I have to admit that we were very excited to be able to finally go for a ride with another tandem.

This was our first time riding with another tandem and yours also, so there was lots of excitement on both ends. The old Peugeot tandem seems very capable and the work you did reassembling it was top notch.
One thing I can say to anybody that reads this post: if you ever get a chance to go for a ride with Jim and Sharon, JUST DO IT! You will NOT be disappointed. They are the most gracious hosts anyone would want to meet.
When I get a chance I'll post a few pictures we took in this thread, but it'll be a little while because we're heading out on a short (20ish miles) ride to Middleton for ice cream at Richardson's Dairy.