On The Mississippi Roads: Coastal Camping

The Broadus Bunch packed up for Memorial Day weekend and spent it on the great Mississippi Coast!

On our way down we stopped at Donna's #6 to pick up some tomatoes and cucumbers for the trip. $5.81 for 4 tomatoes and 2 cucumbers!

We stayed at "Camp Journey's End" RV and Campground. I found this little place through a google search and decided (mainly because of their price) that this is where we would stay.

We rented Cabin 1 for $29.95 a night. We were informed that it had no running water, no electricity and we needed to bring our own linens. When we arrived we were greeted by a very friendly lady who checked us in then escorted us to our cabin.

This precious 1 room cabin was perfect for our first time "roughing it" as a family. The girls loved the little porch and the swing and Todd loved that in fact, it did have electricity and a small air conditioner!

Also provided for you was a grill spot, picnic table, and water hose.

Around the resort you could find a playground (actually this was right outside our door), swimming pool, bath house, recreation hall (that had a pool table and ping-pong) and a fishing lake.

My first test was the bathrooms. I knew we would not be staying there if these bathrooms were disgusting. To our surprise they were VERY clean! The showers were clean, the restrooms were clean as well. And they had a festive decor about them.

After touring the grounds, we were in love with this little community so we unpacked and settled in.

After a few pushes on the swing and thunder rumbles we decided it was time to go eat. We had budgeted eating out on our first night due to the chance of rain. But where to eat?

When traveling down Hwy 57 there is no better place to eat than THE SHED BBQ and actually all we had to do was walk 45 steps from our cabin to The Shed.

If you have never heard of or been to The Shed here is what you need to know.

1) it is not a restaurant: it is a BBQ joint. Don't let the look of the place make you steer clear of it.

2) Get ready to try the most amazing BBQ I have ever had.

3) On The weekends they have blues music playing.

4)Where clothes you don't mind getting food on, because you are going to, and that's okay.

This joint has been featured on numerous T.V. shows such as Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. It was built by a young Ole Miss Grad out of stuff he found in a dumpster. The atmosphere is fun and family-oriented. The music is great, I've already told you the food is to-die for but the most genius thing about this restaurant is there is no plates. Being a past restaurant employee I value ideas. Here they serve their food in to-go boxes, the utensils are plastic and there is a roll of paper towels on every table. You feel like you are at home and don't mind a little sauce on your face.

Todd and I split The Shed Sampler: it was 18.99 and had alot of everything. we got 3 sides 1) potato salad (the best I have ever had) 2) Gma's Mac salad: (a favorite of Aubries) and Baked Beans (Todd enjoyed these) The girls split a kids' pork plate and ate it all!

After dinner we cleaned up our table (bc ya momma don't work here so clean up after yourself)
and headed out to the beach.


The girls wanted to see the beach so we were planning on spending a few hours there right at dusk to watch the sunset. Little did we know it was going to come a monsoon and we ended up hanging out at SharkCity Souvenirs. We played with their weird little toys and just browsed. The girls could see the beach from the upstairs windows so they had fun. Plus we sampled lots of fudge.

Finally the rain stopped and we got to run around in the sand for a few minutes before heading back to the cabin.

When we returned I bathed the girls because they were "shedtastic" and then we sat on the porch listening to the music over at the shed, eating cookies, and dancing like loons. It was fun.

Sunday Morning we got up early and Todd made us breakfast at the site. We brought our camping stove so we had Bacon and Eggs!

After breakfast and clean up we headed back to the beach. The girls played in the sand and Todd and I watched them to make sure they didn't float away. We stayed there about 2 hours, then we decided to head over to the outlets to check out their sales.

Once we got to the outlets the girls had fun playing in the Disney Store (34 more days!!!) and on the playground. We also got some dip-n-dots! $8.00 for the four of us to eat!

The girls were getting sleepy so we decided to head back to the cabin for lunch. When we arrived we gathered some sticks for our "grill" and we roasted hot dogs for lunch. The girls loved this aspect, so much that Madyson wants to start roasting "evwerday".

Nap time was calling all of us and off we went into dream land! About 4:30 we decided to wake up and start moving! we had a big night planned!

we loaded up our picnic basket and drove over to Pascagoula for Sounds by The Sea with the Gulf Coast Symphony.

We got there early, the girls played on their amazing playground and splash park area, then we picnicked with tomato sandwiches and cucumber salad.

The show started and it was beautiful. They did tributes to the men and women who serve our country. Todd and I were in tears. Then after the performance was a firework show over the beach. It put all local firework shows that I have seen to shame. Todd even ranked it as being close to a Disney Firework Show....did I mention this was Free!!!!

We wrapped up there around 10pm and then headed back to the cabin for some shut-eye.

Monday morning was gloomy and rainy so we packed up and head out. We (well Madyson) decided she wanted Cracker Barrel for Breakfast. The kid LOVES Cracker Barrel. So we stopped and ate at one of the cleanest, most well run Cracker Barrel's I have ever been too. The staff was cute and attentive. The restaurant was clean and the food was fulfilling! Breakfast (including) tip: $31.00

So how did we do?

$Lodging $57.68

$The Shed $34.20
$Ice Cream $8.00
$Tomatoes and Cucumbers $5.81
$Cracker Barrel $31.00

Total:$136.69

For a 3 day vacation for 4 people! Mississippi Staycations are fun and possible to do without breaking the bank! Next month we are going to be doing a Central MS vacation!!