Looking for friends from the Amporaha camp in Nosy Be

Finally!!! I can share my joy... youthful memories rediscovered along with emotions!!!🙂 Thank you for your welcome and especially your comments! "The Tahitian" has changed a lot 🤪—the kilos and the years... but still full of "pep"... and ready to party!!! Looking forward to reading you all soon... Best wishes to everyone!😉 For info, I was in Ivato from June 1968 to September 1970, and Dad was a pilot on the "Skyraider" (he left us soon after😕). He was camp chief in Nosy Be in July 1970 and in 1969 if my memory serves me right...😇

Oh! Yay! M.Lou, there you are on the forum with such great energy—I’m so happy to read you. Through your words, my video-memory opens up, and the story of Nosy-Be plays back in my little head. Just imagine! Our memories are as vivid as yesterday in Nosy-Be, yes! Yes! Because to me, it *was* yesterday—I don’t count the time that’s passed, but the time I might have left. So quick! Quick! We need to preserve our memories, and all Nosybeans (men and women) should take part in Francis’s idea. In the end, as a bonus, I’ll make an amazing DVD of yesterday’s and today’s memories in video clips. I’m counting on you and everyone who’s already responded, YES!!!! The music of Nosy-Be from yesterday and what will live again tomorrow—a fantastic site with memory videos, so we can travel back to Madagascar’s past for a few minutes thanks to modern communication. Thank you. See you soon. Patrick Romé

You’re on fire, Patrick! Motivated like never before! Pure happiness...😏 See you soon!

Proof in pictures (top to bottom)

MLT

GT - FG - CG

and the lobsters

Veloma Christian

Nosybéennes 😉, Nosybéens 😏, here are some photos that haven’t aged too well 🙁 but will bring back wonderful memories for us.😇 See you soon. Thanks to all of you. P. Romé😎

hi everyone! I’ve been away from the forum for a while… glad to see that the friends from Amporaha camp are still "alive and kicking"—that’s great! Just to relive the good old days that have passed… with the scent of ylang-ylang. Nostalgia, you’ve got us hooked…

I’m posting an old photo of the camp run by Mr. and Mrs. Emile from the 70s. jlou82

Hello Patrick, Your photographs are stunning. Two of them really caught my eye: the ones of the Dakota and the Grise. Could you get in touch with me at roumsalareunionNOSPA@Morange.fr (remove NOSPAM to get my email address)? Thanks in advance. Veloma, Franck

Hello everyone. Here I am, registered with the former members of Amporaha. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Émile, brother of Francis, and yes, Stéphane Nefiolow!!!! It's me, Fredy. When I took a look at the site, I got chills. Check out page 6, image 0294—it’s like you’re saying hello to me. Page 6, image 132, look at my two sardines, that’s me around 2003. How we’ve changed!!! Check page 6, image 1969, I was there every time. I’m on a small atoll in French Polynesia, just like in Amporaha, but not on vacation. Passing through Tahiti, I’ll call you in 4 hours sharp. (Former Paris Firefighter) Warm regards to all.

Good evening everyone, I was a bit absent for "grandpa duties with my 5 little rascals at the seaside"—they all got a serious sunburn (except me !😕) in Brittany!!!—and then came home with a nasty cold, but I'm feeling better now. Here’s the latest on the families I’ve reconnected with and contacted: Chamalet Jean 62-65, Gourves Jacques 68-69 (our young chimpanzee), Péron Alain 70-72, Troin (Mr. deceased) 68-70, Ogliotti Guy, Baudry Guy, Dumoucel, Dezetter Jim 68-70, Néfiolov Guy (deceased) 68-72, Cabon, Blanquet Emile 67-69, Demonin Guy 61-64. More to come in the next episode... A big thank you to you, Franck.

Have a great evening, everyone, and see you soon—*véloma*...

Hi Francis, Glad you were able to expand your list. Now that your grandkids have left, if I understood correctly, it’s vacation time to relax before the upcoming trip... veloma, Franck

A shout-out to friends from the Amporaha camp forum... I hope this place is still as magical as the ylang-ylang scents were back in the 70s.... See the photo of Amporaha camp from the sky with Google Earth. Best, jlou82

Also found some great shots on Google Earth: the Amporaha beach with its pass (like you’ve rarely seen it) the Sacred Islet and its strip of white sand.... memories of evenings on the sand, fishing in canoes, diving, and meet-ups ........ sharks, sea turtles, and even a whale shark

Veloma

Back in the day, there was a pretty typical dish at the camp—bat tastings... in daube sauce. It was quite surprising to eat the first time, but it was good... veloma vasa...jlou82😏

HELLO EVERYONE, I SUGGEST YOU CHECK OUT THIS BLOG FOR THOSE WHO LOVE MADAGASCAR AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.....http://blogsperso.orange.fr/web/jsp/blog.jsp?page=1&blogID=201053 SEE YOU SOON JLOU82

Hi everyone, I'm flying to Nosy-Be tonight with Corsair. I'll check your messages on the forum from time to time (1/10 days). Thanks Christian for the photos. See you soon, Francis

May 24, 2007 Happy holidays, Francis! Give us some news from Madagascar and Nosy-Be, and some photos if you find a cybercafé . Plan a route for our next expedition to Nosy-Be. Warm childhood memories from Patrick, who lives on the happiness of reuniting with my childhood friends from Amporaha between 1967 and 1969. Thanks to everyone who responds and helps with research to find the people from Nosy-Be. Thanks to your site, Francis, I’m rediscovering memories a few years later and childhood friends—it’s pure happiness (thanks to M. Lou, who will recognize herself). The plans for clips and memory videos are still on. I’m ready to create "Nosy-Be: Yesterday and Today." Warm regards to all of you, known or unknown—we’re privileged to have lived the dream of our lives in Amporaha, and today, thanks to this site, we’re reuniting. See you soon. PRome.

Have a great trip, Francis, and so glad I got to see you at home before you left. Best wishes to the Amporha track that I loved so much... and to the coconut palm bays!! I see that everyone who’s been to Nosy Be has been "marked" for life! Pierre

Hello, I’m P. Rome. I met a family named Fabre in Tana between 1967 and 1969. It seems to me that Mr. Fabre was a Transport Pilot. Are you related to them? Yes! Nosy Be left a lasting impression on many people, especially during that time—it was a true paradise, a dream island with unforgettable ylang-ylang scents and wonderful vegetation. In short, a dream come true. Best regards, Patrick

Hi Francis, So, did you make it to Nosy Be okay? Hope the weather’s nice... Let us know how you’re doing. Cheers, Franck

good evening everyone, Everything’s going great—it’s gorgeous weather every day—but I’m on the move a lot right now. I’m actually in Tana until Friday, round trip by road. I promise I’ll post some photos Monday or Tuesday. Thanks to you all! This is for someone who’ll recognize themselves: I ate sweet lemon—there’s some on the ground! I’ll bring back Ratsimbazafy’s CD for those interested: *Le Lamba Blanc*, at Zoma, etc. Unfortunately, I only have bad news, and it’s serious: a French woman was attacked at night and severely beaten, along with three guards, one of whom died... Yes, Madagascar is changing—for better and for worse... something to think about for those who refuse to acknowledge reality without being paranoid! See you soon, with the promised photos. Francis