Flamingo the Pool Float is is stuck on a shelf in a souvenir shop. He looks so pale beside all the other colorful plastic pool toys! He can't wait to get out of this boring shop, but nobody's buying. One day, Flamingo decides to let a gust of wind sweep him away. And so begins a journey around the world, from ice floes to the open sea, with penguins and sharks along the way. Flamingo can't believe his eyes! But despite all his adventures, he still feels like something is missing... Eventually, he washes up on a beach in America, where a little boy who is just as lonely finds him. It's the beginning of a beautiful friendship!