Time to start pinching pennies as Elon Musk and the crew at Space X are looking to terraform Mars, turning the barren landscape into a habitable planet accessible by anyone with 200k to drop on a ticket. Well, that’s the plan anyways. In reality there is much to be done to drop the ticket price down from the $10 Billion price tag it currently holds. Yes, you read that correctly. And you were complaining about the current state of airline baggage fees…
In a press conference last week, the Space X/Paypal/Tesla founder and CEO announced big plans to start sending massive payloads of equipment, resources, and able bodies to the Red Planet, with the overarching goal being a world-away-from-home from the pale blue dot we’ve grown accustomed to. The first question in the front of most of our minds is, “When can we start surfing these man-made oceans?” In the artist rendition of what Mars could look like when Space X is finished, one can make out the early formation of an ocean of sorts with all sorts of potential nooks and crannies to hide surf. Combine the scale of this ocean with the routine storms that are present on our closest neighbor and you have the makings of unmolested long period swell. Itching to get on the next flight yet?
Earth boasts a heaping amount of notable surf spots that have us feeling like we aren’t on our planet at all, but none of these would rival the experience of actually surfing another planet. I’m sure the feeling of surfing on Mars would be unmatched; spaceships cruising overhead with perfect Martian tubes to keep one occupied. The cost of admission is bound to keep crowds low and the backdrop of a Martian landscape is sure to blow up your Instagram. I mean hell, you could geo-tag the shit out of this place and no one is going to bother you; you’re on Mars. So before we start complaining about the death of surf wanderlust and lack of undiscovered surf zones on our home planet, we should shift our focus to other options within our solar system.
Unfortunately, we are a few generations removed from being able to utilize this future seascape, but who knows, maybe your grand kids will be gliding into some dreamy Martian point break while you recall the good old days of groveling to get a wave to yourself at your local.
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