diff --git a/day08/Cargo.toml b/day08/Cargo.toml
index 2e961e4..c2ce9d2 100644
--- a/day08/Cargo.toml
+++ b/day08/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ name = "day08_part1"
 name = "day08_part2"
 
 [dependencies]
+regex = "1.10.2"
+anyhow = "1.0.75"
+rayon = "1.8.0"
+num = "0.4"
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diff --git a/day08/resources/test_input03.txt b/day08/resources/test_input03.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8e2c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day08/resources/test_input03.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+LR
+
+11A = (11B, XXX)
+11B = (XXX, 11Z)
+11Z = (11B, XXX)
+22A = (22B, XXX)
+22B = (22C, 22C)
+22C = (22Z, 22Z)
+22Z = (22B, 22B)
+XXX = (XXX, XXX)
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diff --git a/day08/src/bin/day08_part1.rs b/day08/src/bin/day08_part1.rs
index b8cb88f..359fde8 100644
--- a/day08/src/bin/day08_part1.rs
+++ b/day08/src/bin/day08_part1.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 use std::time::Instant;
+use anyhow::Result;
 use day08::{get_moves_to_solve, parse_input};
 
-fn main() {
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let input = include_str!("../../resources/input.txt");
     let now = Instant::now();
-    let map = parse_input(input);
-    let result = get_moves_to_solve(&map);
+    let map = parse_input(input)?;
+    let result = get_moves_to_solve(&map)?;
     let elapsed = now.elapsed();
     println!("Result: {}, Elapsed: {:?}", result, elapsed);
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -15,20 +17,24 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
-    fn run_test_input_01() {
+    fn run_test_input_01() -> Result<()>{
 
         let input = include_str!("../../resources/test_input01.txt");
-        let map = parse_input(input);
-        let result = get_moves_to_solve(&map);
+        let map = parse_input(input)?;
+        println!("Map: {:?}", map);
+        let result = get_moves_to_solve(&map)?;
         assert_eq!(2, result);
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn run_test_input_02() {
+    fn run_test_input_02() -> Result<()> {
 
         let input = include_str!("../../resources/test_input02.txt");
-        let map = parse_input(input);
-        let result = get_moves_to_solve(&map);
+        let map = parse_input(input)?;
+        println!("Map: {:?}", map);
+        let result = get_moves_to_solve(&map)?;
         assert_eq!(6, result);
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/day08/src/bin/day08_part2.rs b/day08/src/bin/day08_part2.rs
index 6f4a20a..508e459 100644
--- a/day08/src/bin/day08_part2.rs
+++ b/day08/src/bin/day08_part2.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
 use std::time::Instant;
-use day08::{get_moves_to_solve, parse_input};
+use anyhow::Result;
+use day08::{get_moves_to_solve_ghost, parse_input};
 
-fn main() {
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let input = include_str!("../../resources/input.txt");
     let now = Instant::now();
-    let map = parse_input(input);
-    let result = get_moves_to_solve(&map);
+    let map = parse_input(input)?;
+    let result = get_moves_to_solve_ghost(&map)?;
     let elapsed = now.elapsed();
     println!("Result: {}, Elapsed: {:?}", result, elapsed);
+    Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn run_test_input_03() -> Result<()>{
+        let input = include_str!("../../resources/test_input03.txt");
+        let map = parse_input(input)?;
+        let result = get_moves_to_solve_ghost(&map)?;
+        assert_eq!(6, result);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/day08/src/lib.rs b/day08/src/lib.rs
index 171bc56..799ccb1 100644
--- a/day08/src/lib.rs
+++ b/day08/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap};
+use regex::Regex;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::fmt;
+use rayon::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Hash, Copy, Clone)]
 pub enum Move {
@@ -6,22 +12,106 @@ pub enum Move {
     L
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone)]
-pub struct Location {
-    left_id: String,
-    right_id: String
+impl TryFrom<char> for Move {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn try_from(value: char) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match value {
+            'R' => Ok(Self::R),
+            'L' => Ok(Self::L),
+            _ => Err(())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Location<'a> {
+    left_id: & 'a str,
+    right_id: & 'a str
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub struct Map {
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Map <'a> {
     move_sequence: Vec<Move>,
-    locations: BTreeMap<String, Location>
+    locations: BTreeMap<& 'a str, Location<'a>>
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+struct ParsingError;
+
+impl Error for ParsingError {}
+
+impl Display for ParsingError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "Could not parse input for puzzle!")
+    }
 }
 
-pub fn parse_input(input: &str) -> Map {
-    todo!("Not Implemented!");
+pub fn parse_input(input: &str) -> Result<Map> {
+    let mapping_re = Regex::new(r"^(?P<id>\w+)\s*=\s*\((?P<left>\w+),\s*(?P<right>\w+)\)$")?;
+    let mut lines_iter = input.lines();
+
+    let moves: Vec<Move>= lines_iter.next().ok_or(ParsingError {})?.chars().filter_map(|x| Move::try_from(x).ok()).collect();
+    lines_iter.next();
+    let mut locations = BTreeMap::new();
+    for line in lines_iter {
+        let location_line_matches = mapping_re.captures(line).ok_or(ParsingError {})?;
+        let id = location_line_matches.name("id").ok_or(ParsingError {})?.as_str();
+        let left = location_line_matches.name("left").ok_or(ParsingError {})?.as_str();
+        let right = location_line_matches.name("right").ok_or(ParsingError {})?.as_str();
+
+        locations.insert(id, Location {
+            left_id: left,
+            right_id: right
+        });
+    }
+    Ok(Map {
+        move_sequence: moves,
+        locations,
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn get_moves_to_solve(map: &Map) -> Result<u64> {
+    let mut moves_count = 0_u64;
+    let mut current_element_id = "AAA";
+    for map_move in map.move_sequence.iter().cycle() {
+        let current_location = map.locations.get(current_element_id).ok_or(ParsingError {})?;
+        current_element_id = match map_move {
+            Move::R => current_location.right_id,
+            Move::L => current_location.left_id
+        };
+        moves_count += 1;
+
+        if current_element_id.eq("ZZZ") {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(moves_count)
+}
+
+fn get_moves_from_location(map: &Map, start_location: &str) -> Option<u64> {
+    let mut moves_count= 0_u64;
+    let mut current_element_id = start_location;
+    for map_move in map.move_sequence.iter().cycle() {
+        current_element_id = match map.locations.get(current_element_id)
+        {
+            Some(current_location) => match map_move {
+                Move::R => current_location.right_id,
+                Move::L => current_location.left_id
+            },
+            None => return None
+        };
+        moves_count += 1;
+
+        if current_element_id.ends_with('Z') {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    Some(moves_count)
 }
 
-pub fn get_moves_to_solve(map: &Map) -> u64 {
-    todo!{"Not Implemented!"}
+pub fn get_moves_to_solve_ghost(map: &Map) -> Result<u64> {
+    let moves_to_z_location: Vec<u64> = map.locations.par_iter().filter(|(id, _)| id.ends_with('A')).map(| (x, _)| *x).filter_map(|x| get_moves_from_location(&map, x)).collect();
+    let moves_count: u64 = moves_to_z_location.par_iter().cloned().reduce(|| 1_u64, |x, y| num::integer::lcm(x, y));
+    Ok(moves_count)
 }
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