...watched the sun rise over the Lost Fantasy Island volcano.

We went to Hawaii, which, Honolulu excluded, really is the paradise you think it is. Honolulu is just another crappy big American city, except with smaller roads and parking spaces. It still should be visited once, to see Pearl Harbor and, of course, to run Waikiki beach.

...climbed the warped wall.

I've been getting in increasingly better shape over the past few years, but let me tell you something: getting over a warped wall that is sized to challenge you feels amazing.