A man and woman in swimsuits are under an umbrella. There is water all around them up to their arms.
The man and woman are surrounded by water up to their arms at the beach. It is flooded, which is not supposed to be that way.
Why is the beach flooded?
I clearly recall choosing hell over high water.
scene: beach description: A man and woman in swimsuits are under an umbrella. There is water all around them up to their arms. uncanny: The man and woman are surrounded by water up to their arms at the beach. It is flooded, which is not supposed to be that way. entities: Flood, Umbrella. caption: I clearly recall choosing hell over high water.
A reference to the idiom: "hell or high water": in this case, they were literally given the choice, and despite apparently choosing "hell", they were given "high water", as depicted.