If you do club rides, you can always blame your bike if/when you get dropped. If you ride alone or with someone on a road bike in worse shape than you a light touring bike would be fine. If you don't mind dropping the coin, the
Norwester Tour would be the way to go if you plan to do "fully loaded" touring on asphalt. The regular Norwester with a compact crank and a wide cassette would be better if you plan to travel lighter.