A week in Anna Bay

We've all just returned from a relaxing week's holiday at Port Stephens, 200km up the coast from Sydney. We were staying in Anna Bay - which is at one end of the impressive 30km Stockton Sands beach and sand dunes - and close to Nelson Bay, which is the main tourist centre for the region.

Although it was the first week of the Autumn school holidays, it was relatively quiet around the popular tourist spots and on the beaches, although the weather wasn't the best for beach life either! As seems to be usual with our family holidays, we experienced the full range of weather options, with the first and last days being the best for sun and blue skies, and heavy showers and strong winds in between.

However, it didn't stop us doing what we wanted and we had a bike ride, several games of tennis, went on a dolphin cruise of the bay, Sue had a good horse ride along the beach, and we all had fun sand boarding down the dunes.

We also had a good amount of family time - the first real break we've all had together since arriving in Australia - and it was good to explore a new part of the country, despite still being quite close to Sydney.

There are some more photos from the week here.