joehel2 wrote:
My suggestion is save your money, you already have a camera and lens combo that you know and love, take the D7000. Buy ourself a nice comfortable sling strap and you won't be saying "I wish I had brought the D7000.
That is the very best advice anyone can give you. You know the camera and it is capable of better quality images than any small-sensor Point and Shoot. Going on a trip and trying to learn a new camera is asking for trouble.