<b>Bill Arnott</b> is the bestselling author of <i>A Festive Season on Vancouver Island</i>, <i>A Season in the Okanagan</i>, <i>A Season on Vancouver Island</i>, and the award-winning <i>Gone Viking</i> travelogues. His works also include <i>A Perfect Day for a Walk</i> and <i>A Perfect Day for a Walk by the Water</i>, both published by Arsenal Pulp Press. For his expeditions, he’s received Fellowships at Britain’s Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. He is a Travel Ambassador for <i>Canadian Geographic</i> and Adventure Canada, a contributing writer for newspapers and magazines, and a frequent presenter for universities, podcasts, TV, and radio. When not trekking with a small pack and journal, Bill can be found on Canada’s West Coast, where he lives near the sea on Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh land.