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Peace and prosperity were short lived, and the English and French were battling again by 1778. This time, the English won control of the island through agreements outlined daka 90 in the 1814 Treaty of Paris. daka 90 However, the British were indifferent about changing French customs, thus language, religious preference, place names, and cultural traditions remained decidedly French for the first half of the 19th century. Even today, the citizens of this English island speak a French-based patois that flows like thick honey from the back of the throat, and live in villages named Soufri re, Vieux Fort, and Gros Islet.

Back along the coast, the road passes a series of small villages that spread up from the shore into the hills. At the Macoucherie Estate, south of Salisbury, stop to see sugarcane being crushed by an old-fashioned water wheel, one of the last in the West Indies. There are no organized tours, but visitors are welcome free of charge on weekdays from 7am to 3pm,