Poo Poo on Photos

I am beginning to develop a real disdain for photographers. I have 2 cameras - one really old mechanical camera that I have scarcely used in 20 years and one fairly new point and shoot digital, which I also hardly ever remember to use. As you know I leave for Africa in 2 weeks. Most of the travelers with me are proficient (and prolific for that matter) photographers and have been inundating my headspace with grand ideas of the type of equipment I should have: 32 gig memory cards, card readers, external storage devices, extra batteries and film, power packs..... and on and on on. Then I go in to Adventure 16 for a few last minute items and the salesman says "BTW, what are you shooting with?" And then proceeded to make me feel like it was impossible to properly document my experience unless I purchased $1000.00 Nikon and inferred that I would regret spending so much money to get to the continent and not splurge for a decent camera. This caused me a great deal of anxiety for a few minutes until I realized that my creative expression comes through my prose and my pen (keyboard). I think Africa may be better experienced through her smells and sounds rather than viewing it through a 3 inch lens.