Had my opinion changed

I used to love the sea, both being on it and being in it. However, about 10 years ago, I stayed in a small fishing village on the north east coast of England. This night, I couldn't sleep so I thought I'd go out for a walk. It was summer and the sea had been calm during the day. However, the tide was in as I was walking around and I could hear it slamming against the harbour wall. As it was the middle of the night, there were no other sounds to distract me from this noise and I found the sound and power of the sea quite intimidating.
I'd rather not be on the water now and prefer to remain a land lubber

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Muthafukajones · 46-50, M

Years ago I went to Hat Rin Beach in Thailand where the famous full moon party is held. The first day I went to the beach which is accessed by the street that ends at the waterfront beach. I walked to the right side of the beach and while swimming I noticed that there were a lot of rocks only a couple meters beneath the water. At one point in the day my foot became lodged under a rock and the waves washed over me. It occurred to me how easily one could drown swimming on that side of the beach so I moved over to the left side of the beach that afternoon.

People gather for big parties at night on the beach. Fire dancers and drinking and music. It’s a big party every night there. Many people wade out into the water and swim from the heat of the night and the dancing. My second day at the beach I heard about a girl who had drowned the previous night.

Never swim in water you don’t know well at night. Best to see it in the daytime and know about its depths and the type of ground floor underneath. This has saved me in many places I thought were safe to swim when arriving at night and then furthered investigating the beach by light of day.