Robie, that sounds very nice, mat the force be with you!!!
As I said, advice I can give you is not related to conditioning your AI, but about Baja in general:
* Think about where and how will you get the water if you do multi-day trips
* Remember that in Mexico, whoever owns the ranch owns the beach as well. In many cases, you may find gringo-friendly hosts, but don't give it for granted; if unlucky you will know you were wrong at pre-only assuming friendliness when you hear very load noises
Further, in some areas of Baja, there re small gangs who exploit lonely beaches and claim a slice off you *even* if they are not the owners
* Remember that SoC is known for sudden winds coming from shore, quite gusty and intense. You may make a whole expedition without ever getting to experience them, but they are there
* Consider doing the trip with someone else who also has a Hobie: doubling the crowd drastically reduces the severity of all risks (at least one order of magnitude)
* Drive slow: the holes on the pavement can be large enough to swallow your 4Runner, definitely enough to produce a shock big enough to damage your AI. Mine (also a 4Runner) still shows deep grooves made by rocks on the pavement on the underside, driving after a wind storm, miracle that they didn't crack the oil pan.
On the good side
* You are going at a great time for fishing, in one of the best fishing areas you can ask for.
* You will get spoiled by unbelievable sunrises... Like (March 2017)...
PS: I may be going for Thanksgiving, so I may miss you for just a month or so. Then again in March
But mine are not expeditions, rather stationary
You will have a blast!
Zorzal
66, and going... wherever life takes me