I wonder if next time you're on a trip like this, where there is a villa/home base, for you to decide beforehand that it's OK to say, "Hey, ya know? Y'all go out to [tuscan village/ cool day trip] today; I'll stay by the pool, surf the net, or [insert fun, but non-stressful thing here], and rest up so that I I can [do fun things X and Y / walk without pain / avoid collapsing] tomorrow.
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We did.