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First opening a year ago, the cafe is located on a purple and Yellow houseboat that is anchored in Yellowknife Bay between the government docks and Jolliffe Island.
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The houseboater said that the idea to open a business on the water came to him due to a life well-travelled and a lack of good coffee options in town.
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Now Barnard, who runs the business year round with the exception of break up and freeze up, runs a SA国际影视传媒榩ay what you wantSA国际影视传媒� system to keep with the idea of the cafe being a business of fun.
That means that there are no set prices on anything that is offered onboard. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 a system that allows for fun and practicality, said Barnard.
SA国际影视传媒淚t I think for some people I think it amplifies the stress because theySA国际影视传媒檙e so used to knowing exactly how much they should pay and then they get really discomforted by it, Which I find amusing most of the time,SA国际影视传媒� said Barnard.
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The cafe is one of two businessSA国际影视传媒� that are located on houseboats, just down the bay is the Floating B and B.
