Hi Dan,

Our son was around this age when we brought him down with us. We had no problems at all. The locals were so wonderful with helping to keeping an eye out and by the end of the trip I'm pretty sure he had more friends on the beach than we did. I would recommend private messaging Bnewb here on the board as she will have some wonderful and trusted information on a possible sitter for an evening or two if you are interested. She lead us to a lady named Beverly who still warms my heart when I think of her. Have a wonderful time.