1 / 9A couple who quit their jobs in 2017 and bought a boat to sail around the world were completely unaware of the Covid-19 pandemic - until they tried to dock in the Caribbean. 2 / 9Elena Manighetti from Lombardy, Italy and Ryan Osborne from Manchester left the Canary Islands in late February to plan to travel to St Vincent - a distance of 3,000 miles. 3 / 9The couple had told their families that while on their journey they did not wish to receive any bad news.4 / 9However, when approaching the Caribbean, they were told that many of the islands had closed their borders to protect their populations from the Covid-19 virus. 5 / 9The couple said when they left the Canary Islands they had been aware of a virus in China but did not think it could possibly affect their journey on the other side of the world. 6 / 9After 25 days at sea - without access to news from the outside world as they had no mobile phone signal - they were told they were unable to dock at several ports because of the new lockdown restrictions. 7 / 9The first they knew of Covid-19 was when a friend, who had sailed ahead of them, told them about the lockdown. 8 / 9Ms Manighetti said that because she is an Italian citizen, authorities did not want to allow her to land because of the impact of Covid-19 on her native Lombardy. 9 / 9The couple, who are currently in Bequia, Saint Vincent, are unable to continue their journey at the moment because nowhere is open.