If I remember correctly, there's a neat little lodge-type hotel that serves trout three meals a day, with hot & cold running water AND flush toilets (sorry, guys, I'm a spoiled, pampered little thing who needs her little comforts) somewhere in the vicinity. Maybe we could meet up there! I'd love to show the kids Table Rock Lake and where Daddy grew up -- there's a trout hatchery around there and a spring where you can see where the river or lake (can't remember which) actually starts from a trickle out of the rock mountain. (This was really exciting for me, because I was raised on islands without water sources, so it was kind of neat to see the beginning of a natural spring.) And I do like to fish -- so do the kids.
As for Jennie in a tent -- HA! That could well end up being Thunder Rider's NEXT burden!
Nina