Good choice. Goldwing was my 42nd bike and I loved it. Plenty of room. Excellent handling, very comfortable ride plus all the luxuries of a car, cruise control, abs, cb, AM, FM Cd changer, the new ones have XM and Nav units on them. A great bike for the money. I even pulled a trailer with mine and it pulled great. Would probably still have mine but I sold it to make room for my baby girl...that was 20 years ago. You may look into the new Kawasaki Voyager. That is one sweet bike.
My 83 Aspencade was about the 12th or 13th bike I owned. Found a 89 1500 that may work out as a straight trade. I really want to keep the go fast bike though. Might blow it off for a few more years. My problem is I like traveling by bike, but I like to rail to, and sport tourers just don't fit that bill properly for me.