This was an organised trip so 8.15 saw us standing outside the hotel waiting for our pickup in a minibus. We booked with Oz Trails as their schedule missed out the zoo which we weren't fussed about. Real mixed bag on the trip - we had Fins, Indonesians, Irish, Japanese, Americans as well as us Brits. First stop was a bit random (by the parramatta river where the rowing took place at the Sydney Olympics) and appeared to be for the sole reason of making sure you had already paid for your trip. From there we carried on up to the mountains and to the Wentworth Falls lookout. We were told this trip didn't include much walking which was true. What they didn't say was the the bit of walking there was involved going up and
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