Nailer99
Contributor
Thanks for the input, everyone. Interesting range of responses. As I said before, I thought nothing about it, as far as safety goes, at the time. I must say, I really relished the feeling of being (somewhat) on my own, and I liked the feeling of REALLY being responsible for my own safety for those few minutes. Maybe I will work towards being a solo diver someday. I know I'm a long way from even being a decent buddy diver right now. But I'm learning as much as I can as fast as I can, while still aware that there's no substitute for experience. Thanks again for the thoughtfull replies.