Well, my new bike is sort of "relaxed road geometry" with very low touring gears. Right now I've got 25s on the bike, I know it can take 28s, but not sure about 32s. It would have to be light touring, as the bike is not set up to take a ton of weight. But, with planning, I think 2 panniers would be fine for a 3 day trip.
Something to think about. Of course, we'd have to combine it with a trip to visit my B-I-L (big sigh).