A long flight from Honiara to Rennel but a longer drive from the

Rennel airstrip to Lake Tegano, on a WW2 coral based road.

Well worth the visit to see this amazing fresh water lake with its huge artesian springs. Some of these are hidden in little inlets under the forest canopy, others more visible. And then there is the magical attol like islands dotted about the lake.

Quite close to the sea at one end it's remarkable that it's fresh water. The few power boats on the lake were dragged by hand from the sea over a high ridge and then down some cliffs to the lake. The local villagers live a remote life with little interuption from the outside world. Be sure to leave ample time to get back to your flight out. This weekly flight is in itself is an occasion, interupting the children playing on the strip, not to mention the ducks wading in the puddles!

Well worth the visit and not to be missed. Shame the lodge closed down but may well be re-opened since my visit.