We arrived here yesterday and they told us they were full and could not take our reservation. We stayed anyways and no one else showed up because they were all stuck at lock 53 because there was a log caught in the door and they couldn't close the door. When we awoke this morning we decided since there was a BBQ festival in town and lots to see and do that we would stay another day. We need to be in Green Turtle Resort for Sunday so I can work a trade show in Louisville next week. If we had left today we would have been three days early so we thought we would enjoy a quite day here.
Debbie started to dismantle the main salon settee and I helped. It's upholstered and has a zillion staples that all have to be removed and then we will recover it with new fabric. We have ordered an upholstery stapler and materials to complete the job and we figured since I would be gone for a few days that this was a good time to start the project.
Anyways after some hard work we had an appetite and headed up to the BBQ festival to sample the wares. The BBQ was excellent and there were at least 20 different BBQ vendors as well as everything from fried turkey legs to deep fried Twinkies. We passed on the Twinkies and stopped at an ice cream parlor for dessert after a pretty good BBQ sandwich. Downtown Paducah is really pretty, there are many brick paved streets and old historic buildings. They have really made the most out of the 12 mile flood wall that was built to protect the town after many devastating floods. There are 50 or more murals and they seem to be sponsored by different businesses and organizations who have done a great job of depicting history in Paducah. Usually small towns are all the same. Paducah has a real flavor to it.
There are 14 Looper boats on the wall tonight and we will head off for the Cumberland River tomorrow.
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| Lunch time and then all the boats came in. The dock is full now |
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| Debbie hanging out with the pig |
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| These are the different flood levels over the years. In the ground is the door that slides up the wall in the slots to close off the 12 mile flood wall that protects Paducah from the Ohio |
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| All of these murals are painted on the land side of the dyke wall and are very well done |
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| Very realistic paintings |
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| This explains the condition of lock 52 and 53. They were built in 1928. They have done very well for their age |
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| Love trains |
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| Especially real ones and steam at that |
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| Paducah's downtown is really beautiful. A real surprise with the cobblestone streets and historic buildings |
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