This photo was taken on the same road-trip as WAFO-22, a day-trip to Vancouver.

When we got to our destination near City Hall, I had some time to wait in a parking lot, and the skies were clear. Instead of working from the front-seat, I popped up the hatch on our Nissan Leaf, and sort of made a standing desk out of the back of the car!

I connected to the network via a USB tether through the iPhone, which guarantees plenty of bandwidth for Zoom.

I’ve worked in the car before, but often feel cramped when working from either of the front seats, which offer ample leg-room. This arrangement is nice for short-duration working sessions when the skies are clear.

I feel the series wouldn’t be complete without a shot of a remote session from a workstation carrel on a BC Ferry sailing.

As a one-time frequent-floater on both Coastal-class and Spirit-class vessels, I’m quite familiar with using these spaces. You get power that is stable enough, a desk lap, and quick access to coffee and restrooms. You even get to plenty of natural light! However, you must BYON (Bring Your Own Network).

As of Sept.2021, BC Ferries no longer provides wireless network onboard, which is no real loss, as disappointed users know.

I wound up at Spinnaker’s back-patio one day recently, not to work, but pulled out my machine anyway. Such a lovely scene here over-looking Victoria’s Outer Harbour, under a clear blue sky.

This patio has potential as a remote-work location, but I couldn’t lock into WIFI waves here. I ended up tethering, and had a coffee for a short sesh running online errands before closing out the day’s activity.

I’d like to nominate this location for a future session…

Somehow I’ve not blogged this remote work spot until now, which is surprising as it has become one of my favourites!

Sherwood Lounge is located at 1515 Douglas Street, in the same building as my employer. The Sherwood is a spot for remote work nearly any time of day, as they offer morning, lunch, mid-afternoon, happy hour, and evening service!

Here I’m parked up at the front window, where I have access to power, and a fresh breeze coming in through the front window. I remember working in this seat during Summer 2020, when exposure to others while outside was deemed safest for avoiding the COVIDs. I figured that sitting in this seat, and opening the window was the best “outdoor” working location I could find.

This location ticks all my remote-worker boxes, including access to WiFi, bathrooms, and cafe-style beverages.

I should mention that their 2-2-2 breakfast is quite well done. I can’t recall the name on the menu, but you know what I mean – 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon, 2 toast, potatoes….

Yah, good energy throughout the space, and so glad I bought in. I picked up the 10-visit punch-card, available for $300 CAD on their web-site.

By the way, they have their own Slack workspace, and the broadcast announcements that go out to all club members are often addressed to the Kwencheronis, if you were wondering!

An unexpected WAFO treat today, on landing at the Sol Food Cafe out on Jutland Road.

Plenty of space, and lots of options on the menu. I liked how large the place was, and not that busy when I pulled in around 8 AM on a Wednesday morning.

They have 2 WIFI segments, but I failed to connect successfully to either. I’ll try next time I am in. This time I tethered for a Zoom meeting. Lots of coffee, snacks, breakfast, lunch, and munch items on the menu.

There is even a Happy Hour on Thursday and Friday afternoons! And for you prosecco fans, they have that on chill!

This post salutes Jawl Properties, who built and maintain the office complex at 1515 Douglas Street where the Workday suite is.

The building has remained open to tenants since the start of the pandemic, so with badge access I have used other spaces I could enter in the complex.

On this summer afternoon, I was upstairs enjoying a lemonade from the Sherwood Cafe downstairs. I was also repping for the team at Empire Donuts!