An Expedition is Born: Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl. Limited narrator

 "We had an unspeakable feeling of relief that the first stage of the program was over and that we were now going straight ahead to the adventure."

I think that this quote is helpful in expressing how difficult planning an expedition was for Heyerdahl and that he was excited for the actual adventure and really did not care for the planning of it.

Rejection can be a sore subject for any person, especially when one is not even given the opportunity to argue his position. However, rejection can lead to new ideas supported by close friends. Plans grow in strength with more support and acceptance. Sometimes financial support is needed for a plan to turn into action. Through the process of planning, a close companion can mitigate and make more enjoyable the burden of extensive planning.

In Kon-Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl's ideas were rejected when presented to specialists, who would not even read past the title of his manuscript. Heyerdahl, when talking with a friend, then devised a plan to sail across the Pacific on a balsa-wood raft as the primitive peoples would have long ago according to his theory. He spoke with sailors to learn more about navigating the sea. Heyerdahl also began to recruit support for his expedition by talking to close friends and colleagues about the possibility of his proposed expedition. Then, Heyerdahl needed to elicit supplies and financial support from any generous sponsor.During the process of finding supporters, Heyerdahl found an adventurer Herman Watzinger who would become his close companion. Heyerdahl continued to find supporters, some who would join him on his expedition, and others who would just support financially. Finally, after a great deal of asking for support, Heyerdahl and Watzinger were able to fly to South America to begin to build their raft.

In Kon-Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl acts as the limited narrator  because he is telling of the events of his expedition in his own point of view.