I'm too old to go on holiday with my parents!

Rebecca Donaldson, 16, reluctantly travelled with her little sister, 12 and her parents to the Mark Warner Beach Resort San Agostino on mainland Greece last summer.

The summer term draws to an end and the inevitable question of what everyone is up to this summer comes up. Shouts of Cornwall camping, inter-railing around Europe and surfing in Portugal reverberate around the group. Why do my parents still persevere with family travel? I suppose it is the luck of the draw being the eldest child that my parents insist that family holidays continue into my late teens.

Packing to go on holiday is always an area of controversy between my mother and I. I have tried to explain to her that 'a pair of shorts, some t-shirts, a swimming costume and some flip flops' are not the only items of clothing you need for a summer holiday, but the collective groans when I manhandled my wheelie suitcase down the stairs on the morning of departure meant that my point of view had been totally ignored.

Meeting new people is always painful, but from seeing the other teenagers in the Indy Club on that first meeting, I realised I was not the only one wishing I had divorced my parents prior to the expedition. We all headed off to the beach bar to get to know each other and soon our nervous giggles turned into loud laughter with the help of our Indy Club leader Tom who got everyone involved.

 
Throughout the week, we spent our days messing about on the beach, sailing, kayaking, playing beach volleyball and comparing iPods. In the evenings, apart from the few obligatory dinners with the parents, we all gathered together and took part in themed parties and evening entertainment including Karaoke (not my strong point) and giant Jenga.

The holiday drew to an end and when we all said our goodbyes to staff and new friends we all promised to be back next year. Being 17 next summer, I will be the oldest in the Indy Club - I'm going to rule!

Family holidays - long may they last. Take a look at all our family holidays.