I decided that John's cane looked like an upside-down 'i' - and it also acts as his 'eye'. So here he is with it:

and here is a section of the photo upside-down to show the 'i':

But I thought I ought to show a proper, more serious 'i', so I spotted the flagpole on top of a hotel when we were on the pier looking back:

and here is a closer look:
