Humid hike in search of disa uniflora

Our hike today was a repeat of January's, when we trekked to the Myburgh Waterfall along the contour path from Suikerbossie in search of disa uniflora. On the previous walk, we only saw three in bud, and today we were hoping to not be too late. Cloud cover and patches of mist made for a sunless but nevertheless humid hike and perspiration proliferated. It was a day without wind and the sea from Hout Bay across to Kommetjie was mirror-like, with not a swell breaking against the granite boulders of Chapman's Peak or even on the beaches. A large school of dolphins was frolicking out to sea and I stopped a few times on the way over Chapman's Peak Drive to take photos and chat to others who had stopped. A cluster of ski boats and one very large one were motoring around the bay in a kind of oceanic ballet - not sure what they were doing, but perhaps it was a send-off for a departed friend.
As always, the initial climb up to the contour path left me puffing and panting, but once we levelled off it was easy going, although the tall vegetation makes it one of the less scenic hikes.
We reached the ravine at tea time, and only a few of us braved the steep scramble and occasional crawl up to the waterfall, which still had a trickle coming down the cliff face, although more in the form of a rain shower than a waterfall. And there they were! Little clumps of disas - much smaller than you would expect and too far away for a good photo as they cling to the upper reaches of wet cliffs - one of the idiosyncracies of our marvellous fynbos, to have very, very specific habitats.
We were also treated to a sight of another very beautiful flower, perhaps of the amaryllis family - I am still identifying.
It was a very worthwhile hike just to see these flowers in real life. Perhaps next time we will go in winter just to see the waterfall!