Raroia – Happy Island of the South Seas - Bengt Danielsson (Ex Kon Tiki expedition)

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Raroia – Happy Island of the South Seas – Bengt Danielsson (Ex Kon Tiki expedition)

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Published by Rand McNally, New York a first English language edition translated by F.H. Lyon. Octavo,304 pages with endpaper maps and many illustrations from photographs taken by the author or his wife. Dust jacket a little tired, internally very clean ... a very good copy of a very hard to find book.

A scarce book. The author was part of the Kon-Tiki expedition. They were shipwrecked at Raroia which is a coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago, to the east of Tahiti.

Danielsson and his wife returned there and spent a year and a half enjoying the relaxed lifestyle. A very funny account but there is tragedy in the death of a key character and the inevitable cyclone.

Perspective .. in 2012 the population of Raroia was 233, there is nowhere to stay so visitors are always invited to stay in the homes of maybe the friendliest people on earth!

Unusual Pacific account

PS ... we have included in the images a chart of what the average Raroian gets up to during the week ... compare your lifestyle .. Voyager Bill struggled to not put "went to Voyager" in every box! Book your tickets or maybe leave them alone!

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