They'll spend a year at sea after selling home before coronavirus

The oceans have emptied over the past few months, with seagoing voyagers around the world seeking safe harbor amid fears that Covid outbreaks or restrictions could leave them stranded with nowhere to go, reported Cable News Network (CNN).

Which makes the decision of one Italian family to embark on an epic adventure in a sailboat seem all the more courageous or, in the eyes of some, foolhardy.

Stefano and Sara Barberis, a couple in their 40s from a small town in the northern region of Lombardy, have sold their house to fund their year-long trip, during which they aim to cross the Atlantic, explore the Caribbean and perhaps further afield, said the CNN report.

Accompanying them will be their three children, Iago, aged 11, Nina, aged eight, and Timo, a three-year-old. Pepper, a Labrador dog, will also be along for the ride.

Home, for all six of them, will be a 17-meter sailing boat called Shibumi, meaning "refined beauty" in Japanese, said the report.

The Barberis say they're bringing their kids along because the journey will offer them unmissable life experiences and educational opportunities, and regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, the time to travel is now, the CNN added.

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