A day off.

July 1, Townsend.

Days off have a special significance in the circus. Here's how the day off went: wake up at 5:30 AM, drive for two and a half hours; set up the trailer, unhitch the truck, work on repairing broken water heater (Fridman;) watch/play with/scold/change/wash the kids, one of which doesn't take a nap all day (Nicolas/me;) crash as soon as the generator shuts off, at 10:30 PM. Days off have a special significance in the circus, they mean do all the work you do any other day, and then some.