Questions on Driving to Zihua

I drove from Central Alaska to zihua in Oct'16, it was a good trip, I went into Mexico thru Nogalas. I had a large german shepherd and stayed in Motels so I usually had to negotiate a bit to get the dog in the room. I agree with the other comments about not driving after dark and starting early in the day. For me it was a 14 day trip though in hindsight I wish I had taken more time. Bottom line don't be in too much of a hurry.