Kon-Tiki expedition dockyard facilities provided by the Peruvian authorities, they constructed the raft out of balsa logs and other native materials in an indigenous style as recorded in illustrations by Spanish conquistadores. The trip began on April 28, 1947. Heyerdahl and five companions sailed the raft for 101 days over 6,900 km (4,300 miles) across the Pacific Ocean before smashing into a reef at Raroia in the Tuamotus on August 7, 1947. The crew made successful landfall and all returned safely. Thor Heyerdahl's book about his experience became a bestseller. It was published in Norwegian in 1948 as "The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By
Agnes Kittelsen Norwegian 2012 movie "Reisen til julestjernen" and Vivian in then television adaption of the book "The Half Brother" that was broadcast on NRK in 2013. Kittelsen's mother is Finnish. Agnes Kittelsen Agnes Elisabet Hilden Kittelsen (born 20 May 1980 in Kristiansand) is a Norwegian actress. She is known for her role as Anneli in the TV-series "Skolen" (2004), as the title character's wife Tikken in the 2008 film "Max Manus" and as Liv Heyerdahl, the wife of Thor Heyerdahl in the film "Kon-Tiki". She also starred in the sitcom "Dag" from 2010 to 2015. After graduating from the Norwegian National