ALGERIA: THE ROAD TO THE DEVIL’S GARDEN A cracked wheel, twenty-two litres of water and the long road south to Tamanrasset
On the edge of the Sahara, Mikael Strandberg discovers that the rim of his rear wheel is full of cracks. An experienced cyclist tells him to abandon the journey and return to Sweden.
Instead, the road continues south through Algeria—across snow-covered plateaux, ancient desert cities and immense stretches of emptiness. Along the way, strangers provide food, warmth, friendship and the knowledge required to survive.
The journey leads towards Tamanrasset. Beyond it waits the eight-hundred-kilometre desert crossing known as the Devil’s Garden.
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