Halfway- part two: Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl. Inference

 "But we did not really feel these enormous distances, for the horizon glided along with us unnoticed as we moved and our own floating world remained always the same- a circle flung up to the vault of the sky with the raft itself as center, while the same stars rolled on over us night after night." I think that this quote is effective in expressing how comfortable Heyerdahl and his crew are with being on the raft far out at sea. At this point on their expedition, the Kon-Tiki crew is about halfway to the Polynesian islands. Although they have encountered many different sea-creatures, they still come across new and somewhat frightening animals. An example of this would be the squid about which the crew was warned before they left on their expedition. This new sea-creature was unsettling at first, but like before, the crew became accustomed to squid. Although their expedition would seem long and potentially boring, the crew constantly kept busy with various tasks.The crew also found a way of entertainment and safety from a coconut crate, which they used to protect them while diving under the raft. The crew members could dive under the raft and examine more closely the animals surrounding them within the safety of the crate.
In my own life I know that I can and do grow accustomed to new things. In addition to this, I also know that even though I can be used to a certain setting, new and interesting things are waiting for me to do and explore within that setting. Sometimes the smallest things can be the most entertaining and interesting.

"If the baby could clamber on board, its hungry progenitor could no doubt do the same." Here, Heyerdahl was making an inference about the ability of a squid to come aboard the Kon-Tiki.