Step out to meet this penguin

By David Newble - Friday, September 3, 2010

Greeting hovercraft passengers at Ryde is Dippy the penguin. Picture by Jennifer Burton.

HE can’t fly but Dippy the penguin got to do the next best thing when he 'flew’ across the Solent — courtesy of one of Hovertravel’s hovercraft.
Dippy’s journey between Southsea and Ryde helped launch a new partnership between Seaview Wildlife Encounter, Hovertravel and the IW Walking Festival to promote eco-friendly services to walkers and travellers visiting the Island.
Dippy donned a special reflective jacket over his traditional 'bib and tucker’ for the event, crossing The Solent in just eight minutes.
The award-winning Seaview Wildlife Encounter is just a half-hour walk or a ten-minute cycle from the Hovertravel terminal on Ryde Esplanade.

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