When winter ice heads your way, drive south to Panama City Beach. 

The snowbirds have known this sage travel advice for many years.

Why I haven't applied their wisdom until now is beyond me.  

Well, that's not wholly true.  

I never thought of heading south during winter months because I always thought:

• it would be too cold to swim in the water
• and too frigid to soak up my vitamin D on the shore. 

We tested our hesitations this month, made like a snow bird, and headed south for January. 

And we were surprised by what we found. 

Needless to say, it's beautiful in Panama City Beach, even in January, nothing like I expected.  

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Next post: we'll be talking about the benefits of bringing your family down to the beach for a few days this winter.