The many hills have astonishing views of the blue bay, skyline, and on some days, the fog rolling in.
Sandra Hall, assistant manager of the Beach Motel in Treaddur Bay, near Holyhead, Anglesey, said the bay's blue flag status was vital to the local economy.
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In Acapulco, the blue water of the bay gives way to a skyline dotted with closely packed tall white hotels operated by major hospitality companies such as InterContinental Hotel Group, Starwood Hotels, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, and Global Hospitality Investments.
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Perched atop craggy cliffs over the deep blue waters of Rincon Bay, I arrived at what looked like a manmade stone wall surrounding a cluster of huts.
Like the Yankees, the Red Sox are expected to finish the year looking up at the feathers of the Blue Jays and Orioles as well as the slippery tail of Tampa Bay Rays.
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But if you hit one of those beautiful winter days when the sea is calm and the sky is blue, continue along the coast path for about two miles until it curves into the hidden bay and tiny old harbour of Lamorna Cove.
There are also two Boston Whalers, a 23-foot Jet Boat, a Nautilus Rib Catamaran, and a 37-foot-long Midnight Express at the ready for snorkeling, diving excursions, and drop-offs on one of the islands in Copperfield Bay for those longing for a blue lagoon experience.
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Fifteen people, including members of the public, were rescued after being pulled out to sea at Blue Water Bay Beach.
During 20 minutes of snorkeling off the beach at Coral Bay (pop. 120), we saw blue-spotted stingrays, moray eels, manta rays and dozens of fish species.
On the road from Amasra, 12km before Cide, a small winding road leads to Gideros Bay, where the Kure mountains part to reveal pristine turquoise blue waters, clear enough to see the sea bed from the shore.
On a fine day, take breakfast on the secluded terrace then make the short drive to Cardigan Bay, with its miles of unspoilt coastline and Blue Flag beaches.
Its popularity in the U.S. pretty much starts and stops there, but in France, as well as Britain and Northern Europe, the dried blue-black berries have a rightful place alongside thyme, rosemary and bay.
Rose and blue quartz stone sculptures by Ms. Abramovic are mounted to the wall near a bay window.
But teams like the Carolina Hurricanes, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks and Columbus Blue Jackets would still have trouble making money unless they went at least two rounds in the playoffs.
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The 2013 blue flag beaches were revealed at an event hosted by Keep Wales Tidy in Rest Bay, Porthcawl.
Some varieties like Blue Catfish are considered invasive species which have come to dominate local rivers in the Chesapeake Bay area.
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BLUE, Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney, changed its name in February--it was formerly the W. Now part of the India-based Taj hotels and resorts group, it still offers the same 100 spacious, hip, loftlike rooms located in a converted wharf.
It was a rainy morning in Silicon Valley, and Thiel, in a windbreaker and jeans, was at the wheel of his dark-blue Mercedes SL500, trying to find an address in an industrial park between Highway 101 and the bay.
West Bay at Westgate was named for the second year in a row, while Margate Main Sands regained the Blue Flag that it last held in 2004.
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