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A family of 4 has been self-isolating on their sailboat in France for 2 months - here's what a week in their lives looks like

  • After spending two months self-isolating on their sailboat in France, the Sueiro family documented their last week of 2020 for Insider's "A Week in My Tiny House" series.
  • In the mornings, the family of four usually washes dishes, does their laundry, or performs their beauty routines — all of which are significantly more difficult because of the lack of space.
  • In the evenings, they share dinner in their cramped kitchen and play board games together.
  • On New Year's Eve, the family celebrated in the boat's cockpit with oysters and champagne. The following morning, they set 2021 goals for themselves.

Last year, most of us learned that self-isolating can be difficult, but one family learned just how hard it can be when they were forced to isolate on their new sailboat for months.

After traveling the world for seven years, Will and Jessica Sueiro moved out of their RV in August 2020 and bought a catamaran to live in full-time with their two teenagers, Largo and Avalon - despite not knowing how to sail.

But on October 28, just a few weeks into their new living arrangement and days before their first sailing lesson in southern France, the country went into lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus, anchoring them to a marina and forcing the family to stay on their boat. For the next month, they were not allowed to go more than a mile from their boat. Two months later, they can now only venture out a few more miles and must still adhere to a strict curfew.

As a result, the Sueiro family spent their holidays and New Year celebrations on the boat, while documenting their lives for Insider's "A Week in My Tiny House" series.

This is what the last week of 2020 aboard the Sueiro "tiny house" looked like.

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