Eyre Peninsula couple unveils first tiny home as it launched eco-tourism business Eyre.Way
With their travel plans halted by the pandemic, a regional couple instead launched a series of tiny homes inviting visitors to explore SA’s untapped coastline.
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When it comes to tourism accommodation, good things come in small packages for Amanda and Tim Hogg.
The couple own Eyre.Way, which rents a tiny holiday home in one of the Eyre Peninsula’s most beautiful locations.
And they have big plans for their new business, which they say is plugging a hole in the local market.
“We’re so in love with the Eyre Peninsula and believed no one had really tapped into what it truly is,” Mrs Hogg said.
Eyre.Way’s tiny home – Yambara, meaning away and out of sight in Barngarla language – is built on a three-wheel trailer.
The studio-style accommodation has a bathroom, kitchen and queen-sized bed and can sleep two adults and two children.
It overlooks Sleaford Bay and Port Lincoln National Park.
Ms Hogg said securing the land for the tiny home was a “complete fluke”.
“I was talking to my waxing lady one day and she suggested we build a tiny home on her farm, which happened to be on Sandy Point Beach in the Port Lincoln National Park – the stars just aligned,” she said.
“It’s not just about sleeping in an accommodation, it’s about experiencing being out on your own, completely isolated, on your own beach, on your own farm, surrounded by cows and emus – the true EP experience”.
The tiny homes run “off grid”, powered by solar panels and batteries.
Before starting up their Airbnb venture, the Hoggs sold their home and became “travel addicts”, exploring the world their baby in tow.
Hindered by Covid, the avid travellers bought a campervan and turned to their own backyard to explore.
“We can choose our own hours and raise the kids on beautiful beaches, while earning money doing something we love,” she said.
Now, the couple plans to build more eco-friendly tiny homes across the peninsula, one by one, naming each in honour of traditional land owners.
See @eyre.way on Instagram for more information.
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