diff --git a/day18/example2 b/day18/example2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82cff39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day18/example2
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+R 6 (#70c710)
+D 5 (#0dc571)
+L 2 (#5713f0)
+U 2 (#d2c081)
+L 2 (#59c680)
+D 2 (#411b91)
+L 2 (#8ceee2)
+U 5 (#d2c081)
diff --git a/day18/lagoon.go b/day18/lagoon.go
index d25062a..1b58d72 100644
--- a/day18/lagoon.go
+++ b/day18/lagoon.go
@@ -12,21 +12,22 @@ import (
 func Run() int {
 	log.Println("hello day 18")
 	log.Println("problem of lagoon bgins")
-	filename := "day18/example"
-	instructions := ReadInstructionas(filename)
+	filename := "day18/example2"
+	instructions := ReadInstructionas2(filename)
 	h, w := calcHeightWidth(instructions)
 	log.Printf("read %+v instructions", instructions)
 
 	field := CreateField(h, w)
-	log.Println("created field")
 
-	// fmt.Println(field.String())
+	fmt.Println(field.String())
 	borderAmount := field.digByInstructions(instructions)
+	// log.Println("created field", field.BorderCellCols)
 
 	fmt.Println(field.String())
 	// WriteToFile("borders.txt", field.String())
 	// convert -size 3000x6000 xc:white -font "FreeMono" -pointsize 13 -fill black -draw @borders.txt borders.png
 
+	log.Printf("starting dig inside for cols %d-%d and rows %d-%d ", field.MinCol, field.MaxCol, field.MinRow, field.MaxRow)
 	insideAmount := field.digInsides()
 
 	log.Printf("border is %d; inside is %d", borderAmount, insideAmount)
@@ -212,8 +213,13 @@ type Field struct {
 	// Cells         [][]*Cell
 	Cells map[Coord]*Cell
 	MinRow, MaxRow, MinCol, MaxCol int
+	// TODO - make this map[int]map[int]any (for the set)
+	BorderCellCols map[int][]int // known row -> col
 }
 func (f *Field)confirmCoord(c Coord) {
+	// log.Printf("configming coord %+v", c)
+	f.BorderCellCols[c.Row] = append(f.BorderCellCols[c.Row], c.Col)
+
 	if c.Row - 3 < f.MinRow {
 		f.MinRow = c.Row - 3
 	}
@@ -232,6 +238,7 @@ func CreateField(height, width int) Field {
 	return Field{
 		Height: height, Width: width,
 		Cells: make(map[Coord]*Cell),
+		BorderCellCols: make(map[int][]int),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -240,11 +247,11 @@ func (f *Field) digByInstructions(instructions []Instruction) (borderAmount int)
 	f.Cells[runnerCoord] = &Cell{
 		IsDug: true,
 	}
-	f.confirmCoord(runnerCoord)
+	// f.confirmCoord(runnerCoord) // should be confirmed when the cycle is closed on last step
 	// borderAmount += 1
 
