Congratulations on the new house! I liked your old one, but I'm sure the new one is even nicer and meets your needs better. I can't wait to see all that's described on this site for spring break. I really haven't seen the craziness mentioned in this thread on 30A (and I traveled with high schoolers and they're now in college, so we'll be going up and down 30A finding good places to eat and shop this March). I really think it depends on where you stay and where you go once you're here. I agree that I would keep an eye on my kids at any age, but I would do that wherever I went. Some people get a sense of unrealistic safety when on vacation (such as going in the ocean on red flag or double red flag days). I would just use the same safety rules on vacation (anywhere) that I would use at home. Don't hang out with strangers, stay away from places that look like they're getting wild, always stay in a public place if you're meeting new people - the regular stuff.
We've had good luck renting in March and April because we rent to families, usually with young children, and we don't rent to anyone who doesn't have someone 25 years old or older staying at the cottages for the full period. The management company that helps us manage our cottages seems to do a good job of checking people's ages (they turned some potential renters away this spring because they realized they weren't going to have someone 25 or older at the cottage at all times).
