Kon-Tiki chapter 4 part 1

On the day of departure several events occur to shake up the crew. First off, the tug boat arrives early to the Kon-Tiki and creates an odd situation for both Heyerdahl and the rest of his crew. The boat takes Kon-Tiki out to sea without half of its crew members leaving them bewildered standing on the docks. After a long struggle with a language barrier, Heyerdahl gets them to go back to the dock to get the rest of the crew. The struggles did not end there, it continues when the boat almost smashes the raft several times. The waves almost completely destroy the raft tossing it to and fro. The tug finally lets go and they say their final goodbyes to humanity for a while or maybe even forever. Torstein ends the scene with a sarcastic remark, "Now we'll have to start the engine, boys!