My wife and I love to travel. We don’t get to do it as often as we like, but when we do, we make sure to take along our two traveling penguin companions – Penny and Patch. They’ve help us meet other people who are bringing their own stuffed friends along, and we’ve found adventures and fun in the most unexpected places, inspired by our penguins.

Penny has been traveling with us the longest. The problem is that she likes to fly. It’s okay if it’s in a plane, but it’s much better if it’s under her own power. Fortunately, she’s tough, and she hasn’t flown too far away from any of the photo sights. We have to keep an eye on her though because she won’t miss an opportunity to leave the ground.

Patch is our hungry penguin. He loves to eat almost anything, but he always has his eyes set on fish “this big.” Patch is also telling the other penguins in our rookery stories about what he’s seen, what he’s done and what kind of fish he wants most.

You can see the adventures of Penny and Patch on our Instagram. Or you can check out, Checkers Penguin who has his own Instagram; he’s into food, fingernails and lives in New Zealand.

If you want a traveling companion, you can get one of our handmade stuffed penguins. They’ll come with a passport, so their ready to go anywhere. If you want more penguins in general, join our Patreon or you can give the gift of a penguin with our Pay-It-Forward Penguin program.