The Ferrungu's Occupy Australia
Before the Ferrungu World Tour, Louisa and I took several vacations a year, usually extended, and like most people(*) we dreaded coming back from them. We are now on a one year trip, but we decided to treat each country as an individual vacation.
Our base – our 1.5 person tent and 1.5 cylinder car were where we held our daily contingency meetings, mapping out the day’s actions. We spent 25 fabulous days in this tent meeting fellow occupiers that shared similar passions – a dislike for showering and a dislike for work.
Our support – like most great conquests, there is always support. The British had the Americans, Michael Jackson had Neverland and the Ferrungu’s had Greek friends and The KPMGers. Our Greek friends gave us endless amounts of food and hospitality to gain strength for our occupation, while Shiermo, Craigo and DarC provided the support and warm showers we desperately needed. We are forever debit`d (bad accounting joke) – thanks again!
Our fan club – it is always great to have people who respect you and approve of your causes. Louisa and I are fortunate to have both – the Ottawa Boys and the City of Sydney. The Ottawa boys traveled all across the world to watch the City of Sydney show their support for Ferrungu’s Occupy Australia – the Sydney Harbour fireworks. This is unprecedented fanatical act that was reciprocated with ice, vodka and limes (sans knife).
The Oxford Dictionary defines a vacation as an extended period of recreation or the action of leaving something once previously occupied. So does that mean that the protestors of Occupy Wall Street were on a vacation? Or was their vacation actually the act of going back to work? Relevant question but I digress. ..
Our time in Australia has come to an end and it is time for us to take down the tent, walk away from the drumming circle, put away the picket signs and occupy another country – Indonesia. When the Americans dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima {funny link}, books, movies and even statues were created to remember the events – here is our memory of Ferrungu’s Occupy Australia for the record books:
Our base – our 1.5 person tent and 1.5 cylinder car were where we held our daily contingency meetings, mapping out the day’s actions. We spent 25 fabulous days in this tent meeting fellow occupiers that shared similar passions – a dislike for showering and a dislike for work. 
Our locations – Australia is a massive land with little forgiveness. Even the Koalas would try to kill you if they weren’t always sleeping. Louisa and I travelled from town to town down the east coast avoiding the outback and finding new places to conquer. Short list: Cairns, Mission Beach, Airlie Beach, Hervey Bay, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Sydney and Melbourne. With a total of 3,500+ KM travelled by car, we are happy to say we didn’t get tear gassed by a Koala.
Our support – like most great conquests, there is always support. The British had the Americans, Michael Jackson had Neverland and the Ferrungu’s had Greek friends and The KPMGers. Our Greek friends gave us endless amounts of food and hospitality to gain strength for our occupation, while Shiermo, Craigo and DarC provided the support and warm showers we desperately needed. We are forever debit`d (bad accounting joke) – thanks again!
Our fan club – it is always great to have people who respect you and approve of your causes. Louisa and I are fortunate to have both – the Ottawa Boys and the City of Sydney. The Ottawa boys traveled all across the world to watch the City of Sydney show their support for Ferrungu’s Occupy Australia – the Sydney Harbour fireworks. This is unprecedented fanatical act that was reciprocated with ice, vodka and limes (sans knife). We wanted to thank Australia, especially the City of Sydney for allowing us to Occupy and Conquer. Our time is done here and we hope two “Dodgy Backpackers” we able to pump enough money into Australia’s economy to ensure house prices continue to rise and a cup of coffee exceeds the $8 benchmark. You will be missed and forever remembered!
(*)Trevor, this does not include you – I apologize for including you in the category of “People”
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