diff --git a/day10/src/main.rs b/day10/src/main.rs
index b077099..904b88b 100644
--- a/day10/src/main.rs
+++ b/day10/src/main.rs
@@ -1,35 +1,15 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+mod part2;
 
 fn main() {
-    let pipes = HashMap::from([
-        ('|', (0, 1)),
-        ('-', (1, 0)),
-        ('L', (1, 1)),
-        ('J', (1, -1)),
-        ('7', (1, -1)),
-        ('F', (1, 1)),
-    ]);
-
     let data = util::get_data_chars("data.txt");
 
-    let (start, starting_directions) = find_starting_directions(&data, &pipes);
+    let (start, starting_direction) = find_starting_directions(&data);
 
-    let max = go_through_pipe(&data, start, &starting_directions);
+    let max = get_max_result(&data, start, &starting_direction);
+    let inside_count = part2::get_insides(&data, &start, &starting_direction);
 
     println!("## part 1 max: {}", max);
-}
-
-fn go_through_pipe(
-    d: &Vec<Vec<char>>,
-    start: (i32, i32),
-    starting_directions: &Vec<(i32, i32)>,
-) -> i32 {
-    let results = starting_directions
-        .iter()
-        .map(|direction| get_max_result(&d, start, direction))
-        .collect::<Vec<i32>>();
-
-    return *results.iter().max().unwrap();
+    println!("## part 2 insides: {}", inside_count);
 }
 
 fn get_max_result(d: &Vec<Vec<char>>, start: (i32, i32), direction: &(i32, i32)) -> i32 {
@@ -119,11 +99,7 @@ fn get_max_result(d: &Vec<Vec<char>>, start: (i32, i32), direction: &(i32, i32))
     return count / 2;
 }
 
-fn find_starting_directions(
-    d: &Vec<Vec<char>>,
-    pipes: &HashMap<char, (i32, i32)>,
-) -> ((i32, i32), Vec<(i32, i32)>) {
-    let mut v = Vec::new();
+fn find_starting_directions(d: &Vec<Vec<char>>) -> ((i32, i32), (i32, i32)) {
     let mut start: (i32, i32) = (-1, -1);
 
     for i in 0..d.len() {
@@ -140,20 +116,23 @@ fn find_starting_directions(
         panic!("failed to find the starting position");
     }
 
+    // find a possible start
+
     let possible_starts = vec![
-        (start.0 - 1, start.1),
-        (start.0, start.1 - 1),
-        (start.0 + 1, start.1),
-        (start.0, start.1 + 1),
+        ((start.0 - 1, start.1), vec!['|', '7', 'F']),
+        ((start.0, start.1 - 1), vec!['-', 'F', 'L']),
+        ((start.0, start.1 + 1), vec!['-', '7', 'J']),
+        ((start.0 + 1, start.1), vec!['|', 'J', 'L']),
     ];
 
     for i in 0..possible_starts.len() {
-        let el = possible_starts[i];
+        let pos = &possible_starts[i].0;
+        let signs = &possible_starts[i].1;
 
-        if el.0 >= 0 && el.1 >= 0 && pipes.contains_key(&d[el.0 as usize][el.1 as usize]) {
-            v.push(el);
+        if pos.0 >= 0 && pos.1 >= 0 && signs.contains(&d[pos.0 as usize][pos.1 as usize]) {
+            return (start, *pos);
         }
     }
 
-    return (start, v);
+    panic!("failed to find a starting position");
 }
diff --git a/day10/src/part2.rs b/day10/src/part2.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ed33c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day10/src/part2.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+pub fn get_insides(d: &Vec<Vec<char>>, start: &(i32, i32), direction: &(i32, i32)) -> i32 {
+    let path = get_path(d, start, direction);
+
+    // the other sign combined with those counts as 1
+    let turns_chars = Vec::from(['J', 'L', '|']);
+
+    let mut count = 0;
+
+    for i in 0..d.len() {
+        let row = &d[i];
+
+        let mut pipes_count = 0;
+
+        for j in 0..row.len() {
+            let c = if row[j] == 'S' { 'J' } else { row[j] };
+
+            let is_char_path = is_path((i, j), &path);
+
+            if is_char_path && turns_chars.contains(&c) {
+                pipes_count += 1;
+            } else if !is_char_path && pipes_count % 2 != 0 {
+                count += 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return count;
+}
+
+fn get_path(d: &Vec<Vec<char>>, start: &(i32, i32), direction: &(i32, i32)) -> Vec<(usize, usize)> {
+    let mut finished = false;
+
+    let mut row = direction.0 as usize;
+    let mut col = direction.1 as usize;
+
+    let mut prev_row = start.0 as usize;
+    let mut prev_col = start.1 as usize;
+
+    let mut path = Vec::from([(prev_row, prev_col)]);
+
+    while !finished {
+        let next_char = &d[row][col];
+
+        path.push((row, col));
+
+        if *next_char == 'S' {
+            finished = true;
+        } else {
+            let tmp_row = row;
+            let tmp_col = col;
+
+            match *next_char {
+                '|' => {
+                    if prev_row > row {
+                        row -= 1;
+                    } else {
+                        row += 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                '-' => {
+                    if prev_col > col {
+                        col -= 1;
+                    } else {
+                        col += 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                'L' => {
+                    if prev_col > col {
+                        row -= 1;
+                    } else {
+                        col += 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                'J' => {
+                    if prev_col < col {
+                        row -= 1;
+                    } else {
+                        col -= 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                '7' => {
+                    if prev_col < col {
+                        row += 1;
+                    } else {
+                        col -= 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                'F' => {
+                    if prev_col > col {
+                        row += 1;
+                    } else {
+                        col += 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    println!("unexpected char: {}", next_char);
+                    break;
+                }
+            };
+
+            prev_row = tmp_row;
+            prev_col = tmp_col;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return path;
+}
+
+fn is_path(pos: (usize, usize), path: &Vec<(usize, usize)>) -> bool {
+    for i in 0..path.len() {
+        let p = path[i];
+
+        if p.0 == pos.0 && p.1 == pos.1 {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+fn print_path_row(path: &Vec<(usize, usize)>, row: usize) {
+    let r: Vec<&(usize, usize)> = path.iter().filter(|x| x.0 == row).collect();
+
+    println!("row path: {:?}", r);
+}