Good luck
While your out there check out ngc2516 a great binoc cluster west of the false cross on the border of the constellations Vela and Carina and IC2602 (southern Pleides) just south and west of Eta Carina. Both worthwhile clusters to view through binocs and easy to find.
You should find them easy enough on the star map. Draw a line from Canopus to Acrux in Crux (southern cross) and you'll find them on that line. You might give Omega Centauri a go with those binocs though if you find it you wont get much detail, just a fuzzy star. Its printed on your chart as "w Centauri" and is east of Crux and next to ngc5128
Have fun