self rescue

Time is on our side here. No real current, no real waves, it's not cold!
I just chill unless something looks really whacky and let the kite pull me in. (not advising that, I think you should do whatever your instructor tells you is best).

I think the 45 minute drift was the longest. I remember just laying back and zoning out. When I got to shore, Fire Rescue was there. That sucked. I really wasted their time and I guess by law they had to do a semi health check on me and have me sign off that I was okay. That just took even more of their time.
I was embarrassed that I wasted their time while quite honestly, I enjoyed my time doing my little drift. They probably thought I was dead, cuz I was literally not moving, just zoning out.

In hindsight, had I known they were on the beach waiting for me, I would have self rescued just so they weren't worried. Oh well. They didn't seem to mind checking out the bikinis as I remember.