Today, I’m going to be embarking on a journey – a journey into madness. Well, a journey that will likely cause me to go mad, anyway. I’m headed for Illinois.

My older sister and her family live there, so I’m making my way into the prairie state – a land of corn and few hills. But along the way, I’m also picking up my younger sister in Wisconsin. It isn’t really on the way, but she needed a ride and I said I’d make the trip to my parents’ house to pick her up.

All told, my driving time will be about 10 hours (if I can hit traffic right, and if Google Maps is even remotely close to accurate in its time estimates). This is going to be a long drive, for sure, but not quite the most time I’ve ever spent in the car in one day. That honor belongs to a trip to central Illinois by way of Janesville, Wis., Milwaukee, and Chicago – a more than 12-hour drive.

What is the longest time you’ve ever spent in the car in one day?