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| - I sent a photo of The Bluffs to a few of my friends and they all believed me when I told them I spent a weekend in Hawaii..! THAT's how great the views are, how green the trees are, and how clear the water looks on a sunny summer day.
My boyfriend and I visited The Bluffs one Monday morning. It was our first time and we had little to no knowledge as to where and how to reach the various lookout points as seen in photos online. We decided to just do a bit of exploration on our own...
We started the day by driving all the way down Brimley Road South. To the right is a big Green P parking lot with a bunch of signs that say parking costs $0.75/half hour, but if you check the Green P website, it says parking is FREE on Monday to Friday before 5:00 PM. We took a stroll along the water, but there was no sign of a nice beach or a trail nearby. But we did notice some people up on the cliffs, so we decided to drive back up Brimley Road South to search for those lookout points.
We hopped back in our car and at the intersection of Brimley Road South and Bluffers Park, I saw a sign that said 'Beach' so off we went! The path led us to a smaller parking lot that was about half full around noon. I kept thinking to myself, wow...I can't imagine how busy this beach is on the weekends! It was a nice, clean beach with soft sand. The only downside was there were quite a few seagulls flying around... We had an umbrella, so it was not a huge problem. ;) When we left the beach around 2:30 PM, the parking lot was PACKED (it was only Monday...).
Our next stop was to the top of the cliffs to check out the lookout points, so we headed back up Brimley Road South.
1) West of Brimley Road South, we found our way past some tennis courts to the end of Cecil Crescent. There, we caught a beautiful view of the Yacht Club and its surroundings.
2) East of Brimley Road South, we ended up Lyme Regis Crescent (near Fairmount Public School). We had an amazing view of luscious greens, clear blue water, sandy beach, and the marina filled with yachts.
We only had time to explore these two areas, but we'll definitely be back to spend more time at the beach and perhaps check out the Rosetta McClain Gardens, too. But...I'm fairly certain we will only return if we have time off again on a weekday.
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