Mr & Mrs Smith

Pick up locally grown tropical fruits and vegetables from the Sunday market in Anzac Park at the Dixon’s Inlet end of Macrossan Street or from Blood Orange at 9 Warner Street, +61 (0)7 4099 4979, turns out homemade sauces, including luscious passionfruit or mango butter, as well as dips, reheat-and-eat meals, and fresh fruit and veg. Seafood House, 11 Warner Street, Port Douglas, +61 (0)7 4099 5368, sells seafood fresh from the trawler, as well as tasty smoked salmon, mackerel and, for the adventurous, crocodile. Open seven days a week. The nearest supermarket is Coles on Macrossan Street.

A day-trip to the Great Barrier Reef is a must. Marina Mirage is tucked away on the inlet and harbours luxury yachts, game fishing launchers and a fleet of small cruise ships, which all moor at 4pm so look before you book.  Plump for a smaller boat and smugly avoid the crowds. Divers and snorkelers should head to the luxurious and eco-friendly Aristocat, www.aristocat.com.au, which has hot showers on board and a licence to ‘passive dive’ with Minke whales, the smallest of the baleen whales. Sightings occur mid-June to mid-August.
Kuku Yalanji Dreamtime, Mossman Gorge, Mossman +61 (0) 7 4098 2595; www.yalanji.com.au.The Kuku Yalanji tribe inhabits the local rainforest and offers one-and-a-half hour guided rainforest walks in Mossman Gorge.  Your guide will demonstrate traditional plant usage and identify Bush tucker.
Get that wind-swept look by cantering along a sandy beach on horseback.
Whatever your level of expertise, thee team will look after you on an enchanting two-and-a-half hour trek of the beach and rainforest. www.ridethebeach.com.au; +61 (0) 7 4098 7583.

Take a scenic helicopter ride to remote Aboriginal rock art sites and the outback or try a heli-horse or heli-rafting safari (www.skysafari.com.au, +61 (0) 7 4099 3666).

Billy Tea Safaris offers personalised 4WD tours to Cape Tribulation, (the only place on earth where two World-Heritage-listed sites lie side by side), the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef. Daintree is the oldest rainforest in the world and is home to 20 per cent of Australia’s bird species and 60 percent of Australia’s butterfly species. Ancient trees believed to have been extinct for millions of years were rediscovered here. www.billytea.com.au

Port Douglas is small and flat enough to zip around with ease. Hire motorbikes and scooters from www.plazaportdouglas.com.au (+ 61 (0)7 4099 4000) or a bicycle from www.portdouglasbikehire.com.au (+61 (0)7 4099 4303).