A-Z guide to Port Douglas and Surrounds
A= Airport, cairns airport is a little over one hour away
B= Bats – also known as flying foxes, look but don’t touch
C= Carnivale, Port Douglas Carnivale is usually held toward the end of May each year, 2018 has attracted a performance by Ross Wilson
D= Daintree Rainforest
E= lake Eacham is a popular lake of volcanic origin on the Atherton Tableland of Queensland
F= Four mile beach
G= Great Barrier Reef. Mossman Gorge
H= Hartleys crocodile farm
I= Dicksons Inlet, a great place to throw your rod in from Sugar Wharf
J= Jungle surfing: an hour and a quarter drive from Port Douglas is Cape Tribulation where you can go jungle surfing through the rain forest
K= k star tours offers walking tours around Port Douglas
L= Lifeguards on duty 365 days a year, always swim between the flags, located at the northern end of Four Mile Beach
M= Markets: Port Douglas Sunday, Wednesday marina market and Saturday Mossman market
N= North Queensland has two seasons: Wet (also called the green season) and Dry (starts May and finishes in October)
O= blue-ringed Octopus. Q: are they always blue? A: No, they will only turn blue when provoked and are usually a dark brown and yellow colour when resting. They are highly venomous.
P= Palm trees and coconut trees, always check up before you sit under a coconut tree because the coconuts do fall without warning
Q= Quicksilver, Great Barrier Reef cruises
R= Rent it your way, a book on how to holiday rent your own place
S= Sugar wharf and St Marys’ by the Sea
T= lake Tinaroo. Best Barra fishing FNQ
U= Ultra marathon: The Kuranda to Port Douglas 64km Trail Ultra Marathon on Sunday 26 August 2018 follows Black Mountain Road and the Bump track to Port Douglas
V= caraVan parks
W= Wildlife Habitat, enjoy breakfast with the birds, see crocodiles and wildlife
X= Xmas in the tropics
Y= Yoga classes available in Port Douglas and during high season it is always nice to join in the Yoga on the Beach classes
Z= Zip code: 4877
