Camino Markers Vandalism

[Colin Botterman]

A follow on to a previous post.
All the Camino markers in our village of Brea have had their distance plaques ripped off and graffiti put on them. I have removed the graffiti and will now put the distance back on to help pilgrims.
Again my question is what is in the minds of these vandals and thieves?
Again the local Police have been informed.
If you see any sort of mindless vandalism on the Camino please report it. It will be taken seriously.

 

[bunnymac]

I found this also while travelling through Galicia. Plaques were stolen or swapped and the milestones were covered in graffiti. One of my favourite was ' Jesus didn't travel to Jerusalem on a bicycle'. Might I suggest that he didn't have a sharpie either!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

There are clear paints that can be applied to concrete and other surfaces that allows graffiti to be removed easily. I Googled "graffiti proof paint" and came up with many hits. One was: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/pa...plication/sw-article-pro-antigraffiticoa.html

 

[Deleted member 3000]

Plaques on the mojones was always a bad idea. They should not have gone with them just to be able to mass manufacture the mojones. Now we get the consequences.

 

[stevenjarvis]

Good of you to remedy for future pilgrims, regret you may have a full time job...

If you see any sort of mindless vandalism on the Camino please report it. It will be taken seriously.

 

[linkster]

A follow on to a previous post.
All the Camino markers in our village of Brea have had their distance plaques ripped off and graffiti put on them. I have removed the graffiti and will now put the distance back on to help pilgrims.
Again my question is what is in the minds of these vandals and thieves?
Again the local Police have been informed.
If you see any sort of mindless vandalism on the Camino please report it. It will be taken seriously.

Thank you for your support of pilgrims on the Camino!

 

[Mark Lee]

A follow on to a previous post.
All the Camino markers in our village of Brea have had their distance plaques ripped off and graffiti put on them. I have removed the graffiti and will now put the distance back on to help pilgrims.
Again my question is what is in the minds of these vandals and thieves?
Again the local Police have been informed.
If you see any sort of mindless vandalism on the Camino please report it. It will be taken seriously.

What's in their minds? I would guess not a whole lot. They are just idiots.
I noticed in Galicia on my recent Camino that some of the markers looked new, yet had already been damaged by graffiti. Very sad, and inexcusable.

 

[Dennis D]

Thank you for taking care of the markers near your town.

In May, on the way to O'Cebriero,I noticed that the Galacia sign was refurbished and looked great. Close to the Galacia sign was one of the new markers. The plaques were showing the distance to Santiago in 3 decimals. I.E. 149.376. The first one I saw made me think that the sign maker had a sense of humor but I soon realized that 3 decimal plaques were now the norm. I only noticed 2 or three markers vandalized until I reached Sarria. From Sarria on, most of the plaques were missing and unfortunately most of the new markers had graffiti. In reading this post, it would appear that it only got worse during the summer.

Instead of not allowing trekking poles on air-planes, perhaps sharpies should be prohibited.

 

[Marion-SantiagoInLove]

Instead of not allowing trekking poles on airplanes, perhaps sharpies should be prohibited.

Very good one! I love it!

 

[Roger B]

The numbers were removed from two stone markers in Brea, near Pedrouzo last night. Plus the morons sprayed graffiti. mindless vandalism.

 

[Hiawatha]

There should be a specially reserved echelon in hell for those that interfere with road and direction signs . Not so great a problem in the summer , transfer the uncertainty they cause to a dark Winter's evening and a mind numbed by cold and exertion . A clear and tangible risk to everyone passing .

 

[Cayou]

The closer to Santiago, the worse it gets! When 1 graffiti hits, then many follow - they fester upon one another. Last 29 Sept.

 

[Pelegrin]

I found this also while travelling through Galicia. Plaques were stolen or swapped and the milestones were covered in graffiti. One of my favourite was ' Jesus didn't travel to Jerusalem on a bicycle'. Might I suggest that he didn't have a sharpie either!

I recently did the Camino Ingles and as far as I remember all Camino markers were unpolluted. I mean this problem is not general in Galicia.

 

[bunnymac]

Plaques on the mojones was always a bad idea. They should not have gone with them just to be able to mass manufacture the mojones. Now we get the consequences.

Someone's riding out the recession on the back of that one!

 

[Smallest_Sparrow]

is it wrong that I am fantasizing about a mild electric current, so that anyone pulling off plaques, adding stones/shoes/other rude detritus, or applying sharpies would get a mild reminder to act like an adult?