His journey began in Seattle, Wash., in May of 2012 and heโs walking all the way to the โBig Apple.โ He said heโs doing it to raise money to build an orphanage for 34 kids in Nairobi, Kenya.
โWhen you want to do something big and different and unique everybodyโs going to say, โWhy? Donโt do it like that, thatโs weird!โ They try to put doubt in your mind, but this was the vehicle,โ Wescott said.
As for his goat (which he bought on Craigslist), he bears the name Leroy Brown, the baddest goat in the whole dang town. Wescott said he heard goats are good pack animals, but didnโt realize Leroy Brown was going to be so slow.
โHopefully [we’ll get there] before Jesus comes back or before the end of the world,โ Wescott joked. โGoats are slow, man. I donโt know what to say. I donโt know when weโll get there.โ
But Westcott is determined because there are kids in Kenya who are depending on him.
So far his efforts have raised about $20,000. To learn more about Wescott and his cause,ย click on this link.