Chapter 2!!!!!!!

Chapter 2 continues in a flashback where Heyerdahl is being rejected for his written manuscript about his theory. The man does not believe they would be able to sail across the Pacific on a raft. Jokingly the man said, "well you can try a trip from Peru to the Pacific islands on a balsa-wood raft." That night he tells a friend he his willing to do just that to prove his theory. With no one reading his manuscript he decides a voyage from Peru is the only option.

Heyerdahl,with money problems, begins staying at the Norwegian Sailors' Home. There he meets Herman Watzinger, who agrees to be his partner on this trip. At the Explorers Club in New York City, they meet Peter Freuchen, a famous Greenland traveler who wishes to go too and also gather new equipment for their voyage. With money now behind them, Heyerdahl's mood is optimistic. They convinced the Army to supply them with food and small mechanics saying that "courage and enterprise count" as a reason to help them. With plenty of new equipment and more money they fly down to South America to prepare the raft.