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A cruiser visiting Galle, Sri Lanka, tours a local tea plantation and a Buddhist temple via tuk-tuk.1:48 The plantation visit details the cultivation of cinnamon, vanilla, black pepper, limes, and rubber, alongside the traditional processing of black tea using 145-year-old machinery imported from England and Ireland.11:29 The tea production process involves manual leaf collection, rolling, and 25-minute drying cycles at 150 degrees Fahrenheit, followed by electronic sorting.13:22 The temple visit features a 2,300-year-old Bodhi tree grown from a branch of the original tree in India where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.18:30 Upon returning to the boat, Triteia, the owner discovers that a dock cleat has failed, with the bolts snapped off entirely, necessitating a change in the vessel's spring line configuration.27:46

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