The Story of A Family Vacation to Mars

In the not too distant future of this novel, a family of four travels to the Red Planet, which is rapidly being developed with amusement parks, hotels, sporting complexes, casinos and other entertainment destinations in the new bio-domes. Retirement communities have sprung up too, because the weaker gravity on Mars makes it easier for the elderly to move around and enjoy their golden years.
The New Mars has developed an area with three separate complexes called Tents. One Tent has a sports complex with racing, sports, and other activities. It is amazing how the weaker gravity affects the sports on Mars. Another Tent has a retirement community with a mall and a hospital with all the needs of the retirees.
The family stays in a low-budget hotel in Tent A. It has a park that the kids love, but they soon discover other fun things to do in Tent A and the other Tents. Next to their hotel is a skating rink with a half pipe that has a show to see along with time to skate. Later the children accompany their parents to a bar that has open mic night every Thursday night that they enjoy. Eventually the family visits the other Tents, spending time at an arcade that has virtual reality games. Their mother spends a day at the spa and then they all see a movie at the theater in the mall.
On Friday, the family visits the Mars Domes and takes a tour. After their tour of the Mars Domes they spend time in a greenhouse where they meet a couple who wants to invest in the development boom on the planet.
The family spends all day Saturday in Tent B doing different sports and finishing the day there by seeing the exciting Pod Race, an off-road racing extravaganza that takes advantage of the harsh Martian terrain.
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