I swam into the Atlantic Ocean at 3am once on a bender; I started swimming out to sea and I went and went until I was so tired I was almost drowning... Then I turned around and I could not see the shore anymore, not even a glimmer... I realized I was probably going to die out there drunk and wash to shore. It was awful. How I made it back I do not know. I was in and out. My arms and legs were so tired I was having muscle seizures for days...
It takes what it takes. You got lucky. Glad you're ok. There's some good sobriety in Alaska though! I lived there for a bit. Keep going for sobriety. Wish you the very best.