====== Golden Week 2010 - Ironbutt (SandyButt) ======

Golden week includes Thursday 29 April off. The original idea is to head out that day to take advantage of the full span of holidays. Others interested in Ironbutting to Kyushu, but at a later date, should also add info here. It is far enough away for schedules to change.

This should be used in conjunction with the [[http://www.sbkjapan.com/wiki/planning:gw2010-kyushu|Golden Week Tour coordination]].

===== The Dates =====
First Departure on 29 April from Tokyo.
===== The Players 29 Apr =====
  * theDude            (Tokyo)
  * toma nova          (Tokyo)
  * slowbike           (Tokyo)6am group 
  * fastbike         (Saitama)6am group
  * VFRonry          (Ibaraki)
  * O-Zac            (Ibaraki)
  * Guy Jinbaiquerre   (Tokyo) 
  * Screech            (Tokyo)
  * Twinrider       (Yokohama)6am group
  * Noppojp            (Tokyo)6am group
  * Gordon             (Chiba)6am group
  * Sugizaki           (Tokyo)6am group
===== The Route =====

The Tokyo Route will look something like [[http://www.mapfan.com/routemap/routeset.cgi?Func=r&MAPS=E139.42.21.6N35.39.17.3&MAPK1=E137.30.47.5N36.54.37.1&MAPG=E130.32.1.5N31.12.7.3&COND=normal&HW=default&FR=default&REST=use&WAY=car_quick|this Mapfan Route]] \\
expressways:
route is something like this...

  * KAN-ETSU-EXPY to fujioka JCT
  * --JOSHIN-ETSU-EXPY to joetsu JCT
  * --HOKURIKU-EXPY to maibara JCT
  * --MEISHIN-EXPY to suita JCT
  * --CHUGOKU-EXPY or you can do SANNO-EXPY they will both come on to KYUSHU-EXPY last stop is taniyama-IC 
  * from here you can do the IBUSUKI SKYLINE or the coast road route 226 down to IBUSUKI.



The end point is looking like [[wp>Kaimondake_volcano|Kaimondake]] in southern Kyushu, Kagoshima-ken. This is near Ibusuki, which has the famous Sand Baths. We are looking at staying at this [[http://www.q.turi.ne.jp/k_camp/ka_camp/ka_kaimonsanroku_.html |Campsite with Cabins]]
meetup point at the end [[http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Joyfull+St,+Bethelsdorp+Ext+35,+Bethelsdorp,+Eastern+Cape,+South+Africa&ll=31.257257,130.627956&spn=0.006677,0.009624&z=17|Joyful]] Address 指宿市西方字石ヶ崎1452　TEL.0993-25-6018
営業時間／24時間 this is on route226/coastroad
===== Links =====

  * [[http://www.sbkjapan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=926|Forum Planning Thread]]
  * [[http://www.ironbutt.com/ridecerts/getdocument.cfm?DocID=30|IronButt Association SS1600 info]]
  * [[http://www.ironbutt.com/tech/aowprintout.cfm|IBA Top 29 Tips]]
  * [[http://www.ironbutt.com/ridecerts/ss1000.pdf|IBA Witness Forms - PDF]] - English only. 
  * {{:planning:iba_ss_witness_forms_-_english_and_japanese.pdf|IBA Witness Forms - English & Japanese}}