Happy π day!
If you need ideas for how to celebrate pi day, click this link to the site I’m using this image. Or just go eat a piece of pie. This may prove harder to do than you think. I was looking at the online menus here in Canyon Lake, Texas and couldn’t find a single pie on a menu. The Wildflour Bakery I had lunch at yesterday, only said they have pies on occasion, mostly in November or December. Today’s trip took me into Wimberly, Texas and there I was able to find at least 2 restaurants with pies on the menu, Wimberly Cafe and Chill’s On the Creek. More about my pie quest for π day later.
I know I mentioned going to a history museum, but I decided not to go. Looking at their information online, and they didn’t open until 12 PM. I didn’t want to wait around that long so I decided to go to Wimberly, Texas.
This town puts Gruene, Texas to shame. Or maybe, Gruene needs to learn a thing or two from Wimberly. They had nice public bathrooms, easy to find and access near the public parking.
There was both a city QR code linking to the official city website with things to do. and a QR code linking to the app store to download a Wimberly Shopping app having most of the stores listed and the ability to create a plan to visit each using a map on your phone.
One recommendation if you plan to visit Wimberly, Texas and you want to see all the shops, you need to go on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. There are a handful of shops that are closed for the rest of the week. I also suggest getting breakfast at one of the restaurants, because the shops that are open, don’t open until 10:00 or 10:30.
Speaking of breakfast, I decided to have a regular breakfast, 2 eggs, hashbrowns, sausage and an English muffin at Wimberly Cafe. I’m glad I decided to get something to eat, because the place was filling up quick. It was here that I first noted that pie as on the dessert menu. If I failed at finding pie anyplace else, I knew I could return here for a slice with lunch.
After breakfast, it was time for some Pokemon Go, (yes, I’ve been trying to catch’em all during my trip) and shopping. I’ve been looking for a bracelet and ring for my index finger. I’m size 15 so it’s been very hard, and by the end of the day, I was only able to find a bracelet, which is actually and ankle bracelet. If I was smaller framed, I could have easily found dozens of rings, bracelets or necklaces. The shops just don’t cater to my style, if I was inclined to wear dresses, I could have spent so much more money than I did. Enough talk about my shopping spree, I have some new socks, T-shirts, candles, and gourmet popcorn.
This town has some interesting objects and murals to look at while walking around. For example, this train car is next to the public bathrooms and public parking.
I believe this mural is on the side of the Chill’s on the Creek. Oh, and that rock leaning up against the wall, has a warning about the door being active and in use so pay attention. How did I notice? I saw one of the servers exit from that door as I crossed the street.
Cypress Creek runs through the city. A section has a small dam along the park side (right picture) and its a normal flowing creek on the side leading away from town. (right picture)
This tree provides shade to the Creekhouse Kitchen & Bar outdoor dining area. The plaque on this tree shows the date of 1400 AD.
This vine, with yellow and orange flowers is growing on the trellis outside of the Creekhouse.
I know, you’ve been wondering what about the pie for π day. Listen, I couldn’t have just finished breakfast and went straight to lunch. I spent some time exploring and I’ve been sharing what I found and skipping over all the shopping. So here you go, it’s now lunch time…
Chill’s on the Creek, drink special was $2 off their signature cocktails, so I had to try the Texas Tornado. It was a rum based pineapple, orange juice drink. I do recommend it, especially if you like pineapple. For my main course, I had the Mahi Tacos and green beans. Concluding the meal was the frozen lemon pie. And that was very delicious. Reminded me of a lemonade cream frozen popsicle.
Oh, the suit of armor is just there because I found it interesting. It guards the exit of the restaurant, so maybe it comes to life if you try to skip out on your check.
Thus ended my day in Wimberly. Tomorrow I must return home and face reality and the return to work on Monday.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my rambling.
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