Update 4/28
Day #67
Today: Port Jervis, NY, to West Point, NY (48 miles)
Total miles: 3651
Tomorrow (plan): Rest Day (trip completed !!)
Yesterday, I contacted LTC Mike Stoneham, Officer-in-Charge of the West Point Cadet Cycling Team, and he informed me that some of the cadets would like to ride out to meet us and accompany us on our final leg of the trip to West Point, assuming their class schedules would permit. We decided that we needed to be on the road earlier than usual in order to try and mesh with the cadets' schedules. We departed the motel after breakfast at 7:30 AM, and the temperature was already in the low 70s. The forecast was for another day in the 90s, and we heated up immediately as we climbed the steep four-mile grade from along the Delaware River where Port Jervis is located. The route included some fairly short stretches on major roads with heavy traffic, but most of it was through the picturesque countryside and small towns located along US 6 in the area east of Port Jervis. We stopped in the town of Monroe for lunch, and I left a phone message for Mike to advise him of our location and progress. After lunch, we encountered another long, steep section of US 6 before the turn-off for West Point. 
Since this was the hottest part of the day, we stopped a couple of times during the climb to rest in the shade and cool off. There was a little bit of a breeze, so Susan poured water on both of us to act as natural air-conditioning, and it worked wonders. Mike returned my call and we both concluded that the tandem was making better time than expected. He was attempting to get the cadets who were available to meet us on the road, so we agreed that we would just keep on pedaling. When we were within a mile or so of the gate, we were met by Danielle Sweet of the Association of Graduates, and she took some pictures of our arrival. Shortly thereafter we were met by Cadets Alex Krienke and Derek Merkler, both Firstclassmen (seniors) and members of the Cycling Team. We paused at the gate for some more photos and then continued to ride on to Cullum Hall where we were met by Mike, and another Firstclass member of the Cadet Cycling Team, Cadet Courtney Rehwoldt. The group presented Cycling Team jerseys to both of us, and this certainly was a pleasant surprise and an honor. 
We then rode to the hotel just outside the gate in the town of Highland Falls, and Susan was able to walk to a local beauty shop for a haircut. Now we both have our shaggy manes ready for the 50th reunion activities which start Thursday afternoon. If the weather forecast is correct, we will ride the tandem to the reunion hotel in NJ, and turn it in at a local bike shop for shipping. The reunion activities will be completed by Sunday noon, and we will fly from Newark to LA on Sunday evening. It has been a great adventure and one we will always remember.
Additional information: I am writing this on 4/29, and we learned today that Cadet Courtney Rehwoldt was hurt in a bicycle accident yesterday after we met her. The Cycling Team was conducting time trials along the same road on which we rode into West Point, and during her time trial she hit a goose which quickly and unexpectedly appeared on the course, causing her to crash. Previously yesterday we had seen geese as we were pedaling toward the gate. She is in the hospital with a concussion and contusions; however, I talked with Mike Stoneham who was en route to visit her, and he told me the hospital reported that she was improving rapidly. Obviously our thoughts and prayers are with her.
We want to thank Courtney Sweet, Kim McDermott, and Gail Yeaple, all of the Association of Graduates, for providing photos and transmitting photos that had been taken at West Point and earlier in our trip.