Goodbye Big Water

Tides roll in, then recede. This is a natural cycle that sustains life. It is nature’s way of breathing. Miami’s name comes from a Native American Indian word meaning “big water”. “Miami” is what the original South Florida natives called the area’s river that cuts through to the ocean. The Miami River is the river that the city was built around. A river that is now overshadowed by nightlife in South Beach and Wynwood.
Boxes are packed. Plans have been made. I now leave from one city on a river to another. Another river, named by another tribe of American Indians. The Ohio River will be my new water. The rolling waters poised to sustain life and reinvigorate the weary. I shall greet you soon…