I get that same feeling after moving to St. Simons, plus I didn’t have to give up my guns.Since my wife is a Costa Rican natural born citizen, I will get residency pretty easily. Once that happens, I can purchase one handgun and one rifle. But I tell you, as much as I love my God given rights to self-protection, when I'm there I don't ever feel unsafe like I do here, I never feel like I need to carry and have my head on a swivel like I do here. So, I'll probably buy a unicorn, and keep it in the safe while I pop a cold beer on a beach.
But, congrats on move, my daughter loves her trips to Costa Rica, forwards some beautiful pictures.