Hey Von, thank you so much for trying it and for your kind words.
It's really weird you couldn't find bodies of water! It shouldn't be that hard, really, they're not rare, so I'm a bit confused here.
I really wish that wouldn't turn you off from playing! I just ran a generation in debug mode and the following seed will bring you to a massive body of water if you walk due east from spawn. Not a very far walk either, you can't miss it if you head straight east: 337014309
I do hope you'll give it another try!