The start from above.

Off they go.

Jean Taris from France.

Can you spot the runner?

Edward Chapman (UK).

Phil Waudby & Marius Andrews from South Africa.

Dirk Staal, South Africa.

Husband and wife team, Burger & Louise Lambrechts from South Africa.

Edward Chapman enjoying the desolate beauty.

Franz Brunner from Switzerland.

Estienne's famous dry river beds.

The quiver tree, or kokerboom as it is known in Afrikaans, indigenous to this area.

Chuck Walker (USA) taking in the beauty.

Greg Nerf (South Africa) & Ronan Gallagher (Australia) taking time for a photo.

Marius Andrews (South Africa)

Why this desert is called the Green Kalahari.

Anne Centner (South Africa)....If I get my hands on Estienne.....

Phil Waudby (South Africa) coming through the trees.

Big Dave Carter (UK). He will NEVER buy a raffle ticket again in his life!!! Look where it got him!!!

The beauty of this desert.

Phil Langman & Iain (Yorkie) Lomas from the UK. Quite a difference from rowing.

The end of a hard day.

Overnight camp.

The 'kokerboom'.

Phil Langman & Yorkie Lomas (UK)

Ronan Gallagher (Australia).......the riverbeds.......

Big Dave Carter (UK)

Craig Petersen (South Africa)

Anne Centner (South Africa) taking a dip.

Dr Charl tending to feet at a checkpoint.

Wildlife on the route.

Setting up checkpoint for the long night.

Spectacular sunset.

Marius Andrews (South Africa) who wore a flip flop from Day 3.

Check Point at night.

Mike Firmstone (UK)....nearly there.

Sunrise, as the last few finish the long night.

Staff of Khamkirri transport the participants across the river after the long day & night.

The majestic Kalahari.

Burger & Louise Lambrechts (South Africa) spending quality time together.

Anne Centner (South Africa)

Stuart Wainwright & Lionel Dyck (South Africa)

Big Dave Carter (UK)

Mike Firmstone (UK)

The Kalahari Darts from the UK set off.

Burger Lambrechts (South Africa)

Michael Hutchesson (Australia)

Neil Wightwick (UK) & Johan Landsberg (South Africa)

Iain (Yorkie) Lomas (UK)

Anne Centner (South Africa)

Burger Lambrechts (South Africa)

Stuart Wainwright & Lionel Dyck (South Africa)

Jean Taris (France) finishing a stage.

Phil Langman (UK) in Khamkirri.

Neil Wightwick (UK)

The spaceship mountain in Khamkirri.

Friends Johan Landsberg & Andries Fourie (South Africa)

Johan Landsberg (South Africa)

Michael Hutchesson (Australia) emptying out shoes!!

We're on a road to nowhere......

Iain (Yorkie) Lomas (UK)

Craig Petersen (South Africa) - the red sands of Khamkirri

Neil Wightwick & Phil Langman (UK) sharing a joke.

Johan Landsberg (South Africa)

Marius Andrews (South Africa)

Phil Langman (UK)

The Kalahari Express - Chuck Walker from USA!

Chuck Walker (USA)

Vasco's sense of humour!

Michael Hutchisson (Australia)

Greg Nerf (South Africa)

Louse Lambrechts (South Africa)

Anne Centner (South Africa)

Ronan Gallagher (Australia)

Chuck Walker (USA)

Ronan Gallagher (Australia)

Andries Fourie (South Africa)

Johan Landsberg (South Africa)

Big Dave Carter (UK)

Burger Lambrechts (South Africa)

Stuart Wainwright & Lionel Dyck (South Africa)

The route through Khamkirri.

Craig Petersen (South Africa) & Michael Hutchesson (Australia)

Craig and Michael shaking hands as they finish the stage.

Walking in with Edward Chapman (UK). Estienne is not his favourite person right now.

Estienne's famous last words....It NEVER rains in the Kalahari!

The UK participants were happy with the weather.

Khamkirri hasn't seen rain like this in a long time.

Here they come!

An unexpected surprise for Anne Centner (South Africa)

Total joy from Edward Chapman (UK)

Big Dave Carter (UK)

Relief. Neil Wightwick (UK)

Jean Taris (France)

Ronan Gallagher & Michael Hutchesson (Australia) carrying their flag.

Friends Phil Langman & Iain (Yorkie) Lomas (UK)

The Kalahari Express, Chuck Walker (USA)

The group at the finish.

Over for another year!

Estienne, Nadia & Simon.