The hotel grounds are beautiful and green. Breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, sausage, fruit, bread, and O.J. Great way to start the day! Across from the common area there is a garden with trees, and when you look up the trees part to give us our first look at Kilimanjaro, it's breathtaking. Really. And I'm scared. Orientation was better than I thought it would be, the group seems like a good bunch - fun people. The oldest in our group is 71. Shoshanna and I are the youngest in the group, everyone else appears to be in their 30's or 40's. Ron, who is 71, is the father or two other climbers; Jon and Toby. I think it's really nice that they are doing this together. I hope I can do bonding things with my son
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