1971 Lois in Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges, before the tent collapsed

During her time in Wodonga, Loisembarked on a cross country expedition Jenny and Kath and Sandra, another friend. When camping at the Wilpena Pound in the Flinders Ranges in remote South Australia, they were taken under the wings of a group of scouts who took it upon themselves to help these young city girls. Their tent failed them in a heavy storm, and they had to endure a night in their small car.