Day 169. January 22, 2014. Beautiful day in Texas

We biked to the Stephen Austin historical site at this state park.  He was the "father"of Texas.  Then, We drove back to Katy to a restaurant that we were told is a MUST.  What an experience!  It is called Captain Dan's.  The outside looks like a boat.

Inside, the counter circles the boat in a big U.  It looks a bit like a diner.  The staff (all Mexican) are inside the U taking orders and shucking oysters.  Each seat is already set up for customers to eat oysters...with crackers, horseradish, lemons, and catsup.  

All locals, mostly Spanish speaking.  Nothing fancy, but really good (all seafood) and cheap.  I ordered a glass of wine.  It came in a chilled beer mug with a mini bottle of wine turned upside down!  George got a michelada, a Mexican drink made with beer, a spicy Bloody Mary mix, and lime juice, with salt on the rim.  It is their specialty.  We had a dozen oysters (can't get enough!) and a side order of sautéed crawfish tails.  

 We returned to the campground and hiked some trails.  There are a lot of beautiful cardinals wintering here.  

For an appetizer, we had avocado and tomato slices drizzled with lime juice and hot sauce.  

For dinner, I made tortilla soup, and used up leftover green pepper and red onions.  I also cooked some kale.  I had found some beautiful Tuscan kale the other day and had used it with the fajitas, since it is so hard to keep lettuce.  Tonight, I sautéed the rest of the kale in garlic, over the campfire. Then, I cooked it briefly in the microwave with cheese (I used leftover Mexican queso blanco, but any cheese would do).  It is a bit challenging to eat enough vegetables while traveling.