Well, I don't own the specific camera mentioned, however I checked out some specs on it, and here is some general advice on sunrise/sunset and nightime shots:
1. Use a tripod. This is a real must, and you can purchase an inexpensive one at Walmart or Ritz Camera for this trip. You will need this for the majority of the sunset shots and all of the nightime shots.
2. Bracket exposures. When shooting in high contrast lighting scenes, set the mode to full manual and the aperature to the smallest possible (which I believe is only f/7 on that model). Then vary the exposure time, depending on the scene and amount of available light, this will be between 1/50th to a couple of seconds, and probably the full eight seconds for the nightime shots. This ensures that you have a range of exposures to pick from later on.
3. Use aperature and shutter priority modes. In full darkness, try setting the exposure to between 4 and 8 seconds in shutter priority mode, then the aperature will automatically be adjusted for a proper exposure. For landscape shots, try aperature priority and the smallest possible (largest number) aperature for the greatest DOF throughout the frame.
4. Practice before you go. Try some nightime shots in your local area, and the manual and priority modes so you are confortable using the exposure techniques BEFORE you are in the area.
Cheers,
Chris
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