Niue: Hunting the uga - Destination Pacific Islands

Jim Eagles with a cooked coconut crab on Niue. Photo / Jim Eagles
The monster was waiting for me in the darkness, eyes alert, body armour gleaming, massive claws poised to crush any unwary fingers.
We stumbled towards its lair, the black of night broken only by the dim light of our torches, brushing our way through Niue's dense rainforest, desperately trying to avoid the razor sharp chunks of coral which protruded on all sides.