Sid - check out the Olympus Tough TG-310. It's a 14 mp camera designed to take a beating.
If you think that'll meet your needs I can sell you a virtually new one pretty cheap. I bought it for a trip to Belize and really haven't used it since.
Check out this album on FB:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2582602458086.124314.1645214578&type=1&l=83acb533ee
All the photos were taken with the Olympus.