| Twenty-five years back Carolina Knights planned a | | | | the doors with the agenda to break the record for the |
| motorcycle rally at the beach. | | | | world’s tallest sandcastle. The complete |
| They were only five in number. | | | | sandcastle will be 60 feet wide at its base and 35 feet |
| The event pulled around a hundred visitors in 1980. | | | | tall with 1,200 cubic tons sand and the theme is |
| The weekend occasion is now a weeklong gala with | | | | “Summer Starts Here”. |
| around 400,000 visitors and thousands of bikers. | | | | The Ninth Annual Sea Doo Surf and Turf |
| This year (May 24-29, 2006), it will become a | | | | Championships will take place on June 3rd and 4th, |
| town-wide festival. | | | | behind the Spring Maid Resort on the beach. Summer |
| Yes, we were talking about Atlantic Beach Bike Fest. | | | | sports, Fitness Camps, Masters Swimming, Myrtle |
| Another famous bike rally is Carolina Harley-Davidson | | | | Beach Biathlon and others are always pushing each |
| Dealers Association Myrtle Beach Rally. It is the | | | | other. |
| longest continuous rally starting on 17th may this year | | | | Such events of high-energy with professional |
| at Myrtle Beach Convention Center. | | | | participation, great racing, and lots of crowd |
| Tourists from all parts of the country and abroad plan | | | | participation pull great number of visitors round the |
| their Myrtle Beach vacation around this season | | | | year. |
| specifically to join the party with over 100,000 bikers, | | | | Traffic congestions of four hours or more are |
| food and amusement. Officials estimate that around | | | | common throughout the Grand Strand during the |
| 375,000 visitors will join the party this year. | | | | Memorial Day weekend though there are additional |
| Black Bike Week is also a popular bike festival, around | | | | law enforcement officers. A little data about traffic will |
| which a good number of people plan their Myrtle | | | | be helpful for visitors to get into and move around the |
| Beach vacation. The tag line “make it | | | | city during the festival seasons. |
| bounce” bounces in almost every nook and | | | | In Myrtle Beach, traffic on Ocean Boulevard is |
| corner of the town, wild and extreme, during the fest. | | | | one-way, southbound, from 29th Avenue North to the |
| One can easily guess rest of the story. | | | | southern city limits, with no parking allowed. Traffic |
| Something is always happening there at Myrtle Beach. | | | | headed north to the Town of Atlantic Beach on |
| The 55th annual Sun Fun Festival is just knocking at | | | | Highway 17 will enter a turn-only lane. |