The Mouses House, Springbrook Rainforest

Last week we stayed at the Mouses House Mountain retreat in Springbrook National Park in the mountians behind the Gold Coast.

The chalets are set in the rainforest by a mountain stream. Our chalet was the end one in a quiet part of the bush. All that could be heard was the stream and the native birds.

At short walk from our chalet is a lovely waterfall and spectacular views of the national park and, in the distance, Surfers Paradise (Gold Coast).

The Bush Turkeys come up to the chalets looking for snacks during the day.

At night, it’s the possums turn. In fact, one particular possum was a real fatty. One night we feed him one large banana, half a piece of bread and one apple! But that dinner wasn’t enough, because he was back later in the evening looking for supper!

It is actually quite cold in the mountains during winter. In the evenings we were there it dropped to 3-5 degrees.



Click below to watch a short video of Springbrook and Mouses House