 	for _, instruction := range instructions {
-		log.Printf("starting instruction %+v", instruction)
+		fmt.Printf("starting instruction %+v", instruction)
 		for i := 0; i < instruction.Steps; i++ {
 			runnerCoord = runnerCoord.applyDirection(instruction.Direction)
 			f.Cells[runnerCoord] = &Cell{
@@ -281,44 +288,86 @@ func (f *Field) String() string {
 	s += "\""
 	return s
 }
-
 func (f *Field) digInsides() (countInside int) {
 	for row := f.MinRow; row < f.MaxRow; row++ {
-		isInside := false
-		seenUp, seenDown := false, false // for detecting L---7 walls
-		for col := f.MinCol; col < f.MaxCol; col++ {
-			rightCellIsDug := f.isCellDug(row, col+1)
-			if f.isCellDug(row, col) {
-				upCellIsDug := f.isCellDug(row-1, col)
-				downCellIsDug := f.isCellDug(row+1, col)
-				if !rightCellIsDug {
-					if (upCellIsDug && seenDown) || (downCellIsDug && seenUp) {
-						isInside = !isInside
-					}
-					seenUp, seenDown = false, false
-				}
-			} else {
-				// not a dug out cell, maybe inside and needs to be dug out
-				if isInside {
-					// f.Cells[Coord{col, row}] = &Cell{
-					// 	ToBeDug: true,
-					// }
-
-					countInside += 1
-					log.Printf("tick count inside for %d %d", row, col)
-					// cellPtr.ToBeDug = true
-				}
-				if rightCellIsDug {
-					seenUp = f.isCellDug(row-1, col+1)
-					seenDown = f.isCellDug(row+1, col+1)
-				}
-
+		if row % 10000 == 0 {
+			log.Printf("processed rows %d out of %d", row, f.MaxRow)
+		}
+		thisRowBorderCols := f.BorderCellCols[row]
+		slices.Sort(thisRowBorderCols)
+		// log.Printf("cols for row %d are %+v", row, thisRowBorderCols)
+		if len(thisRowBorderCols) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		isInside := true
+		prevCol := thisRowBorderCols[0]
+		for _, col := range thisRowBorderCols[1:] {
+			gap := (col - prevCol - 1)
+			if gap == 0 {
+				prevCol = col
+				continue
 			}
+			// log.Printf("found gap in row %d. is inside %t. between col %d and %d of length %d",
+				// row, isInside, col, prevCol, gap)
+			if isInside {
+				for coll := prevCol+1; coll < col; coll++ {
+					f.Cells[Coord{Col: coll, Row: row}] = &Cell{
+						ToBeDug: true,
+					}
+					
+				}
+				countInside += gap
+			}
+
+			isInside = !isInside
+			prevCol = col
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
+// func (f *Field) digInsides() (countInside int) {
+// 	for row := f.MinRow; row < f.MaxRow; row++ {
+// 		if row % 10000 == 0 {
+// 			log.Printf("processed rows %d out of %d", row, f.MaxRow)
+// 		}
+// 		isInside := false
+// 		seenUp, seenDown := false, false // for detecting L---7 walls
+// 		for col := f.MinCol; col < f.MaxCol; col++ {
+// 			// TODO next optimization - for each row, store indices of cols with border cells
+// 			// so that count of inside would be done by many at a time
+// 			rightCellIsDug := f.isCellDug(row, col+1)
+// 			if f.isCellDug(row, col) {
+// 				upCellIsDug := f.isCellDug(row-1, col)
+// 				downCellIsDug := f.isCellDug(row+1, col)
+// 				if !rightCellIsDug {
+// 					if (upCellIsDug && seenDown) || (downCellIsDug && seenUp) {
+// 						isInside = !isInside
+// 					}
+// 					seenUp, seenDown = false, false
+// 				}
+// 			} else {
+// 				// not a dug out cell, maybe inside and needs to be dug out
+// 				if isInside {
+// 					// f.Cells[Coord{col, row}] = &Cell{
+// 					// 	ToBeDug: true,
+// 					// }
+
+// 					countInside += 1
+// 					// log.Printf("tick count inside for %d %d", row, col)
+// 					// cellPtr.ToBeDug = true
+// 				}
+// 				if rightCellIsDug {
+// 					seenUp = f.isCellDug(row-1, col+1)
+// 					seenDown = f.isCellDug(row+1, col+1)
+// 				}
+
+// 			}
+// 		}
+// 	}
+// 	return
+// }
+
 func (f *Field) isCellDug(row, col int) bool {
 	cell := f.Cells[Coord{col, row}]
 	return cell != nil && cell.IsDug
diff --git a/day18/notes.org b/day18/notes.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a29e128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day18/notes.org
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#+title: Notes
+* part 2 and i'm struggling.
+maybe i need to mark 'inside' cells while i dig?
+i don't know which is 'outside' from the getgo?
+
+if i mark 'all the rightside', will that help to calculate inside?
+* well, if we dont' have instruction with steps:1 i can just count points above and belove the line
+without more complicated things
+
+just count 'seenUp' and 'seenDown' if equal - then we changed side
+
+and - we shouldn't have 'step1' because all numbers are soooo big.
+
+ok. let's do that? with maps of cols.
+** CANCELLED add map[row]map[col]any
+** CANCELLED separate method to set it up after we have all of the BorderCellCols
+** CANCELLED during digInsides on each consecutive - check above and below and count
+when there's a jump - compare counts, to make decision on whether to switch 'isInside'
+** no. just because they are long doesn't mean they won't ever get one near another
+* another idea is to save | and corners, as if we're going from left to right
+this seems reasonable.
+** TODO i guess []SpecialSymbol which has Col and Symbol
+** TODO then different logic on border building.
+if U \ D - on all but last add '|'
+on last - calc with the next turn, what should be saved 'as if traversing from the left'
+
+for L \ R - on last - calc what the turn was