Always take your camera. For me that's 18 lbs to haul around and protect. On a break in Florida for ten days, I arrived, feeling the warm sun and smelling the ocean, and said I just wanted to forget about everything else and rest. That included rest from mounting the energy to photograph. However, a stormy day and another day at a remarkable bird sanctuary justified all the effort taking my cameras. And if I hadn't taken my cameras or all the lenses? I wouldn't have enjoyed collecting these images.