Thank you both; my reread (first in a long time) has just finished the Council, and there's two quotes almost back to back that pretty much confirm your answers:
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Originally Posted by The Council of Elrond
An overwhelming longing to rest and remain at peace by Bilbo's side in Rivendell filled all his heart.
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Originally Posted by The Ring Goes South
"Yesterday I dreamed that my task was done, and I could rest here, a long while, perhaps for good."
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So we will be visiting a wooded river-valley with a small waterfall, and hope that Frodo - and the reader - can find peace there.
hS