Stumpy -
Well - this time my wife just said 'That sounds like fun,' which was more a response that - 'OK, I heard you - and it's too far in the future to make it an issue.'  My wife is accustomed to me taking off into the BW - normally on solo trips.  The idea that I am actually meeting some other people in the middle of Quetico sounds like a reasonable thing to her.  Knowing about this trip this far in advance gives me pleanty of time to get her used to the idea.

Now I may have forgotten to mention the Bushwack part of the trip the first time I brought the subject up - but that will come up later.  My son-in-law is going up with me this Memorial day, so that trip has the current focus.

Just managing expectations!
-- Goat