Exploration
The Tangaroa raft on its way across the Pacific Ocean
08/05/2006 :: Following the footsteps of Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his Kon-Tiki expedition, the Tangaroa raft left port in Peru 28 April on its long journey across the Pacific Ocean. Heyerdahl crossed the world's largest ocean on his balsa wood raft in 1947, and now the Tangaroa's crew of six men, including Heyerdahl's grandson, will explore the same route. + More