Directions from Raleigh

Below is our preferred route from Raleigh - the most direct route 157 miles in 2 hrs and 50 minutes. (Alternate # 1: Take 95 to Lumberton and take Hwy 74 to Hwy 410 - This is 20 miles farther) (Alternate #2 : Take I-40 to Wilmington and take Hwy 17 to NMB - This is 30 miles farther) Take I-40 west to Benson Take I-95 south to Fayetteville After crossing Cape Fear River just beyond the Rest Stop, take Exit 46 (Hwy 87 south - towards Elizabethtown) Best break stop is in Gray's Creek, at either the BP station or the McDonalds (1 hr 20 minutes from Raleigh) Take Hwy 87 to Tar Heel (This is 4 lanes) In Tar Heel (just over 1/2 way there), turn right onto Hwy 331 (Watch for deer next 25 miles) Hwy 331 will eventually merge with Hwy 410 Proceed on Hwy 410 through Bladenboro (Also known as a speed trap - Slow to 35 mph or risk getting a ticket) (Good break stop is Hardees) Proceed on Hwy 410 through Chadborn (Don't stop unless you have to - Burger King only) Proceed on Hwy 410 which dead ends in Tabor City In Tabor City, take Hwy 701 south (right turn) (Good break stop is Burger King; or Shell Station where you can get Joe's BBQ) Proceed on Hwy 701, crossing the NC/SC state line (Best Gas Prices is Hot Spot on the left - 2 miles)  Just before Loris SC, turn left onto Hwy 9 (You've now got 23 miles to go) Stay on Hwy 9 following North Myrtle Beach signs Take Hwy 17 south to NMB (not 17 north to Wilmington) Cross big bridge, crossing over intra-coastal waterway (If you look to the right down the waterway, our condo is about a mile away) Proceed on Hwy 17 for 1.5 miles and turn right at West Port Drive This intersection is just beyond MayDay Miniture Golf on the right (Big Yellow Plane Crash) On the corners of West Port Drive and Hwy 17 are Walgreens and Starbucks (Walmart and TGIF are on the left)  Proceed on West Port Drive (between Walgreens and Starbucks) about 100 yards You will enter Carolina Keyes condo complex West Port Drive will curve to the left, and a pond will be on the right Just past the pond, turn into the first parking lot, which is beside the pool Are we there yet?  Yes!