Walt Johnson started going to the Outer Banks of North Carolina in high school to go surfing. After college he moved to the Outer Banks where he wrote and owned several businesses,...view moreWalt Johnson started going to the Outer Banks of North Carolina in high school to go surfing. After college he moved to the Outer Banks where he wrote and owned several businesses, one of which was called The Rainforest. Since then he has moved to Wilmington, NC, where he continues to write and teach English. As of 2012 he still lives there.view less