Henry Moores met his target three days before his arrival on the Spanish island, so has decided to challenge himself again and raise the goal to more than €177,000. This is not Henry's first rodeo. After hitting the road for 21 days from Macclesfield in England all the way to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Henry Moores decided to challenge himself again.
The 21-year-old young man is walking from Manchester City Centre to Ibiza, a 2400km trip, in around 60 days to raise money for the Tony Hudgell Foundation. So far, he has only rested for two days. "I'm a very charitable person.
I've always wanted to do something massive, something maybe a bit stupid and to catch the attention of people's eyes. And I've always flirted with the idea of walking to Spain," he said. Moores messaged Wayne Lineker on Instagram, who owns the Lineker's bar in Ibiza, and together found a sponsor, Au Vodka.
Later, they created a . The fundraiser has been updating his followers and supporters on each day's milestones since day one on his . Two days before Henry's arrival date (16 May) and two hours before the game of England vs Serbia that he promised to watch at Wayne Lineker's bar, he has reached £107,297 - more than the initial set goal.
"I think it's difficult to appreciate things when you're so tired. It's so hard. But yesterday when I saw we hit the goal, it cracked a huge smile.
It felt surreal. I felt weird, had goosebumps on my legs." He has now increased the target to £150,000 (around €177,85.
