| Whenever our family is planning a trip to Myrtle Beach | | | | sunscreen. You’ll even find items like luggage, |
| South Carolina, it’s like the night before | | | | handbags, dollar items, and stuff for the home. |
| Christmas all through the house. We usually start | | | | For mall shopping, check out The Coastal Grand. This |
| packing like Baltimore’s former football team, the | | | | mall opened in March of 2004. This is Myrtle Beach's |
| Colts. Under cover of darkness we load the vehicle | | | | newest mall. They have a great food court with plenty |
| with fishing gear, coolers, luggage, a few snacks, and | | | | of entertainment. There’s nothing like shopping a |
| some lemonade. | | | | mall, you could almost live there if you like shopping as |
| Even though it’s only a 7 hour drive from the | | | | much as we do. |
| Baltimore Washington area, we usually do it in about 10. | | | | Looking for oceanfront accommodations? Just take in |
| That’s right 10 hours. First we have got to get | | | | this extraordinary resort hotel. |
| through the mixing bowl in Springfield, VA which seems | | | | Crown Reef Resort Myrtle is embraced by Par 3 Golf |
| to take forever. Then there are the outlet stores | | | | Course on one side, and Whispering Pines Golf Course |
| where my lovely wife simply has to stop to reload her | | | | on the other. The Crown Reef Resort Myrtle will |
| collection of every shoe known to woman kind. We | | | | simply take your breath away. This enormous resort |
| also have our favorite dining spots, and of course no | | | | has a 125 foot ocean front pool whose crystal clear |
| trip is complete without stopping for fireworks. Our son | | | | blue waters just beckon you to dive in. This enchanted |
| will need fireworks from at least two different vendors | | | | property is almost magical at night, as its brilliant purple |
| along I-95 South. Not the kind that sit on the ground, | | | | illumination lights up the southern night sky. |
| and burnout like a book of matches, but the stuff that | | | | If you’re looking to invest in a timeshare, just |
| takes to the sky, and illuminates our summer nights like | | | | walk across the street to the South Beach Resorts |
| the Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral. | | | | owned by one of South Carolinas Premiere |
| I’m willing to endure shopping for the shoes, the | | | | developers Burroughs & Chapin. This is one of the |
| fireworks, and a half dozen other stops that make up | | | | newer developments on the south side. Burroughs |
| our 10 hour trek because by days end we’ll | | | | & Chapin also own The Crown Reef Resort |
| finally arrive at to one of my most favored vacation | | | | Myrtle. I have actually seen the plans for even more |
| spots on the entire eastern seaboard, The amazing | | | | expansion which will include high rise beach front |
| Myrtle Beach. | | | | condos right next door to The Crown Reef Resort |
| The best way to begin a day on Myrtle Beach is with | | | | Myrtle. These developments make the south end of |
| a sunrise stroll along the coast of the Atlantic. Myrtle | | | | Myrtle Beach's Ocean Blvd. the place to be when you |
| Beach is divided into two areas, North Myrtle Beach | | | | vacation. |
| and South Myrtle Beach, and there is plenty adventure | | | | There are exquisite dining choices throughout the south |
| on both sides. | | | | side or just outside your door. |
| Did I say South side? Well, the South side is the older | | | | Remember, the second to last hotel on the left is the |
| side of Myrtle Beach, but new development is always | | | | Crown Reef Resort Myrtle. It is an awesome |
| taking place. One of the biggest attractions on the | | | | spectacle over looking the Atlantic Ocean. To |
| south side was the Pavilion Amusement Park which | | | | experience this kind of luxury just visit [ and all your |
| celebrated it's last season in 2006, but all is not lost. | | | | boardroom stresses will disappear with just one click. |
| Some of the popular rides and artifacts are now part | | | | North Myrtle Beach is littered with some of the finest |
| of The Pavilion Nostalgia Park. The Nostalgia Park is | | | | dining choices you’ll find in the state. There are |
| located at Broadway at the Beach, which opened in | | | | numerous calabash seafood restaurants that feature |
| the spring of 2007. | | | | the freshest seafood you’ll find anywhere. |
| The Herschell-Spillman Carousel, Tea Cup Kiddy Ride | | | | Succulent crab legs, jumbo shrimp, garlic buttered |
| and The Caterpillar Ride are all very much alive at the | | | | mussels, steamed clams, and oysters on the half shell |
| new Nostalgia Park. | | | | just leap off your platter with flavor. As your taste |
| If you require more adventure, try the Family Kingdom | | | | buds dance to the tune of delicious, you’ll enjoy |
| Water Park. | | | | a sense of satisfaction as your every seafood craving |
| They’re located at 300 South Ocean Blvd. | | | | is quenched. |
| Family Kingdom also has an amusement park. Stop at | | | | Now burn off some calories and stroll through some of |
| the ice cream shop and pick up a scoop or two like | | | | the many local attractions like Ripley’s Aquarium |
| the locals, or check out South Carolina’s largest | | | | where you’ll see sharks swim so close you can |
| Garage Sale from 7am until 12noon on September 15, | | | | count the rows of teeth in their mouths. Check out |
| 2007. It will be held at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion Parking | | | | some antique shops. You’ll even find some |
| Garage. | | | | sweet deals in Myrtle Beach’s pawn shops. |
| Three level of shear bargains. Go early to catch the | | | | You’ll find them organized and professionally |
| best deals. You’ll find just about everything you | | | | managed. |
| need for the beach including sunglasses, hats, and | | | | |