John had found all the items on the list with no great trouble -- the lost and found and proved very useful when it came to crappy novels and sunglasses. The floaty toy he found in the form of an inflatable rubber duck ring in the Hotels' little shop (he did so love a little shop!). After that, he raced like a fool back to his room to change into something more pool friendly, flippie floppy sandals and all.
He thought he'd been quite clever with the Lost and Found box -- and was certain he'd won the scavenger hunt with some extra time on his hands -- only to walk into the pool room and note that he had been completely wrong. Tara had nearly rearranged the whole place.
"Ooooh," he said -- having the good sense to drop his bag of goodies near the door, and sneak in a little closer to see what she'd done.