Elsa Pataky puts on a leggy display in a grey mini dress as she runs errands while her husband Chris Hemsworth arrives back in Byron Bay with their son Tristan

Elsa Pataky cut a stylish figure as she was spotted out running errands on Wednesday before her husband Chris Hemsworth arrived back in Byron Bay.

The Spanish actress, 48, was photographed stocking up on the essentials as she prepared to refill the fridges ahead of Chris’ return to their family home.

The next day, Thor actor Chris, 41, touched down at Ballina Byron airport via private jet with one of his twin sons Tristan, 10, as they arrived home after a mystery trip.

Preparing for their arrival, Elsa put on a very leggy display as she stepped out on Wednesday in a figure-hugging grey mini dress.

She showed off her toned legs in the chic ensemble and kept comfortable in a pair of white and pink trainers.

Elsa fixed a pair of dark shades on top of her golden tresses as she carried her supermarket purchases back to her car during the errands run.

She was laden down with a box of ginger beer, eggs and crisps among other food items as she stocked up the cupboards for Chris’ return.

On Thursday, Chris was then photographed touching down at Ballina airport alongside his son Tristan as they prepared to reunite with Elsa.

The Hollywood icon looked travel ready in a white T-shirt and baggy grey trousers, which he styled with a pair of smart white trainers.

Keeping a low profile, Chris shielded his eyes from the bright sunshine with a pair of aviator shades and sported a black baseball cap.

He carried his essentials in a black backpack and was every inch the doting father as he stepped out alongside his son Tristan.

Chris shares Tristan and his twin brother Sasha with his wife Elsa. They also have an older daughter India, 12. 

The family live in Byron Bay in a sprawling $30million eight-bedroom mansion that sits on a massive 4.2 hectares of land in Broken Head.

But Elsa revealed that she wasn’t always convinced about moving Down Under and had one very specific condition for Chris before she relocated.

Elsa, who is originally from Madrid, admitted she told Chris that she would only move to Australia if they lived on a sprawling farm where she could have horses.

‘That was my deal with Chris,’ she told the Courier Mail. 

‘I said I would move to Australia but I wanted to live on a property, a farm, and have horses and he knew that.’

Elsa also gave a candid insight into her relationship with Chris and shared their secret to a happy marriage despite facing many challenges over the years.

‘I think we all have the idea of this beautiful dream of a marriage and loving each other and it all being perfect but it’s much more work than you think,’ she said.

‘It comes with so many challenges but it’s beautiful to grow into those challenges and learn about each other and how we change with the years and how we adapt to each other.

‘You can think from the outside that a marriage is perfect but they all have their things and they all need a lot of work.’

Elsa and Chris will celebrate 14 years of marriage on December 22, though she confessed they rarely remember their anniversary.

Even though it might seem like a relationship faux pas, Elsa insisted the date is easily forgotten because it’s so close to Christmas and said they laugh it off every year.

Gushing over her husband, Elsa also admitted that she has always wanted a ‘partner for life’ as she told how she wants to grow old with Thor actor Chris.  

Elsa and Chris got married in a spontaneous ceremony while in holiday in Australia in December 2010, just three months after they made their relationship public and ten months after they first met.

They moved to Byron Bay five years later after buying their forever home in the coastal paradise for $7.6million.