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I spend most of the year in Toronto. But once I stopped downhill skiing, winter lost its appeal. Several years ago we started to spend our winters in central Mexico, and because we want to have our car and dog (Lula– of course) for the four months that we're there, I usually drive down and back accompanied by my friend and business partner, Chris Sanderson. The driving distance is 3,960 kilometers; 39 hours. With two border crossings, this usually translates to either four 10 hour driving days or five 8 hours days. 
It's interesting to note, and as you can see from the map above, the best route follows a Great Circle, because of the distance involved. The roads are Canadian, US and Mexican four-lane interstate highways for all except a handful of miles.
Because the drive is about getting there in a timely manner there's very little opportunity for photography. Sometimes in the evenings we'll walk around a town, but usually we just drive, eat, walk the dog, and sleep.

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