Arrival in Kenya

Karen Blixen came to Kenya in the early 1914. She, and Swedish Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke were married in Mombasa shortly after her arrival. The couple established a coffee farm at the foot of the Ngong Hills, which was one of the largest estates at that time.
Karen had to learn how to manage the coffee farm herself, since Bror Blixen was often away on safaris. She loved her work and life at the farm, but was even more captivated by the people and the amazing country. Many beloved stories in Out of Africa as well as her paint works are about the very people who worked for her.