Report No 28 -Trip Status and Route

My original plan was to get a boat from Singapore to Batam in Indonesia and then another boat to Sumatra. Then I was going to cycle Sumatra, Java, Bali and fly to Darwin from there. But Indonesia is having the worst wet season in decades and there's no guarantee that it's going to get any better. Dozens have been killed by mudslides, bridges have collapsed and some areas are under two metres of water. The dry season doesn't start until May. It probably would have been okay to go there but I've decided not to take the risk. I am cutting short my Singapore stay and on 1 Jan ( a very cheap flight on Tiger Airways that day) I fly to Darwin. It's the wet season there too but all the roads are currently open. The intention is to cycle to Sydney but I'm thinking of going the long way via Perth. On the main direct roads it's 4,500 km to Perth and 4,000 kilometers’ from Perth to Sydney. It'll probably be quite a bit longer for me. That still qualifies me for around the world status as it'll be four continents and well over the required mileage. However for the future there's still Sydney to Darwin via Queensland then Indonesia to Singapore. The RTW started in Singapore so it makes sense to finish there.