Malcolm,
Its 14 days before I leave and I am already excited.
We will be in Hawaii for 4 days, then to Canada for a 3 week golf tour, to LA for 3 days then down to Mexico (Cala SN Luca(spelling)) for a week before coming back home.
We will be traveling a lot so I am packing my camera gear as light as possible.
I'm taking
Nikon D7000
Tamron 17-50 f2.8 standard zoom , light and excellent IQ
Sigma 10-20 UWA, light (affordable) and good IQ
Nikon 55-200 Kit lens for a little reach, light, cheap and good IQ
Benro Travel Angel tripod, small, light and sturdy.
I hope you get a good tripod and look forward to seeing some of your travel shots.