Chris,
My folks used to have a vacation home on Bull Shoals lake, just outside of Peel, Ark. I think we were pretty near to your neck of the woods, eh? It is, indeed, awesome country. It is also many cultures removed from the city life that we were used to...but...we managed to adapt. The biggest issue we had to deal with was timing our 15 minute drive to catch the ferry that crosses the water to the "wet county" on the other side. Precision timing offered bounteous, refreshing reward.
