In 2010 we were still undecided on where we would winter upon full retirement. Had visited SW Florida almost every winter for short vacation for about 30 years.
Decided to give South Padre Island a try. Reserved a condo for 5 weeks, loaded up the Harley, and arrived in February. Had the bike out of the trailer 3 or 4 times, experienced an ice storm that closed down the area for a couple days, and never wore shorts.
We loved crossing over into Mexico. The prices were much better and lower traffic down there in that part of Texas. Just not enough heat for our winter stays. Been going back to SW Florida every since.