I have never been in ice out water that didn’t offer some surprises. I’ve hit a lot of ice that wasn’t visible until I was right on it. So if you go be careful.
Going south isn’t always a good thing. We went several times when we had our 5th wheeler. We found snow one year in Florida. Our water supply would freeze up in Mississippi. South Texas was the warmest we ever found. The Florida Keys is the prettiest.
I’ve been to every state with the exception of Maine. I really never saw anyplace else that I thought about being able to call home, however, Hawaii wouldn’t be a bad place to visit right now.
I was put onto them by a guy in IL who sells me powder paint. One of my bait making kids has been there. His dad said that he just walked around with his mouth open. I’m thinking that I might drive over there next week since I won’t have a boat.