Re: MtMan-List: direction?

[JohnDies@aol.com]

Larboard did fall out of favor, but port wasn't invented to replace, it was
commonly used for centuries.  Starboard is a corruption of steerboard or
steering board. Rudders were lashed on to the left side of the vessel.
Steerage was handled similar to a paddle & canoe, except much larger.  Docking
tended to snap off the steering board unless you tied up on the other side of
the boat. Left side, port side. Right side, steerboard side.

Allowing that port and starboard had the same practical use as left and right,
I would imagine that directions to the pass "left of the mountain" would
naturally change to "right of the mountain" when returning.  Although if they
didn't do that it would explain why they never left the mountains.

-john