.4:48 Snorkeling in the lagoon reveals coral gardens, giant clams, reef fish, and a shark.6:37

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