Last weekend, Wendy made a trip from SF to Santa Cruz and back. The people on her boat told her that it's a tradition to drink a shot of bitters at the end of a sailor's longest journey. Never heard of that before and I'm sure it was just and excuse to get her wasted. (Nothing wrong with that -- I do it all the time).
During some research into nautical traditions, Wendy turned up this page which gives some interested insights in the sources of modern-day language: http://www.shipsandcruises.com/nautical_notes.htm
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