On Thursday we left the Tapestry in Little Rock after a mediocre breakfast and headed east on I-40 ... wow the trucks and traffic.  Then you take a left at West Memphis and go north on I-55. A lot less traffic and much smoother roadway. About noon we got hungry for our packed sandwiches and a fuel and bathroom stop. When the bladder got really full, I stopped at a Valero station at Turrell. 

This place was one of the filthiest joints we have been in ... tried not to touch anything and used a lot of sanitizer when we got back to the car. Obviously no health inspections in Arkansas. Memories of the comfort and convenience of the RV came back quickly .. ahhh but diesel is running about $5.25 on average.

Then back on the road and got off on I-57 and then smaller roads over to Paducah. This rather narrow bridge over the Ohio River ...

... and then some eye-challenging mustard fields with the Mississippi in the distance.

After our pretty smooth trip we landed in Paducah at a B&B we thought would be unique according to their website. This was the 1895 Washington Hotel which was supposed to be within walking distance of downtown shops and we had reserved and paid in advance for their adjoining guest quarters. Our room was to be on the ground floor with a private patio, private entrance, and parking nearby.

We parked out front on the busy street in a poor part of town, nowhere near the downtown shops. As we went in the clerk registered us and asked if we wanted breakfast ... well as a B&B of  course. She said  that would be $30 because of a new policy ... reluctantly we said OK not having seen the room yet and she charged my card. She also said that if we weren't going to give the place a perfect review to come talk too her first ... wow, first time we've been threatened about giving a perfect review! 

As we went over to the dilapidated building above we noticed the peeling paint and ratty lawn care. She then showed us the room which was in the top window you see above up a flight of 17 narrow stairs. After puffing up the stairs we looked at the room ... rusted sinks and dirty patio chair on a very unattractive tiny balcony. We said that this was nothing that was advertised and we were leaving. She said that we wouldn't get our money back ... at that point we really didn't care.

We then hustled over to the local Homewood Suites about a mile away and had a quiet evening.

OBTW you can read my review of the 1895 Washington Hotel on Trip Advisor and it was a bit less than perfect!