Stephan:   My trip from Ketchican, Alaska to Cortes Island, BC, Canada aboard the 55 foot Alisaz was more extraordinary than I expected, and I expected a lot. I am going to write about this, and will post it on SR later. In the moment though I want to thank all you who wrote to wish me well, both in the comments section and personally. Your gracious comments mean a lot to me. -- Stephan