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In the Footsteps of Heyerdahl
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| August 16, 2002
| Richard Poe
Posted on 08/16/2002 1:32:09 PM PDT by Richard Poe
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To: Richard Poe; Uff Da; vikingchick
Ironic!
It is also interesting that few realize that another Norwegian, Roald Amundsen, was first to the South Pole, while everybody remembers Scott who died in the attempt.
Just think how many remarkable people little Norway has produced, Ibsen, Greig, Hennie, Hyerdahl, among others.
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posted on
08/16/2002 1:42:03 PM PDT
by
matrix
To: Richard Poe
bump for Kon Tiki
I saw the original in the museum in Oslo, along with the Viking ships. Way cool.
To: Richard Poe
"In the Footsteps of Heyerdahl"
"Footsteps"?
He walked on water?
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posted on
08/16/2002 1:45:53 PM PDT
by
APBaer
To: Richard Poe
On a sad note, in the past month, I've had three recent college graduates ask me who Thor Heyerdahl was. They really know their sports, though...
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posted on
08/16/2002 1:46:16 PM PDT
by
warchild9
To: Richard Poe
A BTT for real adventure.
OK, I can see how the ancient Egyptians might have made it across on reed boats, but how did they avoid the merchant ships on automatic pilot, huh?
Hah. I thought you might find that hard to answer...
To: CatoRenasci
Roger that! Bought the tee shirt.
BTW, I had the priviledge to live in beautiful Norway for over six years. I was there when King Haakon VII died. He was King during WWII. His son, Crown Prince Olav V succeeded him. Now, we have King Harald.
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posted on
08/16/2002 1:49:29 PM PDT
by
matrix
To: matrix
Norwegians are remarkable adventurers and explorers, but the country is also infected with a very bad case of envy-based socialism (if I can't have X, neither can my neighbor). Norways claims in music (beyond Grieg) and literature (beyond Ibsen and Asbjornsen) are a little thin.
To: matrix
Not to mention The Mighty Thor
To: matrix
Norway is very beautiful. My wife is Norwegian and much of her family is there. I've only visited, but I've spent a Midsummers Eve in the Oslo Fjord on a yacht, delved into the mines at Kongsberg, hiked up Holmenkollen, gathered molte in the mountains above Voss, bought Wildlax in the Torget in Bergen (ya gotta know how to tell it from farmed!), etc., etc.
To: CatoRenasci
I know those places and things very well. Makes me a little homesick to remember them again. Thanks.
BTW you can buy moltebaer and other Norwegian stuff at www.norhouse.com.
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posted on
08/16/2002 2:03:10 PM PDT
by
matrix
To: Notforprophet
Leif Eriksen.
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posted on
08/16/2002 2:04:44 PM PDT
by
matrix
To: Richard Poe
bump for the Kon-Tiki and her successors and bump for the mighty Thor! My favorite adventurer.
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To: CatoRenasci
Norways claims in music (beyond Grieg) and literature (beyond Ibsen and Asbjornsen) are a little thin.Knut Hamsun was also a good writer.
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posted on
08/16/2002 2:13:24 PM PDT
by
monkey
To: skull stomper
The Easter Island book - do you mean
This One ? I have to agree with you - it was a heckuva story.
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To: matrix
Erik the Viking
To: Richard Poe
My parents knew "Tor," and I met him when I was a very small boy, years & years ago on Saint Simons Island, Georgia. He was quite a man.
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posted on
08/16/2002 3:05:11 PM PDT
by
backhoe
To: matrix
Ole and Lena
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