Once a year, Clark takes his team on a trip to reward them for all their hard work. This year the crew went to Hawaii. Here's how the staff trips work: They pick dates and then Clark waits until a sale comes along and grabs tickets to wherever he can get a deal! So they've been to Tokyo for $410 roundtrip; Prague for $290 roundtrip; and Argentina in the $400s with junk fees included. This particular Hawaii trip was $322 roundtrip. Some of the antics the crew got up to during the weeklong respite were priceless. Associate producer Joel got 2 traffic tickets, and his friend had a wreck on a scooter while not wearing a helmet. Joel also managed to damage his rental car, plus he got a ticket for forgetting his high beams were on. Producer Kim loved the Waipio Valley. Her other favorite memories of the trip included driving through a lava field to get to an isolated geo-thermal pond where she swam with sea turtles. A few members of the staff -- including executive producer Christa and engineer Deborah -- went to Pearl Harbor and found the experience very solemn, moving and educational. Clark, meanwhile, spent a lot of time hanging out at the resort because he was sick. His cell phone got ruined and he had a real customer-no-service experience trying to get some assistance. Fortunately, the accommodations everyone had were superb. Christa and her husband loved their ocean-view condo, where they watched whales doing flips. It was like SeaWorld on steroids, according to Clark. Special thanks to Ilyce Glink for pitching in while Team Clark played in Hawaii!