You can get rack mounts for suspension forks if you decide you want to keep them. Here's some lnks to folks touring with suspension forks. Some have front panniers, some don't. Old Man Mountain makes nice racks. The Sherpa and Ultimate Lowrider racks
found here are both compatible with suspension forks. There's another from Europe called the faiv, but it is more expensive. Just wanted to show you some options, but the Rox Shock is probably not that great a suspension fork for touring.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDkKZGHaFtE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOzl_hGRiko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnbsKdu5LS4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAUZY5i7ZEs