Looking out over a sparkling blue bay on Australia's west coast, Gary Crisp, an alchemist for the new century, saw an ocean of drinking water.

It was not hard to imagine Maradona stirring behind the shuttered windows, peeping out at the sparkling bay, avoiding scrutiny.

Bingtown was cupped in a sparkling blue bay.

The shuttlecraft flew over a sparkling bay, filled with what looked like seaplanes and small sailing ships, bobbing peacefully in the surf.

As they swooped over a sparkling bay, which sheltered a few sea-gliders and sailboats, Chakotay felt like a seagull coming home after a long flight.

What a luxury it was to walk outside, and stand at the railing and look out upon the lovely island and its sparkling bay.

Salvador, a city of red roofs on a bluff overlooking a sparkling blue bay, is the site of the most ambitious project.

The metropolis, which he had never before visited, rose in splendor on hills above the sparkling bay.

The whitewashed walls of the Casbah rose above the sparkling bay, gleaming like a pearl against the forested mountains behind the ancient town of Al-Jaz'ir.

Gozo, just about nine by five miles, is quieter and mostly agricultural, with sparkling small bays and sandy beaches.