u/Able_Field_1252

During my time working and living in Vietnam (countryside), I had a frightening experience riding a motorbike at night along a narrow, unlit road between two lakes. It was October, during heavy rains and flood season. As I moved forward, water began rising across the road.

A truck from the opposite direction (about 800 meters) turned on its high beams, took a good look of what's in front of me. I realized I was surrounded by water in near-total darkness. The road had submerged by around 40 centimeters due to overflow from the lakes.

I quickly turned the motorbike around and made my way back to safety. It was one of the most unsettling situations I’ve encountered and that day my open water phobia was born.