Pretty sure &quot;the friend&quot; was Ann Winblad, who he was seeing at the time, and that this was a trip they took to the Outer Banks of NC.<p>It&#x27;s all been written about in more detail in past books and magazine articles.<p>For more see this ancient WIRED piece: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;1996&#x2F;09&#x2F;winblad&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;1996&#x2F;09&#x2F;winblad&#x2F;</a>