Namaqualand Towns: GARIES * More information and photographs for this page will be posted soon * HOW TO GET THERE (GPS: 30 33S 17 59E) On the N7, 144km north of Vanryhnsdorp and 114km south of Springbok. HISTORY In 1845, Garies was laid out on land given to the Dutch Reformed Church by the owner of the farm Goedeverwagting. ORIGINS OF THE NAME A Nama word that means 'couch-grass' (Cynodon dactylon) a common local star grass. Spelled Th'aries by the Nama. POPULATION PLACES OF INTEREST Groenriviermond WHAT TO DO AND SEE Wildflowers in season ACCOMMODATION See "Where to Stay" TOURISM OFFICE NEIGHBOURING TOWNS Kamieskroon 46km Bitterfontein 58km Groenriviersmond 70km