As predicted, the 2024 total eclipse plunged Wimberley into darkness for three minutes in the middle of the day while observers on the Square watched and cheered. Thick clouds overhead provided brief glimpses of the moon’s passage in front of the sun, dampening the drama of the two-hour and 41 minute event. Predictions of possible rain and cloudy skies kept huge numbers of Visitors from Germany who came for the eclipse revelers at home.
Locals stayed home as advised, leaving the charms of Wimberley to visitors from around the world. Organizers and law enforcement officials appreciated the orderly, drama-free progression of events, and visitors remarked on the town’s beautifully orchestrated services and facilities.
A brief walkabout revealed eclipse watchers from England, Scotland, Mexico, Canada, Germany, South Africa, Korea, Australia, Portugal and Italy. Within the states, watchers came from California, Minnesota, Idaho, Alabama, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon and Florida.
One family from Arizona, traveling with four other friends, brought two children under the age of nine, a tween and a teen, set up a table and played games at Blue Hole while a kite pilot from Seguin spent hours entertaining the onlookers with a trick kite.
Travelers from Berlin remarked, “Your town is beautiful. You did a good job for the visitors. We like hearing music everywhere!”
