Dickie Meter, former Mayor of Hout Bay, takes us on a fascinating journey through the struggles of that town that were his own struggles and shows the resilience of the people who made their homes there, time and time again. Dicki tells it like it was and in his story we see a microcosm of South Africa's past from the perspective of one who took the responsibility on to help make it better. The "republic of Hout Bay" could take some notes from their old steward.