Post #58098 by the75stingray on Mon, Nov 3, 2003 7:59 AM

Take it from an ex-local of North Myrtle Beach, there is not a whole lot of tiki there.

Juno, The Tribal Island is actually in Little River. It's north of NMB. It's new and, unfortunately, I did not find time to run in there while we were there over the weekend.

I will say that another putt-putt place is changing from a train theme to a tiki theme in NMB also. They had no signs up yet, but are working on it. We did see a few tikis holding up the old sign and looked similar to the Tribal Island.

Hawaiian Rumble and Hawaiian Caverns are both neat putt-putts, but unfortunately very tiki-less.

A neat putt-putt place is a the Capt. Hooks. Very fun...but alas, no tikis there either. Just talking skeletons and mermaids with snapping aligators and Peter Pan, or course.

The carver of which you spoke is named Joe Fanelli. He can be found at Dick's Pawn Shop on Hwy. 17 in NMB.
He has been at that location for 5 years. (Although I never remember the tiki carvings, I do recall the bears and dolphins and indiands and stuff.)

Joe is a really cool guy who will talk with you about his work ad his tiki obsession. (I tend to like carvers who will talk with you and share a similar love for tikis as we do. Although I havent met a carver yet who isnt cool and talkative.)

Mr. Fanelli can be found close to the road and to the far left side of Dicks Pawn Shop. Presently, he has a huge 7+ foot tiki standing in front of his shop. He also does masks (which I am going to order) and many other items. Many of Joe's tiki's are his own design, but he is familiar with the works of other carvers and traditional works and can tell you all about them.

Thanks Juno. Glad ONE of us got to putt-putt at the new course! (I was too busy seeing old friends and relatives and catering to the wife, who had to shop at every outlet mall around.)

-C.

[ Edited by: the75stingray on 2003-11-03 08:29 ]