Off to Buenos Aires
For the past few years, we've been spending New Years traveling with our good SoCal friends. Last year was Sevilla, the year before Salzburg. This year we decided on South America and Buenos Aires. Despite warnings of heat and humidity and the reality of mostly crappy flight options to South America, we decided to roll the dice. Oops... believe it or not, this is an improvement over last night's forecast. 
And memo to self: no matter how hot it gets, stick to the pools.
Pirhana attack in Argentina leaves at least 70 injured
And then there are our flights. No 5* or even 4* airlines on this trip, although I had flirted with and booked KE's LAX-GRU 77W. But leaving a day early and spending 8 hours in transit just didn't seem like it was worth the effort. That plus I waited until it was too late to safely send passports off for a Brazilian visa. What sealed the deal was we are now on the same DFW-EZE flight as our SoCal friends who are connecting from LAX.
• American Airlines Admirals Club at DEN
• American Airlines First Class DEN-DFW
• American Express Centurion Lounge at DFW
• American Airlines First Class DFW-EZE
• Alvear Palace Hotel Buenos Aires
• Buenos Aires
• Aerolineas Argentinas Premium Economy AEP-MDZ
• Park Hyatt Mendoza
• Mendoza and Wine Country
• LAN Chile Economy MDZ-SCL
• Santiago de Chile
• San Cristobal Hotel Santiago
• Delta Business Elite SCL-ATL
• Delta SkyClub at ATL
• Delta Business Elite ATL-DEN
Easy drive to DIA this morning and we were at check-in at T-90, where the agent told told us that the flight was running about a half hour late. That's AA speak for at least an hour. "Thanks for getting us here so early" was the first of many witty comments from the Princess today.
One look at the 50 pax deep line at the South Pre-Check line, we headed to North Pre-Check where it was much better with only a few kettles in the line. A quick train ride to the first stop, Concourse A where the Princess came up with another good one, "Are we going to another club or the crappy one?" Sorry dear, we are going to "the crappy one" aka The Admirals Club, which IMO is better than the only other option here, the United Club, east or west.
More mostly recycles pics of the DEN Admirals Club.
And today's arrivals and departures, now with a more realistic but still optimistic 65 minute delay.
With the delay and no "lunch" on our DEN-DFW, we or rather I decided to have something at the Admirals Club and took a chance on the Cuban Pork Panini. Either I was really hungry or this was one very tasty panini. Mrs. SFO took one bite, exclaimed "wow" and proceeded to share my panini.
At T-20, we headed out to Gate A51 where boarding was just beginning.
AA 109
DEN-DFW
MD-80
11:55A-2:55P (sked)
1:20P-3:50P (actual and ETA)
December 28, 2013
Seats 5AB
Refreshments
Not much warmth to this crew today. No PDB and self-serve hang your coat.
Drinks and the furthest from the truth "Gourmet" Snack Mix.
First time in ages I've been on the AB side. I'll miss the Mad Dogs when they are retired.
Coming up: Our first look at the DFW Centurion Lounge