The First Night.

The boys start date was Wednesday, May 5th where they hiked the mile south from Campo, CA to the Mexican border wall to officially begin their adventure.
They arrived back at Campo about 7 p.m. They had talked about possibly having a dangerous encounter along the way and Erik had purchased pepper spray for just such an encounter. They were thinking of an encounter like a bear or other wild animal. According to Jack.....little did they know that they might use it the first night of their trip as they bedded down for the evening near a museum that someone had suggested as a good camping spot. The spot was also next to an old camper and it’s owner was a man who appeared like he hadn’t bathed in months. The boys being the friendly fellows that they are started a conversation with the man and even offered him a beer. Later as the boys crawled into their sleeping bags, the man left the area for about ten minutes and when he came back he sat in front of his camper and started acting very strange.....speaking loudly in tongues, speaking of dismemberment and other gross similar subjects. Erik finally had enough and suggested to Brad and Jack that they should try some night hiking. They all agreed and were soon talking to a nearby border patrol agent about a better camping place. They spent the night near the soccer field and left early the next morning.