Henry III: Background (Chapter one)

Transportes Henry is a company running combined cargo- and passenger ships (lanchas) between Pucallpa and Iquitos. The trip takes around 4-5 days downstream and a couple of days more returning to Pucallpa upriver. The trip with Henry III was so far the most intriguing, most exciting but also the most boring experience so far during my trip. Here is the story about the Henry departure.

Henry the third

Henry III is the third lancha in the fleet. Totally, there are eight of them, each newer unit larger than the previous one. I suspect a growing demand has made the company extend their fleet by larger and larger boats. I didn’t myself see the Henry VIII but rumours say that this monstrous lancha  takes three times as much cargo as Henry III. And I thought Henry III was relatively large, seeing it in the dock next to Henry II. I guess when they build Henry XV, there will be a Titanic sized ship ploughing the waters of the Amazon.